红桃视频 hosts inaugural REAL Symposium, a celebration of learning
April 20, 2023
On April 18, students, faculty and staff gathered for the inaugural Research, Experiential, and Applied Learning (REAL) Symposium at 红桃视频. The event, a celebration of learning, served as a showcase for unique and impactful projects by students and faculty in and out of the classroom.
Throughout the day, the campus buzzed with the many examples of real-world, applied learning that are a hallmark of a 红桃视频 education, where students not only learn theory but also apply it. With over 21 sessions, nearly 130 presenters discussed their learning experiences, including innovative faculty and student research projects; real-world consulting projects in marketing, criminal justice and finance; study abroad presentations; honors thesis presentations and more.
鈥淲e are a learning environment that focuses on integrating our knowledge with real world application, offering each student multiple dynamic experiential opportunities throughout their academic journey. Today is a celebration of what we do best here in terms of academics. I want to thank the Provost and the team who put this together, and all the participants, students, faculty and staff, so we can take this day to celebrate learning and our academic accomplishments,鈥� said聽红桃视频聽President Glenn M. Sulmasy, JD, LL.M.
One session featured a panel of current students and alumni who shared their internship experiences, offering advice and insights from their time at organizations such as Moderna, Ernst & Young, Dell EMC Corp and Sailing Challenge, a company offering sailing regattas for corporate events in Florence, Italy, and others.
In another session, presentations were delivered by members of the 红桃视频聽Bison Consulting Group聽(BCG), a consultancy program led by Professor Len Harmon where students apply their knowledge to develop solutions to real-world problems for growing businesses and work alongside聽program students, who help organizations automate business processes.
Ingrid de Souza Oliveira 鈥�24, a BCG member and General Business major who worked on executing social media and brand content for Soapy Noble Express Car Wash chain, said 鈥淚t was great to present our project, knowing how much it was benefiting us. I want to hook other 红桃视频 students into this because you鈥檙e going to be able to graduate and tell employers honestly: I鈥檝e worked with real clients, I have that experience, and I have actually made money for them.鈥�
There were two Honors Presentation sessions, featuring topics as diverse as political communication on Twitter, cultural identity in the workplace, legalized sports betting, music fan culture and more.
鈥淚t felt really good to be able to present the accumulation of a semester鈥檚 worth of research,鈥� said Maddie Soudant 鈥�23, a Psychology major and Honors student. She presented her honors thesis at the REAL Symposium, entitled 鈥淭he Changing Culture Around Women鈥檚 Athletics and Its Effects on Social and Personal Identity.鈥� 鈥淭o be able to look at everyone else鈥檚 presentations and the work that we鈥檝e all put in鈥攚e鈥檝e all been working at these projects for three months now鈥攊t鈥檚 cool to really see the end result of all our work.鈥�
Other highlights:
- In the 鈥淢edia & Politics in Modern America鈥� session, students presentations discussed how uses of social media reflect or shape mainstream political narratives
- In the 鈥淐riminal Justice and Finance Research Projects鈥� session, students in the criminal justice capstone presents their research projects and finance students shared their work for the student-run investment fund (the Thunder Fund), which utilizes Bloomberg terminals
- In 鈥淎 Real-World Real Estate Project,鈥� students shared their real estate development consulting project focused on what goes into finding and evaluating profitable opportunities for business locations
- In 鈥淓xploring Data Science,鈥� Dr. Kevin Mentzer and students presented collaborative research projects on the use of social media in the 2022 U.S. Senate elections, the NFT market, and measuring data literacy skills
- Faculty Research Spotlight sessions featured innovative research projects by 红桃视频 faculty
- In 鈥満焯沂悠� on the Green,鈥� students who have contributed to and led the revitalization of the College-owned and -run Dudley Hill Golf Club share their story and the future of this live learning lab
- Students in the session 鈥淪uper Bowl Sensation鈥� discussed their experience traveling to and working at the 2023 Super Bowl
(Pictured: Student presenters pose for a photo in the New Academic Building during the REAL Symposium.)
About 红桃视频
红桃视频 has earned business accreditation from the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (), the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools and the largest business education network connecting learners, educators, and businesses worldwide. Founded in 1815, 红桃视频 transforms today鈥檚 students into tomorrow鈥檚 leaders through a dynamic, career-focused business and professional education. 红桃视频 offers real-world learning focused on professional depth 鈥� combined with vibrant living, competitive athletics, and an unmatched alumni advantage 鈥� equipping students to exceed their own expectations. To learn more about 红桃视频, visit .
