Second annual All-College Symposium was held virtually on Nov. 6
The second annual All-College Symposium was held on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. This major student conference highlighted students’ integrative learning in Connections, the College’s reinvention of the liberal arts.
Through virtual talks, panels, group discussions, poster sessions and videos, students who participate in the College’s Centers for interdisciplinary scholarship or Integrative Pathways showcased how their coursework and experiences have informed their studies and learning over four years.
The Symposium was for the entire campus community and was open to the public. To allow faculty, staff and students to attend this major student conference, no classes were held on the day of the symposium.
View the Virtual Symposium Preview Gallery to access individual and group videos that supplement the Friday talks. This feature is new for 2020.
Artist Statement: Good sculpture develops the sense of touch, and must awaken in us this longing, argues art historian W. R. Valentiner. But in a pandemic, one cannot simply go around touching things, so I share my ceramic work through a series of nature videos.
Kelley Spy Frumer ’21, Zoe Honigberg ’21, Jack Rider-McGovern ’21 and Charlotte Williams ’21
Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts (CISLA) “Education, Community Resources and Food”
Nicole Poole ’21
Public Health Pathway “Racial Disparities Perpetrated by Society: What are the Effects of Chronic Stress on Minority Health Outcomes?”
All-College Symposium Gallery
Halle Paredes ’21 from the Public Health Pathway delves into the challenges that lie ahead with her presentation, “COVID-19 & Normative Ethics: A Global Assessment of Triage and Reopening Strategies.”Technology took center stage at the first ever virtual All-College Symposium.
Max Whisnant ’21 looks on as he and his fellow Pathway students deliver their group talk titled, “Peace and Conflict Pathway: Discussion of the Journey of the Class of 2021.”Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron and her spouse Butch Rovan at the Advanced Technology Lab in Shain Library.
Director of the Global Learning Lab Laura Little assesses the presentations of Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts (CISLA) students examining various examples of media and cultural representations. Associate Professor of German Suzuko Knott moderates a panel of CISLA students presenting their research on issues relating to education and community resources
CISLA scholar Priyanka Ramchurn ’21 during her talk, “Accelerating the Global Momentum around Blue Finance and Blue Investments.”Tristan Borer, professor and chair of the government and international relations department, views student presentations from CISLA seniors relating to social movements and conflict resolution.
Students perform a dance piece, "Reach," which was choreographed by Lisa Race, associate professor of dance and acting chair of the dance department. A video of the piece concluded the Symposium's virtual closing celebration.
