Center for East Asian Studies
The Center for East Asian Studies encourages students to conduct individual
research, to engage in research projects with faculty members and to attend
research presentations. Each East Asian Studies major must complete a
research methods and materials course that culminates in a research paper
and annotated bibliography on a topic selected with faculty advisement.
The annual student symposium provides the occasion for these students
to present the results of their research to fellow classmates, faculty
and guests. This year, the Fourteenth Annual East Asian Studies Student
Symposium is characterized by exceptional breath of subject and theme
with paper topics including traditional and contemporary China and Japan
as well as Taiwan, Korea, Mongolia and Tibet. Symposium panels will be
topically arranged; each will have faculty respondent and a question and
answer period to allow further discussion of the student research findings.
During the symposium, students will be recognized for a variety of awards,
including the Outstanding Graduating Senior in East Asian Studies, the
Outstanding Student Research Paper Award, the recipient of the Sarah Ann
Wirth Memorial Scholarship, and the recipient of the Henry G. Schwarz
Scholarship in Mongolian Studies. All East Asian majors and minors will
receive an award certificate. A reception for all attendees will precede
the formal presentations.
