Scholars Week
Murray State University is pleased to host Scholars Week, a university-wide celebration of undergraduate and graduate scholarship, research, and creative work, occurring each Fall and Spring semester. This event consists of oral presentations, poster sessions, exhibits and performance opportunities for individual undergraduate and graduate students from all colleges and schools to present either their independent or course-associated research, scholarly, or creative work.
Learn more about Scholars Week
- Fall Scholars Week is planned for November 11-15, 2024.
- Deadline for students to submit an abstract is by end of day on November 1, 2024.
- Spring Scholars Week is planned for April 18-22, 2025.
- Deadline for students to submit an abstract is by end of day on April 4, 2054.
Instructions to submit an abstract for Scholars Week
- First create a Digital Commons account at https://login.bepress.com/account/register/
- Log in to your account
- Visit the Scholars Week page at https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/scholarsweek/
- Click on 'Submit to Scholars Week' found under Author Corner on the left-hand side
- Follow the submission form prompts
- Have the following information ready
- Title
- Abstract
- Name of your event/panel
- You do not need to have your presentation completed in order to submit, unless directed otherwise by your event chair
- Once your submission has successfully been entered, you will receive an automated confirmation email
The Office of Research and Creative Activity hopes instructors will encourage their students to participate in and interact with Scholars Week presentations. As an instructor, you can:
- Submit a panel of students from a research-based class to present versions of their final assignments
- Read abstracts of projects prior to Scholars Week and notify students of presentations relevant to your class
- Assign questions to help students better engage with researchers on campus (view a set of sample questions)