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Pioneer Showcase to Kick Off with Ecology Presentations
Tue Apr 12, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2016

For More Information:
Glenville State College
Public Relations Department
(304) 462-4115

GLENVILLE, WV - The annual Glenville State College Pioneer Showcase is taking place on Tuesday, April 19. The event gives students from all disciplines the opportunity to present their class and independent projects in a formal setting. The forum is open to all full-time undergraduates enrolled at GSC. This year will feature several students presenting on topics ranging from in-depth scientific research, literary projects, social science experiments, natural resource management studies, and fine arts exhibits.

A portion of this year’s student creative arts and research forum will feature a session with four different speakers discussing and presenting on the topic of ecology. The session, titled ‘Ecology from the ground up: Responses to our changing Earth,’ is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. and will take place in room 315 of the Mollohan Campus Community Center.

Pioneer Showcase 2016 Click here to view the schedule of presentations for the Pioneer Showcase

Stetson University (Florida) Professor of Biology Cynthia Bennington will discuss an ongoing, small-scale restoration of the historic longleaf pine forests of central Florida that is taking place on the perimeter of Stetson University’s campus. Glenville State College Department of Land Resources Professor Dr. Milan Vavrek will present on the topic of ecotoxicity of leachate from landfills that contain shale drill cuttings. West Virginia University Department of Biology graduate student Jennifer Chandler will make a presentation about population growth of American ginseng and how it adapts to light levels depending on canopy disturbances. West Virginia University Department of Biology Professor Dr. James McGraw will be discussing how climate change threatens locally adapted species. The event will conclude with a question and answer session with the presenters.

The Pioneer Showcase begins at 9:00 a.m. and continues throughout the day, concluding with an awards ceremony at 5:00 p.m. Members of the campus community are invited to attend the ‘Ecology from the ground up’ presentation and drop by the rest of the sessions that take place all day as students present their research for judging by GSC faculty members.

The event is sponsored, in part, by the NASA Space Grant Consortium.

For more information, contact Dr. Sara Sawyer at Sara.Sawyer@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6303.

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