The annual Academic Festival is an opportunity for students to share their research and findings with the community.
This exciting event displays academic highlights that were researched, developed, and created throughout the 2021-2022 academic year to the campus community, Penn State families, and the public.
Participation in Academic Festival also looks good on your resume.
Participation
Participating students can find helpful information on our Participation page.
2022 schedule, projects, and presentations:
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Project proposals were due March 18, 2022
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April 20: Student projects are available online via ScholarSphere
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April 22: Live presentations and Q&A in the MAC gymnasium
Last year's virtual festival featured the work of 42 students in 18 projects:
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14 research projects
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3 informational exhibits
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1 oral presentation, presented live via Zoom
2021 Academic Festival projects can be viewed online via ScholarSphere.
2020 festival
The 2020 virtual festival featured the work of 61 students in 24 projects plus 11 additional artists:
- 9 Informational Exhibits
- 11 Research Projects
- 4 Oral Presentations – presented live via Zoom
- 28 pieces of Artwork
Projects presented at the 2020 Academic Festival were broad in focus and covered timely and relevant subject matters. These are just a few examples of the topics Penn State Mont Alto students explored:
- Flourishing with the Emotional Challenges and Stressors Associated with College
- Reducing the Use of Opioids in Adult Critical Care Unit
- Sexual Guilt and Esteem in LGBT+ Adolescents and Emerging Adults
- Understanding Service Animals
- Information in the Information Age
Photos from previous Academic Festivals
