Students Present Academic Work at Scholars Day
Buena Vista University's 11th annual Scholars Day was held April 24. The event provided students from all disciplines an opportunity to present their best presentations, original research, academic posters, artistic creations, and performances to their peers, professors, and the public.
BVU’s eleventh annual Scholars Day was held Friday, April 24. The event provided students from all disciplines an opportunity to present their best presentations, original research, academic posters, artistic creations, and performances to their peers, professors and the public.
This year’s Scholars Day event featured 43 presentations from 86 students, exploring topics from art and business to science and history.
The keynote speaker for the event was Jeff Anderson, Class of 2003, who is the executive director of communications for the Minnesota Vikings. While at BVU, he majored in corporate communication and was active in the Dean’s Fellows program, wrote a weekly column in The Tack, served as a writing tutor for the CAE, and presented his senior capstone research project at the Iowa Communication Association’s annual conference. Jeff is entering his thirteenth season with the Vikings and plays a lead role in the organization’s external and strategic communications.