Call for papers
The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Consortium announces its second annual colloquium, an academic conference for undergraduates from participating Michigan colleges and universities.
Saturday, April 14
Hosted by Alma College
Alma, Michigan
Undergraduate students at participating institutions are invited to submit abstracts of papers on any topic in medieval and Renaissance studies. Abstracts will be reviewed by a committee from the participating colleges, and students whose papers are accepted will present their work at the conference in the spring.
Generally, students submit abstracts based on major research papers they are writing or have written for a college course, usually in literature, history, art history, religious studies, or philosophy. Students then revise the paper for presentation at the conference.
The version of the paper presented should be no more than 15 minutes long (usually about 8 double-spaced manuscript pages), and should present original scholarship.
Abstracts should be limited to 200 words and are due December 9, 2011. For advice on preparing an excellent abstract, and an example, see here.
Campus contacts
Students submit abstracts through the contact people at their respective institutions:
| Consortium institution | Contact person |
| Adrian College | Robin Bott |
| Albion College | Ian MacInness |
| Alma College | Dana Aspinall |
| Calvin College | Chad Engbers |
| Grand Valley State University | Jo Miller |
| Hope College | Curtis Gruenler |
| Kalamazoo College | Amy Smith |
| Olivet College | Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer |
| Saint Mary’s College | Christopher Cobb |
| Wayne State University | Simone Chess |
| Western Michigan University | Margaret Dupuis |
About the first colloquium
The consortium held its first colloquium in April 2009 at Adrian college.
This piece from Alma College describes the origins of the consortium.
This piece gives the perspective of students and faculty at Adrian College, which hosted the colloquium.
