March 5, 2019
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
Nearly 1,000 students and faculty from Oklahoma universities and colleges will be coming to Southwestern Oklahoma State University this Friday, March 8, as part of the 20th annual Oklahoma Research Day.
Oklahoma’s premier undergraduate research fair will take place in the Pioneer Cellular Event Center and Wellness Center on the Weatherford campus.
Dr. Lori Gwyn, Director of the SWOSU Office of Sponsored Programs and the Title 3 Student Success Center, says the Oklahoma Research Day began in 1999 as a way for undergraduate students to present the work they’ve been doing.
The event allows students an opportunity to present original research and scholarly works to their peers and community. All possible academic disciplines and programs are represented at this fair including Business Administration, Education and Professional Studies, Fine Arts and Design, Liberal Arts, and Math and Sciences.
She says about a thousand students will be participating from colleges and universities across the state of Oklahoma.
Gwyn says it’s the students, themselves, that are the experts in that particular field of research.
She says visitors to Oklahoma Research Day will find certain various exhibits fascinating.
Gwyn says the public is invited to attend poster sessions in the SWOSU Wellness Center from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. and admission to the poster sessions is free.
Gwyn says this is the first time that SWOSU has hosted Oklahoma Research Day and the university is slated to also host the event again in 2020.
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