The Annual Student/Faculty Research Conference is dedicated to the growth and development of students and faculty in the search for wisdom through the sharing and scrutiny of academic research. The conference provides participants an opportunity to improve skills such as communication, organization, public presentation, active listening, and the importance of questioning general assumptions and basic argumentative structures.

Brief Background

Traditionally our Annual Student/Faculty Research Conference has been held on our campus at Inver Hills. Things changed quickly in 2020, however, and with campus closing we were forced to decide whether or not to continue with the conference. We chose to soldier on and held a shortened version last April on the heels of the shutdown. This April 2021 we are hoping to host a lively, student-driven conference focused on the issue of Justice and what that means in the 21st Century. We will continue to make use of Zoom and other technologies, but this time we will have a LOT more experience behind us in terms of holding such events "remotely".

Our campus community continues to work towards bringing awareness and education about the range of global issues facing future generations. We can, will, and must face these challenges. Just like what we have seen in the pandemic interventions, this starts locally; at the community level. Our Inver Hills community can play a big role in participating in sustainable practices and educating our community. In that spirit we will also work in tandem with the campus Bee/Sustainability committees around celebrating Earth Day 2021.