Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for the 2025 Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium. The theme for this year's symposium is "Catalytic Engagement through Strategic Access, Opportunity & Collaboration."

The Call for Proposals will be available from Monday, January 13 through Friday, March 28. Finalized information for accepted proposals will be shared in the weeks following the deadline for proposals.

The symposium is to be held on Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28. The anticipated location is the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.

If you are a graduate student submitting a proposal for the Graduate Student Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Poster Session on Wednesday, August 27, you will be required to provide your faculty advisor's name, email address, college, and department.

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The 2024 Symposium:

• Emphasized the importance of mutually beneficial relationships and showcase successful partnerships that empower both academia and the community, fostering successful solutions and growth.
• Encouraged interdisciplinary collaboration and boundary spanning initiatives and explore how engaged scholarship transcends traditional academic silos, connecting diverse fields and perspectives.
• Encouraged sharing of best practices throughout the lifespan (from inception to completion) of outreach and engagement partnerships.
• Encouraged student STEM/STEAM communication, engagement and outreach.

Symposium Quick Facts:

• Participation
• 300+ Participants
• 6 Events
• 2 days of Programming
• 8 Sponsors

• 14 Graduate Student Presenters
• 3 Winners
• Dr. Royrickers Cook Endowed Engagement Award
• 3 Nominees
• Winner-Sean A. Forbes, Ph.D.

• 3 Recognized

• 89% Increase from 2023
• 123 Presenters
  • Alabama Cooperative Extension-1
  • College of Agriculture-8
  • CADC-4
  • College of Education-12
  • College of Human Sciences-21
  • College of Liberal Arts-25
  • College of Nursing-6
  • COSAM-13
  • Graduate School-2
  • Harrison College of Pharmacy-8
  • Samuel Ginn College of Engineering-3
  • Biggio Center-4
  • Campus Safety and Security-1
  • Community Practitioner-14