The College’s annual Symposium of Artists and Scholars will shine a light on a wide range of topics this year—from the effects of color on stress and decision making to how social service organizations use donated goods to the implications of Instagram use on young female users.
Modeled after a traditional academic conference, the symposium features a keynote speaker along with oral presentations, readings of creative work, performances, exhibitions of student artwork, and poster presentations.
Michael Penn, professor of mathematics, will give this year’s keynote address at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, in Nichols Theatre. Oral presentations will follow later in the afternoon.
More than 40 students contributed work this year. Research subjects also include empathy in elementary education, impacts of seagrass restoration on ecosystem carbon sequestration, minimization as a coping stragegy for sexual assault, how attitudes of parents born outside the U.S. influence their children’s social media usage, and more.
For more information, visit www.randolphcollege.edu/research/sas.
