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Student Scholarship Week 2024

The 9th Annual Scholarship Week: Celebrating the Research, Creative, and Service Accomplishments of MU Students takes place Monday through Sunday, April 15–21, 2024.

Student Scholarship Week includes week-long activities that showcase and celebrate students’ individual academic work inside and outside of the classroom as well as highlights faculty-student collaboration, across the University.

Students’ scholarly contributions in research, writing, service learning, clinical experiences (i.e., study abroad, internships), musical and theater productions, art exhibits, student development and leadership, student clubs etc. are all part of this event. Last year’s presentations can be found here:

A group of people holding awards posing for group photo
2023 Hawk Talk students.

2024 Scholarship Week Committee

  • Shannon (Nikki) Clifford, Acting Dean, School of Nursing & Health Sciences (Co-Chair)
  • Kurt Wagner, University Librarian (Co-Chair)
  • LoriAnne Perrine, Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Jim Pillar, Vice President for Student Life
  • Jenny Ross, Acting Dean, Honors School
  • MyKellan Maloney, Global Education
  • Leon Hess School of Business
    • Janeth Merkle, Assistant Dean
    • Jonathan Daigle, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance and Real Estate
  • School of Education
    • Alex Romagnoli, Interim Associate Dean
    • Carol McArthur-Amedeo, Program Director, Lecturer, Special Education
    • Danielle Frith, Specialist Professor, Special Education
  • Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Rich Veit, Interim Provost/SVPAA and Professor, History & Anthropology
    • Michele Van Volkolm, Senior Lecturer, Psychology
    • Beth Sara Swanson, Lecturer, English
  • Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies
    • Nikki Clifford, Acting Dean
    • Jaime Myers, Associate Professor, Health and Physical Education
  • School of Science
    • John Tiedemann, Assistant Dean
    • Jason Adolf, Endowed Professor of Marine Science, Biology, and Urban Coast Institute
  • School of Social Work
    • Leah Lazzaro, Acting Dean
    • Paul Urbanski, Associate Professor

Featured Events

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Saturday, April 13

Sunday, April 14

Monday, April 15

The Hawk Talks event will highlight the rich diversity of events offered during Student Scholarship Week by including student work from all academic disciplines, including graduate and undergraduate students, in one premier interdisciplinary event. The event format will showcase student work through poster presentations and five-minute TED-talk style presentations. Refreshments will be served.

  • Hawk Talks (10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.)
    • See the 2024 Hawk Talk abstracts HERE
  • Reception (11:30 a.m.)
  • University-wide Poster Expo Opening
    • Student Center, Anacon A/B
    • Poster Session I – 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
    • Poster Session II – 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16

  • Posters and Pizza
    • Student Center, Anacon A/B
    • Session I – 12 p.m.-1 p.m

Wednesday, April 17

  • Posters and Pizza
    • Student Center, Anacon A/B
    • Session II – 12 p.m.- 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 18

  • University-wide Poster Exposition (final day)
    • Student Center, Anacon A/B

Friday, April 19

Saturday, April 20th

Sunday, April 21

  • Department of Psychology Undergraduate Student Conference, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., The Great Hall