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BYU Religious Education Student Symposium committee chair Brad Farnsworth announced this year’s student winners on Feb. 19. There were 11 cash prize winners out of 20 video presentations. (BYU Religious Education Student Symposium)
The BYU Religious Education Student Symposium announced this year’s winners on Feb. 19 and posted student video presentations online.
Each year
BYU Religious Education accepts student submissions of research papers on gospel subjects. A committee reads through the papers and selects the best submissions to present at the yearly symposium. Presenters are eligible to win cash prizes and have their papers published.
The 2021 symposium was the first to be held completely online to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
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The 23rd annual BYU Religious Education Student Symposium will be streamed on YouTube Feb. 19 to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
BYU students write research papers related to any gospel topic to submit to the symposium. Committee members then choose the best papers to present and potentially win cash prizes.
Student presentations normally take place at a formal event in the Wilkinson Student Center. This year students have already pre-recorded their presentations, which will be streamed on the religious education YouTube channel at 9 a.m. that day.
BYU religion professor Daniel Becerra presented in the symposium as a student and recently served on the symposium committee. He assisted in reviewing proposals, deciding which papers to publish and voting on who received cash awards.