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Panels
Papers will be presented in the following
subject-area categories:
- Allied
Health and Nursing
- The
Arts
- Business
and Economics
- Communications
(Media Studies, Speech, Popular Culture)
- Computer
Studies
- Education
- Gender
Studies
- Geography
- History
- Interdisciplinary
Studies
- International
Studies/Globalization
- Literature
- Mathematics
and Science
- Multicultural
Studies
- Natural
and Physical Sciences
- Philosophy/Religious
Studies
- Psychology
- Social
Justice
- Social
Sciences (Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology)
- World
Languages-Spanish (a paper written for a Spanish language course)
These categories and the assignment of
papers to them are subject to change based upon the number of
submissions. Students should discuss the choice of appropriate
categories with their mentors.
Approach
The methods and tools of research/analysis
will vary from discipline to discipline. For example, field work might
be part of an anthropology presentation while lab reports might be
featured in a scientific or technical paper. All submissions must show
the results of research, reflection, and an original perspective.
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Criteria
Quality and originality of research,
written work, and oral presentation.
Eligibility
Papers submitted in courses taken in spring
2010 through spring 2011 semesters.
Length
Maximum length of 5000 words (approx. 20
typewritten, double-spaced pages) for papers and 20 minutes for
presentations. After each presentation, 10 minutes will be reserved for
questions from the judge and the audience.
Format
- Typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11" white
paper with left-hand margin of 1 1/2" and at least 1" top, bottom, and
right. Pagers must be numbered with Arabic numerals in the upper
right-hand corner.
- References should be incorporated
according to the guidelines of the discipline (MLA, APA, etc.). Name of
the student or college must not appear anywhere other than on the title
page; however, the title of the paper should appear at the top of the
first page of the text.
- The paper must include the Beacon
cover sheet, which provides the necessary student, mentor,
and paper information. The cover sheet can be obtained from the
Conference Co-Directors, Beacon mentors, or the Beacon Web site: www.beaconconference.org.
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Submission
Six copies of each paper, including a
completed cover sheet, must be submitted to:
BEACON
2011
Lehigh Carbon Community College
4525 Education Park Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078
Attn: Ned Schillow
All entries must be postmarked no later
than March 1, 2011.
Entries will not be returned.
Selection
of papers
A panel of three scholars will select three
papers from each category to be presented at the conference.
Prizes
$100 will be awarded to the student who
presents the outstanding paper in each category. In addition, the
student's mentor will also receive $100.
Conference
Director
Dr. Christine Bowditch
(610) 799-1755
E-mail: cbowditch@lccc.edu
Ned W. Schillow
(610) 799-1752
E-mail:
nschillow@lccc.edu
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