CLA Scholars Day

CLA Student Emissary Interest Meeting

Meet and greet with current and graduating emissaries; invited and interested students will receive information about the program and how to apply for next year’s openings.  

Faculty and Student Research Roundtable

Hear from CLA faculty and student research teams about their research project process (start to finish) and how students can find and pursue opportunities and resources for research on and off campus. 

Poster Practice Pitch and Pointers

Bring your Scholar’s Day poster for practice and friendly feedback. Not presenting a poster this year? Come to learn about creating and presenting research posters.

Playwriting

Organized by Dr. Claudia Barnett, Department of English

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“A Nudist and a Drunk” by Lainey Boggs 

Outside of city center, a man stands by a fountain with a newspaper, naked and soaked. He is accosted by a stubborn drunk looking for anyone who will listen. 

Featuring Clarence Demaree, Emma Whittaker & Livesay Smith 

“The Workmen” by Clarence Demaree 

Amidst a two-daylong protest, an upper-level manager and a painter try to find some level of common ground for the current state of working conditions. 

Featuring Raine Spurlock, Lucy Wilson & Emma Whittaker 

“It Changes Everything” by Sabirin Elmi 

The community of a former Tammany Hall politician is rocked when they learn the truth he guarded until his sudden death. Murray’s daughter and best friend are left to grieve while grappling with the secret that changes everything about the man they thought they knew. 

Featuring Raine Spurlock, Annie Smith & Emma Whittaker 

“Wrong Name” by Nathan Fouyer 

Charles has been sentenced to five years in prison. In an attempt to find a way out of his sentence, he has summoned his uncle, the prison warden. 

Featuring Clarence Demaree, Levi Richardson & Wyatt Weaver 

“Jack the Cutter” by Ameia James 

Catherine is on the search for the man who is cutting the dresses of the young women in Washington, D.C. 

Featuring Lainey Boggs, Raine Spurlock & Jayla Scott 

“The Robbery” by Levi Richardson 

Featuring Nathan Fouyer, Annie Smith & Clarence Demaree 

“Return of the Wife” by Jayla Scott 

What would happen if your dead wife showed back up three days later looking for her wedding dress? 

Featuring Brandi Lokey, Tim Bryant & Raine Spurlock 

“The Captain’s Ghosts” by Annie Smith 

Inside Minot Lighthouse, the lighthouse keeper wants his pay, and the captain wants to know why the ghosts he summoned are ignoring him. 

Featuring Livesay Smith, Raine Spurlock & Ameia James 

“The Camera Saves a Life” by Livesay Smith 

A metal matchbox was found beside the body of a dead man near the woods. The police have a suspect in custody awaiting trial. 

Featuring Jayla Scott, Lucy Wilson & Lainey Boggs 

“Cut Ties” by Raine Spurlock 

Speeding through the streets of Berlin, not only is a life on the line, but so is a forbidden love. 

Featuring Annie Smith, Jayla Scott & Sabirin Elmi 

“One Dill Too Many” by Wyatt Weaver 

At the Jaeger Hotel, Mr. Johnson finds himself at odds with a concerned police officer over a peculiar delicacy. 

Featuring Lucy Wilson, Lainey Boggs & Sabirin Elmi 

“Elephant’s Eye” by Emma Whittaker 

New York, 1905. Entertainment duo Thompson and Dundy are preparing for the grand opening of the Hippodrome. The night before, Carl Deutch, elephant trainer, turns in his resignation, claiming to have seen “the sign.” 

Featuring Lainey Boggs, Nathan Fouyer & Clarence Demaree 

“Haunted” by Lucy Wilson 

A woman and her grandfather discuss the prospect of forgiveness after her father disinherited her from his will. 

Featuring Wyatt Weaver, Sabirin Elmi & Livesay Smith 

 Annual Scholars Week Speech Contest 

Organized by Department of Communication Studies

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Pat Richey and Dr. Natonya Listach  

This event is sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies, the College of Liberal Arts, MT Engage, and McGraw-Hill and is open to any current MTSU student who has completed or is currently enrolled in COMM 2200 through the University.  

University-Wide Poster Session and Awards  

CLA students are encouraged to present their research and creative projects at the poster session. Awards are given for the top three undergraduate and graduate posters in each college.