Call for paper and panel proposals

 

Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

First Annual Public Affairs

Student Research Conference

 

Friday, April 13, 2007

VCU Student Commons

 

Undergraduate and graduate students from any college or university are invited to submit proposals to present completed research papers/projects, research-in-progress, or roundtable discussions on any topic related to the academic disciplines in the Wilder School: criminal justice, geography, homeland security & emergency preparedness, political science, public administration, sociology, urban studies and planning.  VCU and other university faculty will chair the research panels and serve as discussants; each presenter will have 10-15 minutes to speak.

 

This is your chance to share your interests with faculty and other students, to gain experience presenting your work in a professional conference environment, and to receive useful and constructive feedback on your research.

 

Proposals should contain your name, college/university, and e-mail address, your academic major, the title of your proposed presentation, and three to four sentences describing your work.

 

The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 9, 2007.  Please e-mail your submissions to Judy Twigg, jtwigg@vcu.edu.  Those selected to participate will be notified by e-mail on Wednesday, March 21.

 

The one-day conference (9 AM 3 PM, structured as three two-hour sessions) will also include a seminar on internships and careers in government and public affairs (3 PM

5 PM), a seminar on applying to law and graduate schools (3 PM 5 PM), and a conference banquet with a prominent keynote speaker (6 PM 9 PM).

 

There is no fee for participation in the conference. 

If you have questions, please contact Dr. Twigg, jtwigg@vcu.edu.