Held on April 9 and open to the public, SUNY Brockport’s Scholars Day is a celebration of the scholarly pursuits and creative activities of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The theme of this year’s conference is “A Celebration of Academic Excellence.” The event starts at 9 a.m. with a round of presentation sessions and ends at 8 p.m. with a Keynote from author Kate Moore. Food trucks Eat Greek, Macarollin, and Roc City Sammich will be on campus from noon to 3 p.m.
Starting at 7 p.m., Kate Moore, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Radium Girls, closes out Scholars Day with a presentation featuring a historical depiction of the radium girls’ story and how they became pioneers of women’s and workers’ rights. Moore will also discuss the creation of the book and her research process, which included emotional interviews with the women’s families and her use of the women’s own first-person records.
A series of “Get in the Game” panels, consisting of SUNY Brockport alumni working in the sports industry, will run from 3 to 5:15 p.m. From coaching a Division I football program to managing the Rochester Red Wings to leading the digital marketing efforts for the Buffalo Bills, gain an inside look at the world of sports.
Panel Schedule:
•3 to 4 p.m.: Alumni in Sports Communications and Marketing
•3 to 4 p.m.: Alumni in Sports Operations, Business, and Gaming
•4:15 to 5:15 p.m.: Brockport Alumni Take Us Behind the Scenes of the World of Sports
Running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the heart of the Scholars Day consists of multiple presentation and poster sessions featuring research and creative work from the University’s students across various disciplines. Topics discussed throughout the day range from an analysis of children’s and young adult literature to the historical context of Puerto Rican music to recent research projects in the field of STEM.
For the full Scholars Day schedule, visit www.brockport.edu/academics/scholars-day.
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