Students planning to participate in the annual Engaged Scholar Symposium can receive help on their submissions at Super Scholar Friday, set from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 1.
Super Scholar Friday will take place in Sabal Hall 1.104 in Brownsville and in Student Academic Center 2.103 in Edinburg.
The event will be hosted by the Office of Engaged Scholarship and Learning and the Writing Center.
“It’s pretty much like an office open house that allows for our students to come in, ask for any last-minute help, or ask any questions about how to go about submitting our call for submissions,” said Estela De La Garza, program coordinator for Engaged Scholarshipand Learning.
Although focused primarilyon UTRGV undergraduates, Super Scholar Friday is open to all university students for a chance to have their work edited for the Engaged Scholar Symposium, which is scheduled April 16-17.
Students from all backgrounds are welcomed to display their work ranging from biological science research posters to
short stories.
“I’d just like to reiterate the importance of our students knowing that this is a symposium for them, so that they’re able to showcase all of the hard work that they do in their classes and out of them,” De La Garza said. “And to really stress that we are happy to see all of the work that our students are doing in all of the disciplines.”
Asked about the symposium, biology senior Lorenah Vasquez replied, “I first thought it was for scholarships. … I’ve never been to this event before, but it sounds interesting.
The deadline for submissions for the Engaged Scholar Symposium will be midnight Feb. 7. Students may submit their work at utrgv.submittable.com/submit.
“We hope that if they do submit, they submit before 5 p.m. so that we can do any troubleshooting while were in the office,” De La Garza said. “We definitely recommend that they take advantage of [Super Scholar Friday]. … In the case that students have any issues, we can help them out.”
She encourages students to also attend the Engaged Workshop: Share Your Work from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, where students will learn useful tips and tricks. The workshop will be held in Main Building 1.422 in Brownsville and Student Academic Center 2.130 in Edinburg.
