Students encouraged to participate in Ranger Research Day Nov. 22; submission deadline Nov. 10

October 31, 2019

Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Alva campus will play host to the 14th annual Ranger Research Day on Friday, Nov. 22, in the Student Center Ballroom. Students will have the opportunity to display, share and discuss their research with peers, professors and the Alva community.

The deadline for Northwestern student submissions for Ranger Research Day is Sunday, Nov. 10.

Graduate and undergraduate students create poster presentations or oral presentations of academic papers of research conducted in one of their classes.

Poster presentations for Ranger Research Day will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. followed by academic paper presentations from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

There will be first, second and third place winners for each discipline category.

For the category of Arts and Music the disciplines are Art and Design; Music; Theater; and Dance.

For the category of Business the disciplines are Accounting; General Business Administration; Business Communication; Economics; Finance; Information (MIS) Operations Management; and Management.

For the category of Education the disciplines are Curriculum; Gerontology; Human Environmental Sciences; Kinesiology, Health Studies and Special Services; Professional Teacher Education; and Psychology.

For the category of Liberal Arts the disciplines are Communication; English; Foreign and Modern Languages; History; Geography; Humanities; Philosophy; Political Science; Sociology and Substance Abuse Studies; Social Work; and American Studies.

For the category of Math and Science the disciplines are Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Forensic Science; Mathematics and Statistics; Nursing; Physics and Engineering; and Agriculture.

“The public is welcome to attend to see the type of important research being done at the university,” Dr. Shawn Holliday, associate dean of graduate studies, professor of English and director of the Master of Arts in American Studies Program, said. “Any student thinking of attending graduate school should participate since research is such an integral part of graduate study.”

Holliday, who also serves as the Ranger Research Day’s director, said that it is important for Northwestern to have a large number of participants at this local event this year because these participants can go on and present at Oklahoma Research Day in 2020, which Southwestern Oklahoma State University will play host to in Weatherford on March 6.

“Since presenters from all of Oklahoma’s colleges and universities attend this event, I hope to have Northwestern well-represented to show our Ranger pride,” Holliday said.

For more information on Ranger Research Day, to see past winners, or guidelines for printing services, visit www.nwosu.edu/ranger-research-day or contact Holliday at (580) 327-8589 or spholliday@nwosu.edu.

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CONTACT FOR RELEASE
Erin Davis, University Relations Specialist
eedavis@nwosu.edu; 580-327-8480