Insight and Perspectives of Muslims Societies and Communities

Subtitle: 
Undergraduate Research Symposium 2016
Activity Type: 
Symposium
Presenter: 
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu
Cost: 

ABSTRACT DUE MARCH 23, 2016

The Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS) will hold their annual student focused research symposium on April 9, 2016 in collaboration with the Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue (CCMD) at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. This annual event encourages undergraduate university students and high school students to advance their research experience and to develop presentation skills. It also fosters networking with faculty and students with interest in historical and/or contemporary issues related to Muslims or the Islamic world.

Students are invited to submit papers they have written for a course that may cover the arts, sciences, humanities, social sciences or professional disciplines and can relate to people, politics, policy, religion, theology, philosophy, culture and society....in historical or contemporary contexts.

Students give a 15 minute presentation and receive constructive feedback on their papers from faculty discussants. Also, there is a keynote address and lunch is served. The presentations are open to the public. More information about the symposium is available at http://www.cerisnet.org/resource/2016-undergraduate-research-symposium.

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue (CCMD) at Duquesne University
The Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS)