是伯洛伊特学院的 学生研究研讨会, Nico Doret’24 is telling everyone about 名人的 state-of-the-art 公司实验室.

But it’s hard to pay attention with a dragon curled up on Nico’s shoulder. 多刺和多种颜色, the dragon eyes the room filled with students, 工作人员, 和老师, 以为自己是明星, 但今天他不是, 学生们.

This annual event spotlights student research, 特殊项目, 和经验, with more than 50 presenters this year. It’s also a popular way for the campus community to support student presenters on a class-free day.

Nico Doret shows a dragon created with the CELEB 公司实验室 3D printer.For students like Nico, Symposium creates a space to share what fascinates them, like the 公司实验室’s 3-D printer that creates dragons.

Presenters come from all 主要s 和 class years to “show 和 tell” at this event. From an ecofeminist analysis of 《真人国际菠菜》 to the study of Mexican Americans settling into small 伊利诺斯州 towns, that’s just a few of the fascinating presenters at the April 20 symposium.

人类学 主要 Jared Saathoff’24 interviewed second-和 third-generation Mexican Americans in his hometown of Sterling, 伊利诺斯州. His research focused on how they assimilated into the community 和 also maintained their identity.

“在斯特林长大, there’s a clear community where Mexican Americans are an integral part,” Jared says of his research conclusion. “Once they come here, they feel like they belong, that benefits all of us.”

杰达丹尼尔的23 研究了 职业生涯通道 on domestic minority students, as part of a multi-year research project with 职业工作, conducted under the mentorship of 职业工作 Co-director Emily Sager, funded by a Midwest Association of College Employers grant.

杰达, 社会学, 政治科学, 批判认同研究 主要, 发现学生, 平均, were less interested in 职业生涯通道 opportunities than her research predicted, domestic minority students were more likely to be extremely interested than students 平均.

River Pham’23 discussed an on-campus 职业工作 internship, under the mentorship of Jessica Fox-Wilson, that examined the relationship between students engaging with 职业工作 和 having desirable post-graduation outcomes.

“This research was not just a side project but an integral part of the 职业工作 research program,” says 职业工作 Career Development Advisor Emily Sager.

Qiongyi “Jasmine” Feng’23 delved into the literary works of Leo Tolstoy 和 Kate Chopin to find if female friendships were supportive or destructive.Qiongyi “Jasmine” Feng’23 delved into the literary works of Leo Tolstoy 和 Kate Chopin to find if female friendships were supportive or destructive, while negative political campaigns sparked the interest of Edward Verzosa’23, a 政治科学 和 经济学 主要. Edward found through his research that negative campaigning does not significantly increase polarization, but rather may create a “backlash” effect against the sponsor.

As the day wrapped up with a networking event with alumni, both student presenters 和 their supporters found the symposium to be a success.

“It’s always fun to attend the symposium, not just to cheer on your friends, but also to support the scholarship of classmates you might not know yet,21岁的梅格·库利科夫斯基说. ‘It’s an important day to listen, 学习, take in the amazing scholarship opportunities we have at Beloit!”

25岁的格雷森·简森(Grayson jensen)对此表示赞同.

Harriet Estelle Rose engaged the audience with writing prompts.“It’s always a great feeling to support a friend who is being brave 和 taking an opportunity to share what they’re curious 和 passionate about with the rest of the student body,格雷说.

One of Gray’s favorites was the presentation by friend Jared Saathoff, but they took advantage of the exciting roster of presenters at 十大菠菜台子’s 学生研究研讨会.

“My favorite part of the Beloit symposium is experiencing the wildly interdisciplinary interests students on campus have,格雷说. 高中的时候, you would be hard-pressed to find a student interested in Shakespeare or the similarities between Roman law 和 the modern U.S., but Beloit students are passionate about anything 和 everything. You are guaranteed to come across at least one presentation that covers a topic you are also passionate about!”

Learn more about the 2023 十大菠菜台子 学生研究研讨会 presenters.