2024 Open Access Week Events

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OPEN Talks

Monday, October 21 | 10AM – 3 PM
The Hub, Sturgis Library, Kennesaw Campus

Join us for casual conversation and short presentations from some open-access aficionados across campus. Enjoy a snack and learn how students and professors can use open tools and concepts to create meaningful scholarship.

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    10 AM | Open Access Publishing Partnership with Frontiers

    Mark Geil, Associate Dean of Research and Operation of Wellstar College of Health and Human Services and Professor of Exercise Science

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    11 AM | Showcase Student Work with the Institutional Repository

    Shuchi Mishra, Assistant Professor in Illustration and Sequential Art

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    12 PM | Making Research FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable

    Ramazan Aygun, Director of Research Computing

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    1 PM | Keynote: Open in Action

    Chelsee Dickson, Assistant Director of Academic Engagement & Instruction, Scholarly Publishing and Research, and Librarian Assistant Professor of Library Science 

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    2 PM | Open Publishing Opportunities for Students

    Amy Buddie, Director of Undergraduate Research and Editor of the Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

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    Victoria Grace Tucker, KJUR Student Editor and Office of Undergraduate Research student assistant
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Escape Room

Tuesday, October 22 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Room 114, Sturgis Library, Kennesaw Campus

Your team is working with a professor to submit a grant for funding a cool project. One evening, you get a call from your professor. They say, “I’ve just realized that I left the grant application in my office and it’s due in an hour! I’ve left campus and won’t be able to get back in time; please go to my office, find the grant paperwork, and turn it into the ATO office!” Static overtakes the call, and the call drops before your professor can tell you anything more. Can you find the paperwork and turn it in on time?

Registration is required to participate. Teams are limited to 6 people total. Those who escape in time will win a sweet and spooky treat!

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Name That Patent!

Wednesday, October 23 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Room 135, Johnson Library, Marietta Campus

Name that Patent! is a Jeopardy-style game in which four players compete to answer questions and identify interesting and innovative patents. We'll challenge your knowledge and quick thinking as you explore a variety of unique inventions. Come have some fun and learn about the openly accessible world of patents!

Register to play or stop by to cheer on our contestants! Teams are limited to 4 people total. Anyone is welcome to join the audience. Those who win the game will receive a sweet and spooky treat!

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