Are you a graduate student passionate about making a difference in your community through your research? Ohio State’s Engaged Scholars are calling for proposals for the 2024 Engaged Scholarship Symposium, hosted by the Office of Outreach and Engagement on November 1. This event is a fantastic opportunity for graduate students to showcase their engaged scholarship and compete in a poster competition.
Important Dates
- Call for Proposals Opens: August 15
- Call for Proposals Closes: September 12
- Notification of Acceptance and Participation: September 19
- Poster Submission Deadline: October 3
- Viewing and Competition at the Symposium: November 1
Submission Process
To participate, submit a PDF document with the following information to Assistant Vice Provost Nicole Nieto at engage@osu.edu by September 12 at 11:59 pm:
- Name
- Department/Program: Provide the name of your home college, department, or program.
- Degree: What degree are you pursuing?
- General Description: Provide a brief description of your project/research in 50 words or less.
- Selection Criteria: Respond to the following questions in 100 words or less each:
- Engagement: How does the project directly engage with or collaborate with community partners?
- Reciprocity: How is the project beneficial to your academic discipline and the community partners?
- Capacity Building: Does the project increase the capacity of individuals in the community and community organizations to obtain new knowledge/expertise or advocate for themselves?
- Community Improvement: Are the project’s outcomes/results intended to improve community processes, conditions, or outcomes?
What is Engaged Scholarship?
Engaged scholarship involves scholarly activities focused on the social, civic, economic, educational, artistic, scientific, environmental, and cultural well-being of people and places beyond the academy. It creates and disseminates new knowledge to address social issues through collaborative relationships between the university and the community.
Awards and Recognition
Travel/professional development stipends will be awarded to the top three scoring posters:
- First Place: $500
- Second Place: $300
- Third Place: $200
All posters will be featured on the Office of Outreach and Engagement’s website after the conference. The competition will feature up to 20 poster presenters, and posters will be submitted electronically as PDF files. Printing will be arranged via UniPrint by the Office of Outreach and Engagement. Presenters must attend the poster competition on November 1 at the Longaberger Alumni House.
Criteria for Selection
Student work should exemplify high-impact engaged scholarship, including:
- Engagement: Directly engages with or collaborates with community partners.
- Reciprocity: Beneficial to the student’s discipline and the community partners.
- Capacity Building: Increases the capacity of individuals and organizations in the community.
- Community Improvement: Aims to improve community processes, conditions, or outcomes.
Don’t miss this chance to share your impactful research and contribute to Ohio State’s culture of engagement. Submit your proposal today and be part of a community of scholars dedicated to making a difference!
For more information, visit Office of Outreach and Engagement.