Research and Conference Information

Grand Valley On-campus Opportunities

There are many excellent opportunities both on and off campus for students to do research and to present at conferences.

Student Scholars Day
Student Scholars Day (SSD) is held annually to celebrate the scholarship and creative work performed by GVSU students. The day showcases faculty-mentored student work, shared through many venues, including (but not limited to) oral presentations, discussion and panel sessions, fine arts exhibits and performances, and poster presentations. Held in early April.

Student Summer Scholars
The Student Summer Scholars Program (S3) provides funds for a student and faculty mentor to devote twelve weeks to a research and/or creative project during the spring/summer semester. Generally, S3 Grants provide a student stipend, faculty stipend, and a small budget for supplies. Deadline is mid-January.

Grand Valley Journal of History
The Grand Valley Journal of History (GVJH) is a student run publication that provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to publish their research in the field of history. GVJH is a history journal for all majors.

Off-campus Opportunities

Visit http://upd.mercyhurst.edu for possible places to publish undergraduate research papers.

Honors Aisthesis Journal Submissions
Aisthesis is a cross-disciplinary journal composed of works from Honors students from around the country. They accept research projects, essays, poetry, fiction, photographs, etc. from every major and discipline from Honors students. Aisthesis offers a wonderful opportunity for undergraduate Honors students to be published in a respectable student journal. Submissions are accepted year round. Send your submission(s) electronically to hons@d.umn.edu along with your name and affiliated university.

For more information about the journal and/or information about submission, please go to www.litwinbooks.com/aisthesis/.

Journal of First-Year Honors Composition Submissions
The Journal of Firs-Year Honors Composition (FYHC) solicits contributions from FYHC student writers, teachers, course directors, writing program administrators, and interested others.

Find out more at http://fyhc.info/.

The Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters
This years annual meeting will be held on March 2, 2012 at Alma College in Alma, MI.

Click here for more information, or visit http://themichiganacademy.org/.

National Conference on Undergraduate Research
March 29–31, 2012 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.

For more information, visit http://www.ncur.org/.

Additional Opportunities

Look for opportunuties to present at these regional conferences.

Mideast Regional Honors Conference
March 23–25, 2012, in Columbus, OH.

For more information, visit http://www.mideasthonors.org.

If you have questions about Honors conferences, funding, or anything else related to a presentation, please feel free to contact the Director of the Frederik Meijer Honors College, Dr. J., at chamberj@gvsu.edu.

Glenn A. Niemeyer Learning and Living Center • Allendale MI 49401
Phone 616-331-3219 • honors@gvsu.edu