2025 Research Symposium
The 2025 Clemson University Research Symposium is scheduled for May 7, 2025 at the Watt Family Innovation Center. The Symposium planning committee is inviting speakers for panel discussions.
This year’s theme is “Navigating an Evolving Academic Landscape.” New this year, the Symposium will focus on the process and practice of research and creative endeavors, leveraging both internal and external resources. We encourage faculty to explore how their methods, collaborations, and resource usage have evolved, offering insights and actionable guidance that others can adopt. By sharing first-hand experiences, this Symposium will serve as a platform for faculty to learn from one another to build stronger, more resilient research communities. This year’s Symposium should feel more like a workshop than a research conference.
With these aims in mind, the planning committee invites proposals for panel discussions centered around both internal and external resources. Some suggested topics are included below:
- Internal Resources include Core Facilities, R-Initiatives, Sabbaticals, Mentoring, and Cross-college and Interdisciplinary Collaborations.
- External Resources include NSF Career and NIH Accelerator programs, Center Grants and other large initiatives, and Community-Engaged Research.
Within each topic, some questions to consider are: How do you initiate this activity? What are effective strategies to employ? How has engaging in this activity changed in recent years? What are some unique aspects of this activity that might not be common knowledge?
The topics above are areas of interest, but the planning committee welcomes all proposals that focus on the process and practice of research. You may propose fully formed panels or individual participation.
This event aims to reflect the interdisciplinary breadth of creative and intellectual work and the practices and methods undertaken by our community of scholars. In years past, we have had participation from all colleges and the libraries, with over 40 departments represented. We hope to continue to build on this past success so that the Symposium is a forum for encouraging new connections and inspiring new collaborative endeavors. The planning committee hopes to facilitate an informal and welcoming atmosphere where faculty can share tricks that help us thrive in an evolving academic environment.
Proposals are due March 14, 2025. Please submit your proposal through the online form (link on the right).
