2025 Shanklin Colloquium

Charles E. Shanklin Award for Research Excellence will have a 1st place award of $1,250.00 and a runner-up award of $750.00 in each of the following divisions – i) Arts and Humanities, ii) Social and Behavioral Sciences, and iii) Sciences and Mathematics. Original research sole authored by graduate students are eligible. If you wish to submit a co-authored paper, the additional authors will be required to submit a co-author form, stating they waive their rights to any prize money received. These need to be full research papers and any identifying information of the author should be removed. If the papers are not anonymized, they stand disqualified. The research papers will be sent to judges (faculty) and top two papers from each division will be selected for final presentation to determine the 1st and 2nd place, respectively. The final presentation will be on April 1th, 2024. Itinerary will soon follow after preliminary round of judging.  

The research paper should be 12 pt font, double spaced, and one-inch margin on all sides. No more than 30 pages (excluding references, figures, and tables). The submissions should be anonymized.

Applications will go live soon on the Graduate Student Senate Canvas page. If you do not have access to the Canvas page, please email gss@bgsu.edu. Applications will be accepted until Saturday, February 24, 2024.

Arts & Humanities

Art
English/ Creative Writing
German, Russian, East Asian Languages
Music
Philosophy
Romance and Classical Studies (French, Spanish)
Theatre and Film
School of Cultural and Critical Studies

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Accounting
Business Administration
Business Education
Classroom Technology
College Student Personnel
Communication Disorders
Criminal Justice
Cross Cultural, International Education
Curriculum & Teaching
Economics
Education
Educational Foundation, Leadership & Policy Studies
Food and Nutrition
Gerontology
Higher Education Administration
History
Human Movement, Sports & Leisure Studies
Intervention Services
Learning Design
School of Media & Communication
Organization Development
Public Administration
Public Health
Psychology
Reading
Sociology

Sciences & Mathematics

Analytics
Architecture
Applied Geospatial Science
Applied Statistics & Operations Research
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geology
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics & Astronomy
Photochemical Sciences Technology

Graduate students can submit abstract of their complete or ongoing research. After their submissions, they will be invited to present at the colloquium on April 1, 2024. The top three individuals in paper presentation will be awarded $300.00 for first place, $150.00 for second place, and $75.00 for third place.

Applications will go live soon on the Graduate Student Senate Canvas page. If you do not have access to the Canvas page, please email gss@bgsu.edu. Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 1, 2024. (Extended until March 8, 2024)

The abstract should not be more than 250 words.

Graduate students can submit abstract of their complete or ongoing research. After their submissions, they will be invited to present their posters at the colloquium on April 1, 2024.  The top three individuals in paper presentation will be awarded $300.00 for first place, $150.00 for second place, and $75.00 for third place. Nominees are responsible for creating and printing their poster for the Colloquium.

Applications will go live soon on the Graduate Student Senate Canvas page. If you do not have access to the Canvas page, please email gss@bgsu.edu. Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 1, 2024. (Extended until March 8, 2024)

The abstract should not be more than 250 words.

The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) as a part of the Shanklin Colloquium is hosting the second Creative Expression Contest. The Creative Expression Contest will highlight original graduate student research and will have a 1st place award of $250 and a runner-up award of $75.00 in each of the following divisions:

• Performative Arts (e.g., rap, poetry, acting, singing, dancing, opera, theater, magic or illusion performances, mime, spoken word, and recitation)
• Visual Arts (e.g., painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, and crafts)

All BGSU graduate students are encouraged to submit. Original research sole-authored by graduate students are eligible. The Statement of Work and Videos (please see below) presentation submissions will be sent to judges (faculty) and the top two submissions from each division will be ranked to determine the 1st and 2nd place, respectively. The final presentation will be on April 1th, 2024. Itinerary will soon follow after the preliminary round of judging. Applications will go live soon on the Graduate Student Senate Canvas page. If you do not have access to the Canvas page, please email gss@bgsu.edu.Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 1, 2024. (Extended until March 8, 2024)

Judging Process and Awards:

A subcommittee of BGSU faculty will select the two graduate student prizewinners in each category (performative arts and visual arts).  Winners will be notified after the selection process is complete.  

Guidelines for Submissions:

The research or creative project must:

• Indicate which category, performative or visual arts
• Be composed by a BGSU graduate student and be solely the work of the author(s).
• Include a “Statement of Work” that contains citations. The suggested length is 1 – 3 pages and conforms to research documentation guidelines such as MLA, Chicago, or APA.
• Submissions will also include a short (1-2 minute) summary video of the work for public display online at our “Virtual Symposium” on the GSS Canvas Shell. This video must include voice narration (can be any voice) and be captioned (to be accessible). Your name and image do not need to be included on this portion of the submission (but can be included if you want). This video should 1) explain where idea for project came from, 2) what the project is, 3) major findings (as relevant), 4) explain why the project is important (e.g., what goals does it address), and 5) include a visual sample as appropriate.

Suggestions/Tips for the Video

• There are lots of free ways to add subtitles or captions to your video. Check out these two sites for some resources or ideas:
  • https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734796?hl=enLinks to an external site.
  • https://www.freemake.com/blog/how-to-add-text-to-video-free/Links to an external site.
  • https://www.washington.edu/accessibility/videos/free-captioning/Links to an external site.
• If you show visuals, be sure to also provide a brief audio description of the visual (for blind viewers)

Questions about the contest should be directed to gss@bgsu.edu with the subject line “Creative Expression Contest Inquiry”.

Note: A big thank you to Dr. Sarah Rainey-Smithback, Professor Kimberly Fleshman, and Professor Jenn Stucker for consulting on the design of this contest!