Saturday, December 4, 2021 The Symposium is an inter-college event where Res College students openly discuss the topics explored within each college’s respective theme.
Every student will give either a Presentation or a Poster, either as a group or as an individual project. Every student will also be an audience member for their peers.
At Registration, you will receive a name tag with your schedule on it. The Symposium is organized into two, concurrent, sessions: Session I: 1:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. & Session II: 3:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Schedule overview is as follows:
12:30pm: Student and Moderator Registration, Holmes Hall Lobby 1pm: Opening Speaker, Shirah Moffatt-Darko ’18, Social Justice College, Trout Auditorium 1:40 - 3pm: Poster Session in Holmes Hall Lobby & Formal Presentations in Holmes Hall Classrooms 3:10pm - 4:30pm: Poster Session in Holmes Hall Lobby & Formal Presentations in Holmes Hall Classrooms 4:40 - 5pm: Plenary Party in Holmes Hall Lobby
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