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Graduate Student Symposium

The LAS Graduate Student Council presents:

The Question of Power: Problems and Possibilities for the Curious and Engaged

Saturday, May 17, 2025
1:00pm-5:00pm
Student Center, Room 314 A&B, DePaul University
Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Submission Deadline is Friday, April 4th, 2025 | Apply Here!

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is excited to celebrate the scholarly and creative work of our graduate students at our annual LAS Graduate Student Symposium! This year's conference theme is The Question of Power: Problems and Possibilities for the Curious and Engaged. We invite graduate students to explore the meaning of power—how power shapes social dynamics and the many forms of resistance to disrupt those power structures—whether through individual, collective, or institutional efforts. This theme encourages students to critically examine various forms of power and explore the strategies of resistance across different contexts. This could include analyzing theory, movements for social justice, decolonization, gender and racial equality, or even examining power dynamics in specific institutions or systems like education, media, or healthcare.

Invitation for Submission

Participation offers you an opportunity to deepen your skills, build your resume or CV and network. The conference is a friendly and professional environment for students, faculty, alumni, and friends to engage with the relevant issues facing our society today. Students will be assigned to a presentation slot based on the committee's groupings. The conference provides space for LAS graduate students to share their work through paper presentations, roundtable discussions or innovative showcases. All participants who present their work will receive a Certificate of Completion as well as recognition from the LAS Dean in the conference program, and a chance to win small prizes.

Submission Guidelines

We invite submissions from ALL disciplines! We invite submissions of completed or in progress works from a course, independent study, final project (e.g. thesis proposal), practicum or internship from ALL disciplines in our LAS college.

We invite scholarship: academic papers, literature research, original data collection, secondary data analysis, case studies, policy analysis, theory, pedagogy, and more...

We invite the arts: creative work, original writing (e.g. poetry, chapters), visual arts, displays/installation, photography exhibit, and more...

For detailed information, please see Submission Guidelines.

Ready to Submit?

The deadline for all the submissions is Friday, April 4th, 2025.


Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely, as long as you are both graduate students at DePaul.

For presentations we will ask that you upload your presentation, which will be accessible via a laptop at the conference. For showcases, a table will be provided to set up your poster or materials. For roundtable discussion, please provide any handouts or information to share; roundtables will not include technology equipment.

Yes, we will offer a workshop to orient all presenters to the format, guidelines, and expectations of the presentations. The workshop will be held for all accepted submissions 2-3 weeks prior to the symposium.

Yes, there will be food and beverages.

Absolutely, we would love to see your friends and family!

No, but you will receive a Certificate of Completion and you can add your accomplishment to your resume or CV.



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