March 28, 2025
Shawnee State University’s annual Celebration of Scholarship conference will be held on campus the week of Mar. 31. The academic conference features students in baccalaureate and graduate programs across SSU’s campus delivering presentations that share their research in the field, creative work in the visual and performing arts, community service, and study abroad.
This year’s schedule will feature in-person presentations, including those students presenting poster displays and those nominated to present in the Trustees’ Award session. The week will wrap up with a keynote session featuring speaker Barry McGraw, Founder and Chief Laboratory Officer of Airable Research Lab.
On Thursday, Apr. 3 at 7:15 p.m., McGraw, an alumnus of SSU, will present “Sowing Solutions: How Soy-Based Innovation is Shaping the Future”. During the presentation, he will discuss the key research being conducted at Airable Research Lab, a facility developing new products that utilize soy-based feedstocks to solve industrial and consumer challenges. The lab recently announced a $1 million partnership with SSU to expand its research with the university’s Advanced Manufacturing Center.
Shawnee State University’s Celebration of Scholarship is open to the campus community and the public to attend. To view the full 2025 conference schedule, visit shawnee.edu/cos.