2016Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship

Guidelines and Registration Form

The 16th Annual Symposium of Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship will take place in Pierson Auditorium from 2p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21,2016. Students who are taking part in creative projects, doing research, or preparing scholarly papersare invited to showcase their work at the symposium. All SEARCH grant recipients will be presentingtheir work.

The deadline for symposium registrationand abstract submissionis 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2016.

Submission Guidelines

The registration form and project abstract are to be submitted as a Word .doc or .docx document attached to an email y the deadline. Photos may be included and should be submitted in .jpg or .png format. Any figures/photos should be inserted within the abstract space, not sent separately. The entire body of the abstract, including any figures, MUST fit within the box indicated on the abstract template.

Please use the following format (no exceptions):

1” margins

Single spaced

Times New Roman 12 point font

36 line maximum

Include in your abstract:

Student name

Faculty mentor name

Department

Funding acknowledgements (if any)

Title of Project

Body of abstract

  • Brief introduction to your research
  • Materials and methods
  • Results (data, pictures, performance, model, etc.)
  • Brief discussion of your project in laymen’s terms

Contact Jane Greer, Director, (816.235.2557, ) if you have questions.

Do not include this page with your registration; scroll to next page for registration form

2016Symposium of Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship

Registration Form

Complete this form, save as a Word document, then email itto:

Title of Project:
Student Presenter: / Phone:
Address: / Email:
Faculty Mentor: / Phone:
Project area: (Please select one choice from the options below)
 Arts & Humanities Biological & Health Sciences
 Computing & Engineering Physical Sciences & Mathematics
 Behavioral & Social Sciences KC Works (Research or Creative Scholarship in any
discipline inspired by or focused on the Kansas City area)
Presentation medium: (Please select one choice from the options below)
Poster presentation / Oral presentation (Powerpoint format)
Visual Arts / Performance (specify presentation needs)
Presentation needs:
Pedestal for visual art or model Easel for visual art  I will be providing my own laptop/DVD/TV/VHS
If you have special needs related to a disability, please check this box and contact Scott Laurent, Coordinator, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 816-235-5696. All facilities for the SEARCH Symposium are fully accessible.
Please indicate below if your project was generated in an Anchor, Discourse, or EUReka Class:
Anchor Course/Instructor: ______
Discourse Class/Instructor: ______
If you are an Anchor or Discourse student and want your presentation considered for the Social Justice
Award, please check here: YES, my work is relevant to issues of social justice.
EUReka Course/Instructor: ______

Example: (Do not include this example page in your submitted application, please.)

Kasey Kangaroo

Mentor: Dr. ImaKnowitall

Department: Geosciences (this is the department(s) in which the work was done)

Funding source: SEARCH

Replacement of Holocene wombat claws by precious opal at Coober Pedy, Australia

The development of attractive opalized wombat claws in Australia’s Outback has been attributed to … (write abstract here. All text and any figures must fit within the bounding box—no exceptions.) Use Times New Roman 12 pt font, single-spaced.

Name:

Mentor:

Department:

Funding source (if any):

Title

Abstract