
Research & Service Leadership Symposium
2023 RSL Symposium
Congratulations All RSLS Participants & Award Winners!
Thank you for making this year's Symposium a success. The presentations and poster sessions were a stellar example of Foothill College scholarship, research, community service, and creativity. And you challenged our judges, who were forced to select only a handful of projects of the 117 who presented! If you missed the Awards Ceremony, you can now view the list of finalists and Award Winners--the best of the best: 2023 RSLS Award WInners.
If you couldn't attend but want to hear the highlights and have a virtual walk-through, our Foothill reporters at The Script captured the 2023 event in an article and vlog.
View The Foothill Script's RSLS Article & Vlog
You can continue to view the event site, below, to view the descriptions of the many projects featured this year, as well as the bios of the 198 students who took part in the event. If you didn't get a chance to participate this year, don't worry, you can start planning for the 7th annual RSLS in 2024!
About the Symposium
Plan to participate in this campus and community-wide event!
The Research and Service Leadership Symposium provides students an opportunity to expand their learning beyond the walls of the classroom (or the confines of the screen); to investigate their world through in-depth research projects; to create and participate in worthwhile service learning activities, including original creative arts projects, and to present their newfound knowledge, insights and experiences to the campus community.
The Symposium is a celebration of student projects. The event includes:
- A full day and evening of presentations, poster sessions, peer discussion forums, art galleries, and creative performances.
- Awards ceremony, keynote speaker and closing celebration.
Why Should You Participate?
Students will gain experience presenting in a professional conference setting on the main Foothill campus & virtual campus through presentations, performance, displays and discussion.
"Participating in the RSL symposium gives exposure to a common practice in academia or industry to further the research and service. Additionally, the experience helped refine our presentation skills, increase visibility of our work, attract new collaborators, and identify future funding opportunities. Being able to also learn about the other projects Foothill students are engaged in makes it a very fun and interactive experience. We're very grateful Foothill offers this rewarding opportunity to get hands on experience and develop skills we will continue to use. We encourage students to participate!"
- Anna Jackson & Meli Renteria
Foothill Medical & Dental Brigades
Judges Award Winners, 2021 & 2023
Need More Reasons?
- Celebrate Your Achievements
- Share & Implement Your Ideas
- Win Awards
- Gain Confidence in Public Speaking
- Earn Course Credit
- Transcript & Graduation Recognition
- Build Your Resume & Transfer Applications
- Work with Mentors & Peers
- Network on Campus & Beyond
- Build Interdisciplinary Projects
Apply to Join the 2023 Symposium
All Foothill students and Foothill Faculty and Staff are welcome to apply. You can apply individually or as a group.
Deadline to apply: March 17, 2023
Presenters: Mark Your Calendar for Spring RSLS Workshops
Check back on April 1, 2023 for the full schedule.
The Big Picture: Planning for the Event
- Tuesday, April 18, 2023, noon-1 p.m. Join by Zoom.
Projects and Presentations
Questions?
Contact RSLS coordinator Allison Herman (she/her) at RSLS@fhda.edu.
RSL Symposium Mission Statement: The mission of this symposium is to catalyze student efforts to engage in scholarly research, service leadership, and the arts. The guiding value of this symposium is that meaningful change in the world can be accomplished through empirical investigation, community engagement, and social, political and environmental activism.
This event is sponsored by the ASFC and the President's Office as part of Foothill's Strategic Objectives ( E²SG) — Enrollment and Equity, Service Leadership, and Governance.
Videographer credits: Amy Harrison Shidler, Faculty Media Studies, Foothill College