Scholars Week is a week-long tradition during which MTSU’s academic colleges celebrate scholarship, research, and creative activity through a variety of events and activities hosted by academic departments and colleges.
Previous activities have included talks, readings, performances, posters and multimedia presentations showcasing undergraduate, graduate, and faculty scholarship.
The week culminated in a university-wide Research and Creative Activity Exposition event featuring student research posters and creative performances in the Student Union Ballroom.
The 2025 University-Wide Scholars Week Exposition event will be held on March 21, 2025 in the Student Union Ballroom.
Highlights from the 2021 University-Wide Scholars Week Research & Creative Activity Exposition
April 12th-23rd, 2021
Virtual Exposition Symposium*, a virtual exposition, showcasing all Scholars Week research submissions will go live on April 12th and be available to virtual guests through April 23rd.
*What is Symposium?
Scholars Week 2021, in conjunction with the in-person poster symposium, will be hosted digitally via an engaging virtual platform called Symposium. Symposium will showcase all Scholars Week academic posters and student presentations, along with the ability for viewers to post comments and questions related to individual projects. Using synchronously technology Symposium will allow viewers to live-stream creative performances, live in-person symposium interviews, and the awards ceremony.
2020 Scholars Week
March 30-April 3, 2020
Scholars Week is a weeklong tradition during which MTSU’s academic colleges celebrate scholarship, research and creative activity through a variety of events and activities. While the on-campus events had to be canceled due to COVID-19, were excited to announce that the Poster and Creative Activity Exposition had been moved online!
Important Dates for Scholars Week 2020
Poster abstract submission form opens: November 18, 2019
Deadline for poster abstract submissions: March 3, 2020
Committee will email notices of acceptance: March 9, 2020
Poster Exposition: April 3, 2020, 12:40 – 3:00 p.m., Student Union Ballroom (2nd floor) – CANCELED