NEW LONDON, Conn. – Nearly 200 Connecticut College students presented at the institution's eighth annual All-College Symposium on Thursday.
A total of 72 senior student-athletes representing 23 teams showcased how their coursework and experiences have informed their studies over the past four years, presenting in the form of talks, panels, and poster sessions.
Through Connections, Conn's interdisciplinary education initiative, students are encouraged to create deeper linkages between the work they do in courses, in internships, in the community, and around the globe, to prepare them for leadership in an era of change.
The class of 2027 is the fifth class to experience the symposium throughout their four years at Conn.
Student-athletes covered a wide variety of topics, from gender equality in Spain's democratic transition, to cybersecurity education in higher education, to the food literacy and physical health habits of elementary students, and the assessment of climate stressors on marine invertebrate physiology. They posed deep and meaningful questions: How has human reliance on AI changed over time, and when does it shift from productive assistance to dependency? Why has media trust declined in a nation where information is vital to democracy? How can educational systems implement more programming that supports and increases the understandings of mental health for neurodivergent students?
The participants presented in front of an audience of their peers, faculty and staff. Students were given the day off from classes in order to attend the sessions. Additionally, teams and coaches did not schedule practices or training sessions in order to accommodate the presenters and show support for the event.
