by Chuy Dominguez, Student Reporter
Ranger Research Day is set for Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.
This year, 48 students will compete in giving a presentation of their research projects, which will later advance to Oklahoma Research Day. Although faculty members may participate, their works will not be judged. Their projects will be put on display.
These research projects are categorized as business, art and music, education, liberal arts, math and science, and other academic topics.
By the end of the event, winners are chosen for first, second, and third places. Then, they will head to Oklahoma Research Day. This event is where students from different universities all over the state present their research. It will be held at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the spring of 2020.
Posters include a brief abstract and a short introduction, and they should list the aim of the research, results of the research, and a discussion about it.
Students may choose to write an academic research paper instead of making a poster. Participants will read their papers aloud for their presentations. Students can do their research over any subject they choose as long as they have a faculty sponsor.
This event started 14 years ago with the associate dean of graduate study, Rod Murrow. He retired and was replaced by Shawn Holliday in 2010.
Holliday is the second person to hold this position. He said he sees great opportunities in this event.
He encourages not only graduate students, but also undergraduates, faculty members and staff members to participate and share their academic research skills.
Ranger Research Day can affect a student’s academic skills and enhance their abilities of public speaking, he said.
“Students who are interested in grad school can benefit from participating in this event,” Holliday said. “It is very important since many graduate schools insist on a lot of research. It can give them a presentation to add to their resume. It would show that they present, and it will help them with their presentation skills.”
One graduate student who will participate in this event is Chad Woods.
His research is a literary review of different studies that have examined competition in video games in different areas.
“In my paper/presentation, I discuss areas where competition in video games positively affects people, negatively affects people, and areas where there is not enough research to say one way or the other while suggesting potential research for the future,” Woods said.
Woods said it benefits him to show his research to people who are interested in the topic, and it benefits him to receive insight from other people. It gives him the consideration of realizing how much effort he has put in and knowing what he can advance toward with his project.
The poster session will take place in the morning from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
