2025 Spring Student Symposium

The 6th Annual QCC Spring 2025 Student Symposium

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A Celebration of Faculty-Mentored students’ coursework, research, and creative work(s) across the disciplines.

Celebrated on 

May 2, 2025

This conference featured student presentations encompassing a diverse array of topics including laboratory research, honors projects, creative works projects, performing arts, and more. The symposium was hosted by a dedicated planning committee, the office of Academic Affairs, QCC Research Committee, CETL High Impact Practices and the Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs.

We were delighted to share 82 faculty mentored presentations. We gratefully acknowledge the efforts of faculty mentors who prioritized engaging students in research and creative works activities.  We also acknowledge the student participants who, despite many obstacles, persevered to present at this event.  The college is proud of the hard work and dedication of our faculty mentors and students participating in the symposium.

2025 QCC Spring Student Symposium Schedule

  9:00 Breakfast and Registration - Science Building Lobby & M-136 Well Area

  9:30 Welcome Session, Room M-136

  • Spring Student Symposium Planning Team
  • Dr. Christine Mangino, President, QCC
  • Dr. Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs, QCC
  • Dr. Rosemarie Wesson, Associate Vice Chancellor & Vice Provost for Research, CUNY
  • Dr. Linda Bastone, Dean of Faculty, QCC
  • Dr. Michael Pullin, Dean of Academic Affairs, QCC

  10:00 Group Photograph - Room M-136

  10:30 -12:30 Presentations Session 1 (M-136, S-111, S-112, M-140, M-142, M-134, MC-28)

  12:30-1:30 Lunch, M-136 Well Area

  1:30-3:00 Presentations Session 2 (M-136, S-111, S-112, M-140, M-142, M-134)

  3:00 Certificate Distribution - Science Building Lobby

                   


 

Program Book Cover

Click here for the program.

Click here for a schedule of presentations.

Organizers

Spring Student Symposium Planning Committee:

  • Rezan Akpinar
  • Andrew Bulawa
  • Patrick Byers
  • Jennifer Chabra
  • Christina Denny
  • Sarbani Ghoshal
  • Matthew Lau
  • Paul Sideris
  • Regina Sullivan
  • Roumen Vragov
  • Zhou Zhou

Past Event: 2024 QCC Spring Student Symposium

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