According to data in the College's Press Release, the ninth annual Student Symposium drew more than 300 participants, an increase of about 20% over last year, . Students reportedly submitted 164 topics covering all academic disciplines studied at Lake Forest College, roughly halfIn 2005, of approximately 30 presentations, 16 were held in the Donnelley and Lee Library;
in 2006, 26 of 44 presentations were in the Library.
Data derived from the Symposium's Program, long version. of which were presented in the Donnelley and Lee Library on Tuesday, April 11, 2006.

Much credit for the event rests rightfully with Shubhik DeBurman, Associate Professor of Biology and Chairperson for the Symposium Committee. Kudos have also gone out to teaching faculty who mentored the students involved. But valuable too was LIT's participation. Reference Librarians and the Library's Archivist provided research assistance over a period of many months. Absolutely essential to a smoothly run Symposium was LIT's Media Services. Without having time to catch a breath following the Literary Festival, Media Services managed to meet the technology needs of this even larger event.

Karen Blocker, Manager of Media Services, modestly attributes this success to the presenting students, who accepted responsibility for requesting appropriate technology in a timely manner. Also to be applauded are the approximately 10 LIT student employees who quickly moved from building to building and room to room in the Library, performing set-ups according to individual specifications. Beginning Monday night in the Chapel and Meyer Auditorium, they weren't finished until after 3:30 Wednesday in the Library when the last presenters had left. Throughout, Ray Closs, Media Services Assistant, shepherded the student employees through the labrynth of set-ups, while staying attentive to the unanticipated needs of presenters as they arose.