Explore Opportunities to Present, Publish, and Promote Your Scholarship
Faculty, staff and students at Fort Hays State University have several opportunities to network with colleagues and showcase scholarly work each semester. As faculty and staff events are planned, they will be posted here. All are encouraged to attend.
Events and Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
Regardless of major or year, there are numerous opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in a scholarly or creative project that meets a variety of interests. Browse this list of events to get started but if you’re looking to explore more potential opportunities, be sure to connect with your academic department by checking their website or contacting individual faculty.
An opportunity for students to present their research experiences with state lawmakers in Topeka. Featuring work from each of the state’s public 4-year institutions, this event demonstrates the unique opportunities undergraduate students have to participate in research activities with faculty. This event also emphasizes higher education’s role in developing educated citizens and preparing a workforce with the necessary skills to further the economic growth of the state.
To qualify for this event, participants must:
- be registered as an undergraduate student during the current academic year;
- have completed research under the guidance of a Kansas 4-year public institution faculty mentor;
- follow the methodology of the appropriate academic discipline;
- be of sufficient quality to be presented at a professional academic meeting;
- have the skills, resources, and capacity to produce a professional academic poster;
- agree to undergo presentation training and rehearse their presentations prior to the Capitol event.
Participants should be able to convey their experience and enthusiasm to state representatives, senators, and other state officials in a poster session. Projects from a broad range of disciplines are encouraged - especially posters that relate to the state of Kansas and issues important to the state legislature (e.g. education, health, agriculture, aviation, biotechnology, energy, transportation, manufacturing, environment, and social services). Up to five (5) projects are selected from each institution.
An annual celebration of scholarly research and creative activities. Undergraduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to participate in the Scholarly and Creative Activities Day (SACAD) event by submitting poster presentations, creative works, and oral presentations.
To learn more, visit the SACAD page.
A national celebration showcasing research activity and recognizes students for their work and faculty mentors for their guidance.
For more information, visit the Internal Grants and Awards page.
Events and Opportunities for Graduate Students
As a graduate student, you are encouraged to connect with your academic department to identify research opportunities and recommendations for presenting your research within your discipline. Graduate students also have opportunities to pursue research interests and showcase their work at a university and statewide level at the following events:Graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate in the John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activities Day (SACAD) event at FHSU. To learn more, visit the link to SACAD.
For more Graduate Events & Opportunities offered at FHSU, visit the Graduate School website.
In early spring of each year, the Kansas Council of Graduate Deans (KCGD) of the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) sponsors the Capitol Graduate Research Summit.
This event showcases the work of Kansas graduate students representing each of the state’s public institutions. The purpose of this event is to demonstrate the unique opportunities graduate students have to participate with faculty members in research at all state institutions. This event also emphasizes higher education’s role in developing educated citizens and preparing a workforce with the necessary skills to further the economic growth of the state. You can learn more about the event at this website: http://www.wichita.edu/cgrs/
Graduate students who have been significantly involved in the research enterprise of the university, either with their own project or through meaningful involvement with a faculty project, are desired as participants. To qualify for this event, participants must:
- be a graduate student during the event academic year,
- have completed research under the guidance of a Kansas public institution faculty mentor,
- follow the methodology of the appropriate academic discipline,
- have research of sufficient quality to be presented at a professional academic meeting,
- have the skills, resources, and capacity to produce a professional academic poster,
- agree to undergo presentation training and rehearse presentations prior to the Capitol event.
Participants should be able to convey their experience and enthusiasm to state representatives, senators, and other state officials in a poster session. Projects from a broad range of disciplines are encouraged, especially posters that relate to the state of Kansas and to issues important to the state legislature (e.g. education, health, agriculture, aviation, biotechnology, energy, transportation, manufacturing, environment, and social services). Up to five participants will be selected from each institution.
A call for submissions is sent out via FHSU email in November each year.