Upcoming Events

Research and Creativity Workshop Series:  Polishing Your Research Presentation 

Much as doing strong research work requires us to learn from the scholarship and example of our professors, we become far more able to create engaging presentations of that research when we consult with mentors who have had years to develop their style and craft. For that reason, the office of Research and Creativity has assembled some of Dominican's excellent faculty mentors to discuss how you might craft, refine, and polish your presentations. 

We are delighted to sponsor the following three faculty-led workshops for all Dominican students.  Whether you will be presenting at the URSCI Expo, the GLobal Learning Symposium, at a regional or national conference, or have no immediate conference ahead of you but would simply like to learn more, we invite you to attend one or all of our three workshops.

 
Using Powerpoint to Support an Effective Presentation
Tuesday, February 21st, 2:20 - 3:20 pm
with Professor Jennifer Dunn in Parmer 107

A Crash Course in Design for Poster Presentations
Thursday, February 23rd, 2:20 - 3:20 pm
with Professors Bill Kerr and Jean Bevier in Parmer 108

   
Tips on Participating in a Panel Discussion
Tuesday, February 28th, 2:20 - 3:20 pm
with Professor Ric Calabrese in Parmer 107

Tips on Making an Oral Presentation Part I
Monday, February 27th, 2:50 - 3:20 pm *
with Professor Ric Calabrese in Parmer 016

Tips on Making an Oral Presentation Part II
Wednesday, February 29th, 2:50 - 3:20 pm *
with Professor Ric Calabrese in Parmer 016

* Please note that these presentations will be held during the last half of Professor Michelle VanNatta's International / Comaparative Justice class. Please wait to enter the classroom until 2:45.

If you have any questions about the workshops, please contact Paul Simpson (pvsimpson@dom.edu).  To RSVP to any of these workshops, please "click here"

Projects for Research and Creativity in the months and years to come:

• Developing new curricular and extracurricular opportunities for students to collaborate in research with faculty members  
• Providing students opportunities to collaborate in research with one another across both disciplinary and undergraduate / graduate boundaries  
• Sponsoring workshops and group discussions that allow students to enjoy meaningful interactions with potential mentors who work in literature, the arts, natural sciences, social research or other areas of scholarship  
• Fostering new forums for students to investigate their intellectual interests independently and share their research or display their artistic expressions publicly

Opportunities to Present your Research at Dominican

URSCI Expo  

The office of Undergraduate Resarch, Scholarship, and Creative Investigations (URSCI) will be hosting its fifth annual Exposition on Wednesday, April 4, 2012!  If you're interested in participating in the URSCI Expo, please "click here" for the application. To see a program of the 2011 URSCI Expo with abstracts click here

This day-long event, held annually the first week of April, has become a highlight of Dominican’s academic year. Over the past two years, approximately 10 percent of the undergraduate population has participated by:

• giving oral presentations,
• poster presentations, or
• exhibiting their artwork. 

Fellow students can support the presenters and look for inspiration for their own research projects.

For more information, please contact Martha Jacob at mjacob@dom.edu

Global Learning Symposium

Following the URSCI Expo, graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff will showcase global learning experiences they have enjoyed at Dominican University.  The Global Learning Symposium will take place in Parmer Hall, beginning in the late afternoon when the URSCI Expo is over, and ending at 7 PM.  The Symposium will include poster presentations, oral presentations, and student panels.  If you're interested in applying to participate in the Global Learning Symposium, please "click here".  If you have any questions about this new program, please contact Becky Pliske (rpliske@dom.edu) or Jodi Cressman (jcressman@dom.edu)

Mission

The mission of Research and Creativity is to encourage Dominican students to embrace lives of rigorous inquiry and meaningful self-expression outside the boundaries of the classroom. A new unit for the Academic Enrichment Center, Research and Creativity pursues the strategic priority of Dominican University to build and support programs that foster students' creative investigations and provide them opportunities to engage in collaborative research.  The office will work to foster students with creative confidence, strong habits of mind and distinct voices as authors, scholars and artists.