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100+ Students Featured at May 5 Scholar Symposium

Apr 29, 2026

A male student wears virtual reality goggles during the 2025 Scholar Symposium as he experiences a video game developed by a VCSU student. Other students interact at tables in a large lobby.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University will host its annual Scholar Symposium on Tuesday, May 5, at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts. The event begins at 10 a.m. and concludes around 3:30 p.m.

A record 100+ VCSU undergraduate students will showcase their research, writing or other creative projects developed over the past academic year. Eight different departments are represented at the symposium, revealing a wide range of research and scholarship VCSU’s students produced individually and collaboratively in 16 unique courses and special university research programs.

Due to the record number of participants, this year’s Scholar Symposium has four different sessions, including advanced student research presentations at 2 p.m. These will feature students involved in university research programs EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) and SOAR (Student Opportunities for Academic Research).

The entire event schedule is below.


Schedule Of Showcases

10 a.m. Welcome from VCSU Interim President Allen Burgad
10-11 a.m.

  • Department of Art
  • Department of Communication Arts
  • Department of Language and Literature
  • Department of Science
  • Department of Social Science

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

  • Department of Art
  • Department of Computer Systems and Software Engineering
  • Department of Kinesiology and Human Performance
  • Department of Language and Literature
  • Department of Social Science

1-2 p.m.

  • Department of Business
  • Department of Computer Systems and Software Engineering
  • Department of Kinesiology and Human Performance
  • Department of Language and Literature
  • Department of Science
  • Department of Social Science

CFA 177
2-3:30 p.m.

  • EPSCoR and SOAR Advanced Student Research Presentations