FRIDAY, 28 MARCH 2025
Regent College
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
Every year the Regent College Student Association hosts a showcase of academic research from current students. The Symposium seeks to represent the diversity of interests, disciplines, and perspectives brought to the table by our amazing student body and bring our community together in conversation over the ideas being generated by our students. This year’s RCSA Academic Symposium will be held on Friday, March 28th.
Presenters will have 20 minutes to present their paper and 10 minutes to respond to questions. If selected to present, you will receive training from faculty on how to present an academic paper. This is a great opportunity to practice delivering a paper at an academic conference, to invite students, staff and faculty into your research, and to foster the sort of Christian interdisciplinary conversation that nourishes our community!
CALL FOR PAPERS
We welcome research papers on any topic and in any discipline, from both in-person and online students. We are looking for papers that demonstrate excellent scholarship on engaging topics that are of practical relevance to Regent College, the Church, and the world. All papers must meet the following criteria:
The word count is between 2,500 to 5,000 words (including footnotes but excluding bibliography and title page)
The paper was written for a Regent class, 600 level or higher
The paper reflects an attempt at original research with real-world implications
A maximum of 12 papers will be selected.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINEs
Please send the following to rcsavpac@regent-college.edu
A Word.doc copy of your paper. Since the papers will be read blind, please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere in the paper (e.g. title page).
The document should be named ([student number].doc, e.g. 123456.doc)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
FRIDAY, 31 JANUARY 2025
All presenters will be notified regarding their selection by Friday, 21 February 2025. If your paper is selected, you must provide an abstract and short biography by Friday, 7 March 2025. Papers should be formatted according to Turabian style, as per the student writing guide available from the Allison Library.
QUESTIONS?
Who can attend?
This event is open to ALL. Anyone who would like to come, listen, and interact with academic research and learning may attend. Though one presentation may be most interesting to an attendee, it is highly encouraged that the attendee stay for the entire duration of the event as this shows appreciation and support for all presenters. A list of the presenters and their topics can be found below.