Scholarship Week & Annual Symposium

Celebrating Faculty & Graduate Scholarship

The annual Scholarship Week celebrates the ongoing research and creative work conducted in our college, with speakers and programming culminating in a reception and poster session by faculty.

Scholarship Week 2026: April 7-9

Tuesday, April 7,  12–1 p.m.,  Johnston Hall 310   

Brown Bag learning session from O’Brien fellows Miles Moffeit, Britta Lokting and Eddie B. Allen Jr.  

Wednesday, April 8, 12–1 p.m., Johnston Hall 310  

Brown Bag session and presentation titled “Understanding Strategic Communication” by Dr. Darvelle Hutchins, Grad ’18, vice president for university advancement and strategic communications at Dillard University in New Orleans.  

Thursday, April 9, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Johnston Hall 5th Floor     

Scholarship poster session for faculty and students. 

Thursday, April 9, 2:30-4 p.m., Johnston Hall 134              

Keynote Lecture: “Democracy at Close Range: How Political Difference Shapes Everyday Life,” by Dr. Emily Van Duyn, associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Thursday, April 9, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Johnston Hall 106        

Scholarship reception in the jPad with light refreshments. 

Faculty Scholar Interviews