Event Description:
Research and Creativity Expo 2021
April 28 - May 7
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(Updated program with links to live streams & online platforms to follow)
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis leading to the continued closure of CUNY campuses this spring, the 2021 Research & Creativity Expo will, once again, be presented through a variety of online platforms, such as webinars, and zoom symposia, organized by the programs listed below. As every year, John Jay College undergraduate and graduate students participate in the online 2021 Research & Creativity Expo, displaying works that cover a multitude of disciplines and led by dedicated faculty. Projects range from one to two semester-long capstone projects to long-term student-faculty collaborative work leading to publications, theses, or other proposals.
Please join us in celebrating our and your students’ success!
Office for Student Research & Creativity
Opening Day: April 28, 2021 – 1:00-4:00pm
The OSRC Research & Creativity scholars interdisciplinary final projects will be presented via live stream and, subsequently, permanently featured on the OSRC website. The presentations represent a diverse set of research and creative projects the 19 undergraduate and graduate scholarship students have accomplished throughout the academic year, under the close supervision and committed guidance of their respective faculty mentors.
Annual Faculty Awards Ceremony
Opening Day: April 28, 2021 – 4:00-5:00pm
The Faculty Recognition Awards Ceremony is an annual event that recognizes faculty achievements in teaching, mentorship, service and research. These awards are internal to the College and recognize both full-time and part-time faculty.
John Jay’s Finest
April 29, 2021 – 4:00-5:30pm
John Jay’s Finest is an annual publication honoring outstanding student writing from across the undergraduate curriculum. As every year, writings featured in the 2021 anthology have been nominated by the student-writers' professors and vetted by the publication’s editors.
PRISM Undergraduate Research e-Symposium
April 30, 2021 – 4:00-7:00pm
An on-line celebration of our PRISM Undergraduate Researchers at John Jay. The evening will feature presentations by our Undergraduate Researchers and a keynote address by John Jay and PRISM alumni, Eugene Gonzalez-Lopez, Ph.D. Dr. Gonzalez-Lopez will share the lessons he has learned through his scientific career trajectory. During the live streamed event, PRISM students will present five-minute talks about their research on topics including forensic science, toxicology, biomedical sciences, chemistry, and computer science.
Criminal Justice
May 3, 2021 – 3:00-6:00pm
Seniors in the Criminal Justice Crime Control and Prevention major will present the findings from their senior capstone research projects.
McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
May 4, 2021 – 12:30-2:00pm
The John Jay McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program will conduct a webinar entitled: “McNair Scholars Share their Experience and Give Tips for Applying to Graduate School” with scholars who were accepted into PhD programs discussing their research in the context of preparing for and applying to graduate school.
Virtual ePortfolio Showcase
May 4, 2021 – 6:00-8:00pm
The ePortfolio Program will live stream the unveiling of the Virtual ePortfolio Showcase 2021 site that spotlights the best John Jay student ePortfolios to the John Jay community as well as to the World Wide Web. The stream will include ePortfolio presentations of selected students, interviews with professionals and the Digication developers, and the announcements of the ePortfolio categories winners.
The Vertical Writing Program @ John Jay College
May 6, 2021 – 1:30-3:00pm
Vertical Writing Program Awards and Celebration: Writers from the First-Year Writing Program, the Writing and Rhetoric Minor, and the Writing Across the Curriculum Program will read, present, perform, and discuss their impressive and diverse work to include: memoir, literacy narrative, podcasts, creative non-fiction, research-based academic writing, legal and business writing, expository essays, spoken word, rhetorical analysis, and multi- genre/multimodal works.
Master’s Student Research Group
May 7, 2021 – 10:00am-2:30pm
The Master’s Student Research Group (MSRG) hosts a conference each spring semester where students in the Forensic Psychology Master’s program showcase their research. This year’s virtual format includes both, traditional poster exhibitions and short verbal presentations. The conference is an opportunity to learn about new insights coming from John Jay’s forensic psychology students while connecting with peers in the field.
Honors Program
May 7, 2021 – 9:00am-5:00pm
The Honors and Macaulay Virtual Capstone Competition is a showcase of Honors students’ creativity across multiple disciplines. Students nominated and selected as finalists for the capstone awards give ten-minute oral presentations on their capstone projects and defend their research in a brief Q & A session. |
