EMU's "Salute to Excellence" Week kicks off March 24

Eastern Michigan University honors its best and brightest during its annual "Salute to Excellence" Week, March 24-31. The celebration showcases EMU's outstanding faculty, staff and students.

A schedule of the Week of Excellence events follows.

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND: Biology major Carolyn Brejey displays a crayfish she observed as part of her study of "Aquatic Invertebrates" at last year's Undergraduate Symposium. This year's event, part of Eastern Michigan University's annual "Salute to Excellence" Week, is scheduled Friday, March 28, in the Student Center Ballroom.

The Graduate Research Fair kicks off EMU's annual Week of Excellence Monday, March 24. The Graduate Research Fair, now in its 10th year, showcases outstanding research and creative projects by EMU's graduate students. The fair will include oral presentations or poster/display sessions of: dissertation research, thesis research, independent study projects, capstone experiences or special projects, examples of art and music, and outcomes from practicum and internship experience.

Graduate School Interim Dean Deb deLaski-Smith, is pleased to have a record number of participants, 185, from every college and almost all of the departments. DeLaski-Smith said that students learn and gain valuable feedback when they present their research to students and faculty who are not familiar with their discipline.

"You are forced to carefully articulate in order to explain to people who don't understand your discipline. The ability to successfully break down the language so the everyday reader can understand is really how individuals succeed as a professional," she said.

Oral presentations begin at 9 a.m. and will take place throughout the Student Center. Poster presentations will be shown at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Lunch and an awards ceremony is scheduled for 12:15 p.m.

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