MOUNT VERNON — Research on a wide range of topics – including caring for the elderly, alternative education, interpersonal interaction in the workplace, leatherback turtle depredation, and extrasolar planets – will be showcased at the 12 th annual Cornell College Student Symposium on Saturday, April 19, in The Commons.
The symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
One of the premier events at Cornell, the symposium originated as a way to spark intellectual conversation and growth on campus. This year there are 73 students involved in 61 presentations, including lectures of about 20 minutes each and poster presentations offering visual displays of projects along with explanatory comments.
The lectures will take place in three sessions (9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 1:15 p.m.) in Hedges Conference Room, Harlan Dining Room, Berlin Room, and Paris Room. Poster presentations will take place at two sessions (10– 11:30 a.m. and 1 – 2:30 p.m.) on the Orange Carpet. For a complete schedule, go to www.cornellcollege.edu/student_symposium.
Following the symposium, Cornell’s Delta of Iowa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will hold its annual induction ceremony at 3 p.m. in Harlan Dining Room, followed by a reception. Eleven seniors and four juniors were selected for membership this year based on distinguished performance in a broad range of liberal arts courses. Phi Beta Kappa considers members of the top 15 percent of the senior class and the top five percent of the junior class.
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most widely respected academic honorary society in the United States. There are 270 Phi Beta Kappa chapters in the United States, including seven in Iowa. Cornell’s Delta of Iowa chapter was the fourth chartered in Iowa, in 1923.