Billed as “Today’s Learners Tomorrow’s Leaders” the 2017 Undergraduate Research Week kicks of Monday April 3 and will run through Friday April 7.
On Monday at 10 a.m. in the Gilchrist Education Building a kick-off ceremony will launch a week of presentations including a look at issues such as climate change mental health school shootings and more.
The week will come to an exciting climax on Friday April 7 with ECSU Day. The events will feature the photo exhibition “After Selma” and the annual ECSU Jazz Festival.
Monday April 3
Opening Ceremony
10-10:30 a.m. Rm 107 Gilchrist Education Building
Presiding: Dr. Farrah Ward Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Margaret Young Director of Undergraduate Research
Welcome: Chancellor Thomas Conway and Dr. Vann Newkirk Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Education and Psychology Day
Climate Change Sea-Level Rise and Sustainability in the Region: The Role of Psychology in Solution Implementation
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Rm 107 Gilchrist Education Building
Presenter: Dr. Scott Bradshaw
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
1– 2 p.m. Rm 204 Gilchrist Education Building
Presenters: Dr. Geraldine Hill Dana Chandler Tim Coward Sana Awadallah Joslyn Hathaway and John Taylor
Educating Peers about Mental Health Issues
2 – 3 p.m. Rm 202 Gilchrist Education Building
Presenters: Dr. Kulwinder Kaur– Walker Tahiya Manning Quanneice Flythe Joshua Caverty and Trevon Blount
Everyday Science for Preschool Children
3 – 4 p.m. Rm 201 Gilchrist Education Building
Presenters: Dr. Natasha Spellman and Dr. Sharon Key-Sutton
Did You Know…Books Teach Children More Than Reading
4 – 4:30 p.m. Rm 205 Gilchrist Education Building
Presenters: Dr. Kimberly Fitchett-Bazemore Sana Awadallah Rochelle Gary
Traditional vs. Self-Paced Flipped Learning: How Can Changing From a Teacher to a Facilitator Impact Your Class?
5 – 6 p.m. Rm 205 Gilchrist Education Building
Presiding: Dr. Saundra Copeland
Presenter: Jennifer James
Tuesday April 4
STEM Day
Potato Nodal and Microtuber Culture Demonstration with NEAAAT Students
8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Rm 135 Jenkins Science Center
Presenter: Dr. Margaret Young
Web crawling to Match miRNA ID to expression
Turning Security Monitoring Into an Engaging High Performance Task
2 – 3 p.m. Rm 104Lane Hall
Presiding: Dr. Krishna Kulkarni
Presenter: Dr. Lin Chen Dr. Malcolm Dcosta
Tar Heels in the Trenches: The Great War and the Albemarle
4:30-5:30 p.m. Museum of the Albemarle (MOA) 501 South Water St
Presiding: ECSU History Faculty
Presenter: Leonard Lanier (MOA)
Undergraduate Student Research Presentations
5 – 6 p.m. Rm 229 Dixon Patterson Hall
Presiding: Dr. Linda Hayden
Presenters: CERSER Undergraduate Students
Wednesday April 5
To Be Announced
Thursday April 6
Fine Arts and Humanities Day
Elizabeth City State Teachers College Historic District Walking Tour
Throughout the day: ECSTC Historic District Parkview Ave
Presenters: Self-guided on Clio app (theclio.com) researched and developed by HIST 200 students
Life Drawing Demonstration
10:30-11:50 a.m. in the Fine Arts Amphitheatre
Presiding: Nora Hartlaub
Presenters: Art Students
3D Animation and Film Editing Demonstration
10:30-11:50 a.m. in the Fine Arts Amphitheatre
Moderator: Jeff Whelan
Presenters: Hagen Hodgkins and Darius Turner
Stained Glass Demonstration
1:00-3:20 p.m. Fine Arts in the Amphitheatre
Moderator: Jeff Whelan
Presenters: James Staats James Wester
Federal Law Enforcement and Job Opportunities
10-10:50 a.m. Rm 301 Gilchrist Complex 301
Presiding: Dr. Dorothy Kersha-Aerga
Presenter: Gentry O. Smith Director of the Office of Foreign Missions U.S. Department of State (2015-17)
Social and Behavioral Sciences Student Poster Presentations
1-2 p.m. Gilchrist Complex 1st floor lobby/common area
Presiding: Dr. Shaymal Das
Social and Behavioral Sciences Student Oral Presentations
Cyber Bullying – Cameron Perry
Radicalization of Terrorists – Dwayne Ponton
Forced Prostitution and Sexual Slavery – Crystal Owen
Should non-violent Ex-offenders Vote? – Robin Walden
Reforming Immigration Policy is Good for our Democracy – Kevon Smith
2-3 p.m. Rm 301Gilchrist Complex 301
Presiding: Dr. Margery Coulson-Clark Dr. Chyna Crawford and Dr. Dorothy Kersha-Aerga
Poetry Reading
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Rm 220 Johnson Hall
Presiding: Dr. Michael Jasper
Presenters: Dr. James Goar and Dr. Eric Weil
Undergraduate Student Research Presentations
5 – 6:30 p.m. Rm 229 Dixon Patterson Hall
Presiding: Dr. Linda Hayden
Presenters: CERSER Undergraduate Students
Friday April 7
ECSU Day
Opening Ceremony and Concurrent Sessions for IMPACT students
9-11:30 a.m. Both Jenkins and Pharmacy Buildings
Presiding: ECSU IMPACTERS
K-12 Jazz Appreciation Clinic
10-11:15 a.m. Robinson Auditorium
Presiding: Mr. Douglas Jackson
ECSU Poster Session Departmental Displays University Associated Displays ECSU STEM Bus
10-11:30 a.m. Vaughan Center Gym
Presiding: Dr. Margaret Young and Mr. Orestes Gooden
Family of the late Dorothy Vaughan (of Hidden Figures fame) with Questions and Answers Session
Noon– 1 p.m. Fine Arts
Presiding: Dr. Glen Bowman and Dr. Kenneth E Jones
Art Exhibition of “After Selma” by Joshua McFadden
6-9 p.m. University Gallery in the K.E. White Graduate Center
Presiding: Mr. Clarence Goss
ECSU Jazz Festival
7 p.m. Robinson Auditorium
Presiding: Mr. Douglas Jackson
