Undergraduate Research Conference

Conference Agenda

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Wednesday, March 26 - Departmental submissions due to the College committee(please submit in hard copy to Dr. Liz Tasker, Department of English)

Wednesday, April 2 –Announcement of the three Dean’s Research Scholars.  These three will need to prepare interactive presentations.  All other entrants will need to create poster presentations. 

4. Friday, April 18 – Conference – Undergraduate Research Conference, 1:00-5:00, Kennedy Auditorium

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Recognize Student Research

• Reward outstanding undergraduate research
• Promote academic competition and interdisciplinary exchange
• Raise parent and student awareness of excellence in the Liberal & Applied Arts College
• Celebrate student achievements & creativity

 

Procedure

• Any student paper completed as a College requirement in 2007-2008 is eligible
• Each department can nominate at least three papers; departments with more than 50 majors can nominate one additional student paper per every 50 additional majors.
• Nominations will consist of an abstract and a faculty recommendation.
• Three papers will be selected to receive the Dean’s Research Scholar award

  Download Conference Protocol (.pdf format)

 

Conference Format

• Poster presentations
• Round table discussion (topic TBD)
• Speed debates (faculty vs. students)
• Interactive presentations by the three Dean’s Research Scholars
• Refreshments

 

Criteria for selecting student submissions

• Content
  • well-focused and supported academic inquiry
  • thorough, innovative, and thought-provoking
• Research
  • identifiable and sound research methods
  • documented as appropriate to the discipline
• Clarity and Style
  • logical, unified, and coherent
  • structurally sound and well written

Download Critera Form (.pdf format)