The symposium is an inter-college event where students openly discuss the topics explored within each college’s respective theme.
Every RC student will give either a Presentation or a Poster - either as a group or as an individual project. Every RC student will also be an audience member.
At Registration, you will receive a name tag with your schedule on it. The Symposium is organized into two, concurrent, sessions: Session I: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. & Session II: 3:10 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Students with disabilities overcome many challenges every day that those without disabilities do not see. One such challenge is the effort to reach classrooms, lectures, meals, and practices. Though Bucknell has made a commitment to physical accessibility, one area that the University needs improvement in is emergency accommodations for members of the Bucknell community that live with disabilities. The University lacks a procedural protocol for emergency situations for people with disabilities; this project aims to implement such a plan in Bucknell’s upcoming emergency procedures publication. The authors perform research on other universities’ emergency protocols for people with disabilities, work in combination with the Office of Accessibility Resources and the Office of Public Safety and the General Counsel to understand considerations for drafting a new plan, and then submit a draft emergency protocol for people with disabilities to the Office of Accessibility Resources and the General Counsel. The draft’s exact usage is yet to be determined, though it is expected that the plan will be folded into the Office of Public Safety’s preexisting University-wide policy that is expected to be implemented following its approval from the General Counsel.
