
The Giles T. Brown Student Project and Research Symposium provides a venue for all students from any field at OCC to showcase work they've done in class or independently with faculty or staff mentors There are several ways work can be shared, including poster, oral presentation, or exhibition of work virtually.
All you need to do is find a faculty mentor to research with and follow the important dates for the event.
As an attendee shared the symposium "Helps you gain knowledge in something you might not have looked into on your own."
Event Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
Location: College Center, 3rd floor
Oral Presentations:
Session 1: TBD
Session 2: TBD
Session 3: TBD
Poster Presentations, Exhibitions, and Performances:
Evaluators only: TBD
Public Session: TBD
Awards Ceremony:
TBD
Upcoming Events & Workshops
MEET & GREET
Introduction to the Giles T. Brown Student Project & Research Symposium. Come and meet our mentors, organizers, and other students interested in the event and learn how to participate and get started.
Time: Thursday, September 21, 2023; 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: College Center Ballroom A
SYMPOSIUM SOCIAL #1
An opportunity to meet and network with mentors and peers to brainstorm project ideas and start planning and collaboration on Symposium projects.
Time: Friday, October 6th, 2023; 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Horticulture Garden
SYMPOSIUM SOCIAL #2
An opportunity to meet and network with mentors and peers to brainstorm project ideas and start planning and collaboration on Symposium projects.
Time: Thursday, November 16th, 2023; 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: College Center 312
Librarian One-on-One Library Sessions
Get one-on-one help for your Symposium project by meeting with a librarian. Meetings are by appointment. To request your consultation, please fill out this request. will respond with 1-2 days.Other resources include:
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Library Workshops: The library offers one hour workshops on how to do library research throughout the semester. You do not need to register - just come to the Zoom session at the scheduled time! You can view scheduled times here.
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Get help during Library open hours: Please see the library website for information on how you can get help from the librarians during open hours. We offer services through online chat, phone, email, and in-person (possibly).
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And more sign up for our Symposium Canvas page and click on Library Research, Help & Resource
Contact Information
Amy Hellman - ahellman@occ.cccd.edu
Jerome Fang - jfang5@occ.cccd.edu
Organizing Team
Melissa Archibald, Diane Brown, Edward Chen, Kelli Elliott, Jerome Fang, Melissa Ferguson, Tara Giblin, Neil Godfrey, Erin Gratz, Ulrike Green, Amy Hellman, Jon Mochizuki, Duy Pham, Brent Rudmann, and Michael Sutliff.