These are the types of events that are included in Student Scholarship Week with descriptions, definitions, and expectations of each.
| Hawk Talk | Student Poster | Department/School Event |
| Hawk Talks feature brief TED Talk-inspired sessions, and are supplemented by a PowerPoint Presentation. Submissions will require a 2–3 minute informal video as well as a short abstract summary. | Research posters summarize information or research concisely and attractively to help publicize it and generate discussion. It is usually a mixture of a brief text mixed with tables, graphs, pictures, and other presentation formats. Submissions will require a short abstract summary. | Scholarship: The scholarship of teaching and learning is creative sharing of disciplinary knowledge and enhancing of student learning that is peer-assessed; communicated outside the traditional teacher/student interaction; and reflectively critiqued. |
| Scholarship: The scholarship of teaching and learning is creative sharing of disciplinary knowledge and enhancing of student learning that is peer-assessed; communicated outside the traditional teacher/student interaction; and reflectively critiqued. | Scholarship: The scholarship of teaching and learning is creative sharing of disciplinary knowledge and enhancing of student learning that is peer-assessed; communicated outside the traditional teacher/student interaction; and reflectively critiqued. | Symposium: A symposium is an in-depth academic conference that brings subject matter experts to share research, findings, and insights, and engage in interdisciplinary discussions. Symposiums usually last for several days and feature multiple panel discussions, keynote speeches, and other presentation formats. |
| Theme: The theme should indicate the central idea or concept that guides the overall direction and focus of your project. | Theme: The theme should indicate the central idea or concept that guides the overall direction and focus of your project. | Conference: While meetings are generally focused on a key outcome, conferences tend to be bigger and involve bringing together key players in a field to discuss and share information and stories around a certain subject. They offer a unique venue where professionals and other individuals can come together to share their stories. |
| Abstract: An abstract is a one-paragraph summary of your research project, to be included in event programs and communications. | Abstract: An abstract is a one-paragraph summary of your research project, to be included in event programs and communications. | Roundtable: A roundtable is a form of academic discussion. Participants agree on a specific topic to discuss and debate. Each person is given equal right to participate, as illustrated by the idea of a circular layout referred to in the term round table. A roundtable discussion is an inclusive and collaborative approach to problem-solving and decision-making |
| Mentor: A faculty or staff mentor is required on all student submissions. They are to help you with your project and approve your final submission. Mentors help students foster effective research skills by providing guidance, motivation, and support. | Mentor: A faculty or staff mentor is required on all student submissions. They are to help you with your project and approve your final submission. Mentors help students foster effective research skills by providing guidance, motivation, and support. | Panel Discussion: Panel discussions are typically held in a large venue, such as an auditorium or conference room. The panelists are seated at a table or on a stage and engage in a structured conversation on a particular topic or issue led by a moderator. The moderator helps guide the discussion and allows audience members to ask questions, making it a dynamic and interactive form of learning. The aim of a panel discussion is to present different perspectives, bounce ideas off each other, and even come up with some hypothetical outcomes or solutions. |