333 STUDENT, FACULTY RESEARCHERS SHOWCASE THEIR WORK DURING SCHOLARS WEEK APRIL 2-6

Release date: March 30, 2007

Editorial contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Scholars Week contact: Dr. Andrienne Friedli, 615-898-2071 or afriedli@mtsu.edu

MTSU STUDENT, FACULTY RESEARCHERS SHOWCASE THEIR WORK DURING SCHOLARS WEEK APRIL 2-6

(MURFREESBORO) — Research efforts being conducted by MTSU undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members will be recognized during a fascinating five days of Scholars Week 2007 activities, event organizers said.
Scholars Week will be held April 2-6. Highlights will include:
• Scholars Week Kickoff starting at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 2, in the Walker Library quad, featuring salsa music and comments from MTSU academic leaders.
• Featured speaker Dr. Lee Martin will discuss “Technomics” at 2:30 p.m. April 2 in the Business and Aerospace Building’s State Farm Lecture Hall. Martin is the son of Paul W. Martin Sr., namesake for the University Honors College Building;
• Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy, co-founder and co-president of Moxie Firecracker Films Inc., will speak at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 5, during the College of Liberal Arts Windham Lecture in the BAS State Farm Lecture Hall;
• Friday, April 6, finale featuring the Universitywide Poster and Multimedia Exposition in the James Union Building starting at 12:30 p.m., with awards at 4 p.m.
MTSU’s Colleges of Business (April 2), Basic and Applied Sciences (April 3), Liberal Arts (April 4) and Mass Communication, Education and Behavioral Science and Graduate Studies (April 5) will have their own showcases.
“We are expanding our annual Scholars Day to Scholars Week,” said Dr. Kaylene Gebert, executive vice president and provost. “This expansion reflects the increased involvement of students and faculty in a variety of scholarly and creative activities. Each day will feature one or more colleges. The presentations will vary from panels, to performances, to displays, to discussions.
“We had more than 250 responses to the call for abstracts and have had to divide our poster presentation sessions. Friday April 6, will showcase our undergraduates, graduates and faculty and we hope many students, faculty, and staff will stop by the Tennessee Room to see all the excitement. MTSU has a commitment to academic excellence and the Scholars Week is one manifestation of that excellence. … Scholarship is part of the fabric of MTSU.”
For more information and the schedule of events, visit the Scholars Week Web site at mtsu.edu/~research/scholarsweek_schedule.html.
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