The Sophomore Symposium is a multifaceted project which affords students the opportunity to learn how to do academic research, to stretch themselves to make connections across disciplines, and, finally, to share their findings in two forms: by writing individual research papers in the disciplines of history, science & theology and by creating and presenting a PowerPoint presentation to underscore the underlying themes unifying their work over the course of the year. The year culminates with a Sophomore Symposium day, usually in late April, where each student will present her PowerPoint presentation and share the fruits of her year of research and synthesis.