Students share research, creativity at
annual Academic Excellence Symposium

The spotlight was on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s best and brightest students Wednesday, April 11 at the 6th annual Academic Excellence Symposium. The campus community filled the Winter Garden Lounge at Mary Ann Cofrin Hall to see examples of the outstanding scholarly and creative work being done across the campus. Presenters set up poster displays and other types of exhibits to showcase their high-level work. The event was sponsored by the office of the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.

Jennifer White discusses her Human Development research project, “Mental Illness and Perceptions of Dangerousness,” with Sue K. Hammersmith, UW-Green Bay provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Education student Heidi Garner explains “Inspiring Students to Create the Future” to Lloyd Noppe, professor of Human Development.

Kristy Klopstein’s Information and Computing Science project, “Uncovering the Effectiveness of Decision Downloading Styles,” has the attention of Uwe Pott, associate professor of Human Biology.

Jon Hayden and his sponsoring faculty member, Terri Johnson, assistant professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, pose for a photo in front of Hayden’s poster on “Project Lightspeed: Telecommunications Public Policy Reform.”

Aaron Weinschenk shows off his project on “Will the Internet Transform Contemporary Campaigning or Sustain the Status Quo?”

Fifty-eight student projects were on display throughout the Winter Garden Lounge. With multiple students involved in some projects, about 120 students presented at the symposium.