On Wednesday, April 28, during Common Time, Loras students presented their research projects through poster displays at the Research Colloquium, which took place in the Alumni Campus Center Ballroom.

Research included a variety of topics from several majors, including marketing, psychology, science and Spanish.

Anyone was welcome to attend the event. Many faculty members looked at their students’ final posters and were also interested in exploring what other students from different majors researched.

Some students presented in groups and others individually. Some presented the topic of their senior thesis, while others designed studies involving students on campus.

Senior Lisa Cook had two posters displayed at the colloquium — one of which was for her biochemistry senior thesis and another for her organic chemistry course, in which she presented a project lab.

“It was great seeing students’ posters from different majors,” said Cook. “I thought it was interesting learning about different topics that were researched and getting to see how different groups presented their work.” 

The posters were displayed from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and students were encouraged to stay by their displays in order to speak with the frequent guests coming by to view and ask questions.

 Faculty members were impressed by the students’ work. Psychology professor Dr. Lisa Grinde advised students on project from their Research Methods and Statistics II classes.

“I appreciated the level of confidence, knowledge, interest, and maturity shown by the students across a number of disciplines when presenting their research to faculty, staff, and fellow students,” said Grinde. “Faculty-student research provides a great opportunity for students to apply what they have learned and then explain that learning to others.”