Program & Abstracts

Symposium Week Schedule

Tuesday, April 11

Time Event Location
1-3 p.m. Sixth Annual Nursing Research & Community Symposium Chaffin Building
3:30-5:30 p.m. STEAM Week Event – “Revving up STEAM Week” The Quad (Berns Student Center if Inclement Weather)

Wednesday, April 12

Time Event Location
8 a.m. “Are You Booked For Lunch? Breakfast?” with Dr. Eric See and Ms. Sarah See Davis Memorial Library
9-11 a.m. Twelfth Annual Center for Research & Creativity Symposium: Morning Presentation Session See Program for Locations
11 a.m. – Noon CIRCUIT: Serving, Thriving, and Being Present in Costa Rica Matthews Chapel
Matthews Ministry Center
Noon – 1 p.m. Cape Fear New Music Festival Lectures

  • “Geography Inspiring Music: The Music of Special Places” by Dr. Keith Dippre
  • “Not from One Place; A Little Bit from Everywhere” by Dr. Javier Pabón
Chorus Room G2, Reeves Fine Arts Complex
1-3 p.m. Twelfth Annual Center for Research & Creativity Symposium: Afternoon Presentation Session See Program for Locations
2-3 p.m. Twelfth Annual Center for Research & Creativity Symposium: Poster Session* Berns Student Center
3:30-5 p.m. University Awards Ceremony Huff Concert Hall
5 p.m. “Justice-Involved Scholars: When Second-Chance Students Succeed, We All Succeed” with Dr. Noel Adam Vest Yarborough Auditorium, Clark Hall
6 p.m. Phi Kappa Phi Induction Ceremony Physician Assistant Auditorium, Medical Lecture Hall
7:30 p.m. Ninth Annual Cape Fear New Music Festival “Musical Geocache: the Music of Special Places” Matthews Chapel
Matthews Ministry Center

Thursday, April 13

Time Event Location
3:30-5:30 p.m. STEAM Week Event – “STEAMing Toward Tomorrow” The Quad (Berns Student Center if Inclement Weather)
7 p.m. B.F. Stone Lyceum: “Who’s Gonna Carry the Boats: Breaking Out of the ‘In Crowd’ in Service to Others”

Featuring

  • Dr. George Hendricks, Senior Director for Legacy Planning & Professor of Social Work
  • Dr. Mark Kline, Head, Division of Social Sciences & Professor of Psychology
  • Gavin Myrick, Director of Student Belonging & Inclusion
  • Rev. Kelli Taylor, Vice President of Mission Integration & Student Well-Being; Chaplain
Physician Assistant Auditorium, Medical Lecture Hall

Friday, April 14

Time Event Location
10 a.m. – Noon Free Professional Headshots (Dress Professionally) Berns Student Center
11 a.m. “Succ It Up And Start Your Research!”

Free succulents! Ask librarians questions you have about the research process.

The Quad (Berns Student Center if Inclement Weather)
6 p.m. Class of 2024 Pinning Ceremony, Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program Huff Concert Hall

Saturday, April 15

Time Event Location
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Fourth Annual Occupational Therapy Student Scholarship Symposium Physician Assistant Auditorium, Medical Lecture Hall

* Posters will be displayed in the Upstairs Lobby of Berns beginning at 9 a.m. Students will be available for questions during the afternoon Poster Session.