Spelman College Research Day Showcases Integrated Learning Experience

Spelman College’s annual Research Day on Apr. 17 will offer more than 200 Spelman students an opportunity to display their scholarly work and investigative research through oral and poster presentations. Since its inauguration as Science Day in 1989, Research Day has evolved to include presentations by students from all disciplines and majors - encouraging cross collaboration. The event will conclude with an awards ceremony that will recognize students and faculty advisors.

The 2015 Research Day theme is “Inquire . . . Discover. . . Imagine . . . Explore . . . Create.”

“Those five words are the hallmark and theme of every Research Day, as they best represent the institution’s commitment to inquiry-based, student-centered, integrated learning,” said Carmen Sidbury, Ph.D., associate provost for research.

This year, for the first time, Research Day will practice the Sustainable Spelman model by incorporating, a digital program guide to disseminate information about the event. The traditional paper program guide will go digital in an effort to save both paper and money and model an experience comparable to other present-day conferences and symposiums, noted Dr. Sidbury.

The keynote speaker will be Colin “Topper” Carew, filmmaker, artist, screenwriter, and visiting scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab. Carew’s portfolio of work is representative of how technology is used to harness the integrated power of STEAM (STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – and the Arts).

Research Day is free and open to the public. The event is co-chaired by Mark E. Lee, Ph.D., chair and associate professor, Department of Biology; and Kathleen E. Phillips Lewis, Ph.D., chair and associate professor, Department of History.

For more information, call 404-270-5706 or click here.