Undergrads awarded at Rushton Conference

At this year's Rushton Undergraduate Conference for Language, Literature and Culture, several Wayne State University students were recognized for their outstanding efforts and research projects.

At this year's Rushton Undergraduate Conference for Language, Literature and Culture, several Wayne State University students were recognized for their outstanding efforts and research projects.

Aaron Proudfoot received the Best Conference Essay award for his paper, "'Take a soldier, take a king': Bringing a Commoner to the Throne through Cultural Capital and the Construction of Kingship in Shakespeare's Second Henriad."

Isley Coleman received an honorable mention for Best Conference Essay from a First-Year Writing Class for her paper, "The Limitless Impacts of Environmental Injustice."

Kristin Courville received the Best Conference Poster award for her poster project, "We Dwell in Water: The Phenomenological Approach to Chora."

Luke Hodgson received an honorable mention for his poster project, "Morality: A Discussion on Local Perspectives Driven by Global Forces."

Each student spent a great deal of time researching their topics. The conference and the awards conferred provide students with credibility and visibility in their communities.

"Winning the Best Conference Poster Award at Rushton is important insofar as it shows potential graduate programs that I am serious about my research," said Courville.

"The best part of the conference was getting to share my work," said Coleman. "I was able to express my ideas and teach others about an important topic. Communicating with others and hearing their work was truly enriching and fun."

The Rushton Undergraduate Conference for Language, Literature and Culture is an annual conference where research or creative projects by Wayne State undergraduate students are exhibited. Winners receive grants to fund and continue their research.

Written by CLAS communications associate Ian Aufdemberge