October 28, 2024
Graduate students to present at annual Research and the State graduate student poster forum
On Oct. 30, more than 90 graduate students will showcase their research at this year's Research and the State forum. Seven colleges and 28 academic programs will be represented. This is the largest number of graduate students ever to participate in the forum, and it's a 19% increase in participation from last year.
K-State students, faculty and staff and Manhattan community members are invited to attend the forum on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Graduate students will present their research posters from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the K-State Student Union courtyard. The awards ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. in Room 227.
This event is an opportunity to learn about the diverse and important research being conducted by K-State graduate students and their graduate faculty mentors. During the forum, graduate students will present posters of their research and share why it is important to lawmakers and citizens of Kansas. Ten presenters are selected to represent K-State at the annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit held in the spring at the State Capitol Building, where they will present their posters to state legislators and the public alongside graduate students from other Kansas Regents institutions.
Faculty, staff, postdocs and community members serve as poster judges for Research and the State to help select winning presentations. Judges serve an important role in this event. Many judges are intentionally assigned to review presentations of research in disciplines outside of their area of expertise. These cross-disciplinary interactions among judges and presenters support communication skills development and help graduate students learn how to effectively communicate the value of their research to diverse audiences.
All graduate and undergraduate students have an opportunity to participate and benefit from the forum. Students who attend and provide feedback for one or more presentations will have an opportunity to receive a gift from the Graduate School. Interacting with presenters and providing feedback gives graduate students an opportunity to build an interdisciplinary peer network and develop ideas on how to improve their own research and scholarly work.
To learn more about Research and the State, visit the Graduate School website or direct questions to Megan Miller, Graduate School assistant director of student success, at mmmiller@k-state.edu.