SYMPOSIUM
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Submission deadline:
Thursday, February 28, 2009
University
of Utah's Undergraduate Research Symposium is sponsored by
the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program [UROP], Honors
Program and the Office of Undergraduate Studies. The Symposium
is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
U
of U undergraduate students from all disciplines are invited
to present their research and creative projects at this symposium.
Students may present their scholarly work through oral sessions,
posters, artistic exhibits or performances.
All
abstract submissions are accepted for presentation at the
URS provided that the faculty sponsor has reviewed the abstract
and has signed off on the registration form.
Presenters
are required to provide an abstract with title, name, faculty
sponsor's name & department, and the abstract submission
and registration form to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program in hard copy, by Thursday, February 26, 2009. Submissions
are to be turned in to the Undergraduate Research Office:
Jill Baeder, 132 Sill Center.
The Charles H. Monson Essay Prize
Professor Monson was a renowned teacher with a deep commitment
to the understanding of social change. In
his honor, an annual prize is awarded to an undergraduate who writes an outstanding
abstract and paper on social change. The abstracts are judged by a faculty
panel made of three members of the Undergraduate Council. If you are chosen as the winner you are expected
to produce an original piece of work that is five to twenty pages in length
based on your abstract and research. The Monson Prize winner will be
announced at the Undergraduate Research Symposium luncheon in the Union
Ballroom.
The
$600 cash award will be given at a special luncheon with the Monson family when
the completed paper is presented before the end of spring semester.
UROP
Contacts:
Honors
Program Contact: *Honors senior thesis/project presenters
refer to the Honor's website at: http://www.honors.utah.edu
Honors thesis/project abstract submissions and abstract submission
and registration form are to be turned in to the Honors Program
by TBA: Sally Emett, Building 619 Fort Douglas.
Honors
Contact
Presentation
Guidelines and Information
If
you have ANY questions regarding the guidelines or submission
process please contact:
Guidelines
for Oral Presentations:
Oral
presentations will be 15 minutes in length, with 3 minutes
for questions and transition to the next talk. Presentations
should contain an introduction, an explanation of methods,
and a conclusion or summary of findings, and should be aimed
at a general audience of all ages. Visual aids should be used
if at all possible. Slides, transparencies, or power-point
presentations may be utilized in oral presentations if specified
in advance.
Guidelines
for Poster Presentations:
Poster
presentations should be designed to fit on a board 46 inches
wide and 40 inches high. Posters
can be made as a single unit or in pieces. Posters will attach to the
foam core board with Scotch Poster Tape(provided). This tape will not
damage your poster or our foam core boards. If your poster is laminated
we will have to secure it to the foam core with tape (provided).
Posters must be prepared so that they can be read from at least four
feet away. Presenters must be available to discuss their poster during
their assigned session. The poster should include the title of the
presentation, the name of the student and the research advisor, and the
department in which the research was done. Simply stapling a typed
paper to the foam core board is not acceptable. Visual displays work
best, with written information bulleted.
Websites
to aid in poster production.
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/present/posters.htm
Fine Arts Guidelines
Performing
Arts:
An abstract or artist's statement is required for the performing
arts. The abstract should describe the performance. Music,
Dance and Theatre performers should submit scripts, CD/cassettes
or video tapes as necessary to accompany the abstract and
submission form. Performances at the Symposium may be up to
20 minutes in length.
Visual
Arts:
An abstract or artist's statement is required for the visual
arts. The abstract should describe the visual art research
question, methodology and outcomes. Drawing, Painting, Printmaking,
Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics and other Applied Arts may
include several slides of work completed or in progress. Slides
must be properly labeled with name, title of work, medium
dimensions and date.
At
the Symposium all studio artists are expected to give a 15
minute oral presentation complete with slides and 5 minutes
for questions OR set up examples of your work and be prepared
to explain the process. Video and Film presentations must
be on VHS tape and be not more than 15 minutes in length.
Powerpoint
Presentations
All students who are using Power-Point presentations: The Undergraduate
Research Symposium will provide LCD projectors for your presentation.
However, students must provide their own laptop computer. Please bring the adaptor for your MAC. It is strongly advised
that you test your presentation before your oral session time.
Presentation schedules will be strictly enforced. You may test
your presentation on an LCD projector in
the Large Conference room of the Sill Center between 9:00am
and 4:00pm. Staff will be available to assist you.
Abstract
Submission Rules
1.
Abstracts must be 150 – 300 words in length
2. Abstracts must be submitted in hard copy with the abstract
submission form (pdf)
3. Abstracts submissions must observe the following format:
font: palatino lynotype, 11 pt.
saved in Word, no
pdf's please
abstract TITLE (all
caps)
student name(s) (faculty name(s)) in parentheses
Department of
Univerisity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
84112
abstract
body
Jill
Baeder
Assistant Director, UROP
132 Sill Center
j.baeder@utah.edu
5. Honors senior thesis/project abstract and abstract submission
and registration form (pdf) for Honors Program presenters
must be submitted no later than Thursday, February 26, 2009 to:
Sally Emett
Honors Program
Building 619 Fort Douglas
Abstract
Information and samples: click
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