Schedule of Events

Third Annual St. Mary’s Research Celebration

April 18-19, 2023

Celebrate our events by tagging on social media – #URW2023 #StMUResearch

Special Session: Latino St. Mary’s: Education, Ethnicity, and Identity at a Catholic-Marianist University

Latinos’ historical engagement with higher education at St. Mary’s University exposed them to existential questions associated with culture, language, and ways of being. This presentation explores the ways in which Latinos’ at St. Mary’s historically negotiated the fine lines between pressures to assimilate and exploring self-defined approaches to integration.

Presented by Gerald Poyo, Ph.D.

Student Workshop: Verifying Research Sources

In this session, you will learn about the review process for vetting resources to ensure academic soundness when doing research.

Presented by Katie Thonen and Diane Duesterhoeft

Oral Presentations: Internal Faculty Research Grant Recipients FY 2022-2023

 IFRGs support the development of faculty scholarship in the areas of teaching, discovery, integration, and application. Come and listen to the FY 2022- 2023 IFRG recipients as they present on their research and other scholarly work made possible through the support of IFRG.

Oral Presentations: Sabbaticals

Sabbaticals offer faculty much deserved time to focus on their research and other scholarly activities. Come listen to the progress made on research and professional goals from faculty on sabbatical during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Oral Presentations: Laudato Si

St. Mary’s University was the first university in Texas among a global cohort of more than 100 universities to join Pope Francis’ seven-year action plan to implement environmental sustainability measures. Join this session and hear from faculty and students on how they are incorporating Laudato Si into their research.        

StMU Research Scholars Panel

The StMU Research Scholars Project is a collaboration project of faculty and students at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The project gives students at St. Mary’s University a real-world experience working to research, write, and publish scholarship in academic disciplines across the university. StMU Research Scholars will host a faculty and student panel discussion to share the impact this program has on faculty and students. 

Oral Presentations: New Faculty

Faculty who joined St. Mary’s University this academic year will present on their research and scholarly activities.   

Oral Presentations: McNair Scholars

The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is designed to prepare undergraduate students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. In Fall 2022, the U.S. Department of Education awarded St. Mary’s University a more than $1.3 million grant over five years with Dr. Jennifer Zwahr-Castro as the Project Director. During this session, McNair scholars will present their research and the program’s impact on their collegiate experience.

Alumni Panel Discussion: The Importance of Research in Professional Life

Alumni Panel Discussion

24th Annual Research Symposium and Creative Activities Exhibition

Oral Presentations: CAHSS, Social Sciences

Oral Presentations: CAHSS, Humanities

Oral Presentations: GSB, Law School, FYE

Oral Presentations: SET

Keynote Speaker and Awards Ceremony

Gold and Blue Go Green   

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Open House

School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Open House

Greehey School of Business, Open House

Creative Scholarship Track: Music, Art, and Poetry

Law School, Open House