College of Education and Behavioral Sciences News

Western Kentucky University’s 54^th Annual WKU Student Scholar Showcase will be held Saturday, April 6, at Downing Student Union.

The WKU Student Scholar Showcase will feature 287 research and creative projects -- 172 poster presentations and exhibits, 109 oral presentations and 6 performances – from graduate, undergraduate and Gatton Academy students in all disciplines. All student projects are mentored by WKU faculty and staff members. (More: 2024 Abstracts; Conference Program)

The conference schedule features student presentations from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Downing Student Union. All presentations are free and open to the public.

The research and creative projects are organized into graduate sessions and undergraduate sessions with five to six presentations per session. Students are grouped into sessions based on the subject areas of their projects: natural sciences, social sciences and education, health and human services, arts and humanities, business, and interdisciplinary studies.

The WKU Student Scholar Showcase Council organizes the annual conference. Dr. Jenni Redifer, Interim Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education, serves as Chair of the Showcase Council.

“We are excited for our student researchers and scholars to share their work at the Student Scholar Showcase. The Showcase is a celebration, and we invite all campus and local community members to attend,” Dr. Redifer said.

Funding for the 54th Annual WKU Student Scholar Showcase and other activities was provided by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Office of Research and Creative Activity.

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/showcase.

Contact: WKU Student Scholar Showcase Council, student.showcase@wku.edu or (270) 745-6132