Join us on March 20, 2025 for the 2025 Spring Undergraduate Research Day.
Spring 2025 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY
When: March 20, 2025
Where: University Center- Hamilton Room.
DETAILED SCHEDULE (All events held in the University Center Hamilton Room unless noted otherwise)
8:30 am - Check in begins for student presenters and mentors
9:00 am - Opening by John Frye, Director, Undergraduate Research Program
9:05 am - Opening remarks by 91¶¶Òõ Chancellor, Corey King
9:10 am - Theatrical Performance
9:15 am - 11:45 am - Poster Session with, new this year, CURE Corner
9:30 - 11:00 am - QuickPitch Competition in UC 261
11:45 am - Awards for Poster Competition presented by Brian Schanen, Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Program
11:50 am - Closing remarks
This is a great opportunity for undergraduate students to showcase their research or other scholarly or creative projects in the form of poster presentations, art displays, theatrical or musical performances from:
- Undergraduate Research Grants
- Research from other programs such as King Chavez Scholars, McNair Scholars, and Honors, among others.
- Independent Study
- Research done for class credit
- Performing arts (literary readings, theatre, music or dance)
- Visual arts (art exhibit)
There should only be one registration per research poster, musical performance, theatrical performance, and art work displays. For example, if you have 5 people on your project team and 1 poster or performance, there should be one registration form submitted. If you are on a project team of 5 but you have 5 posters or presentations, then 5 registration forms should be submitted.
Poster Template and Guidelines
- Posters should not exceed 40 X 40 inches in size.
- Please use this template when creating 40 X 40 standard posters: General poster template
- Please use the 11 X 17 template when participating in the CURE/RAP Corner: 11 X 17 Template
- Type in your own text in the suggested text boxes, or copy and paste text from a Word Document. Spell-check your text.
- Use a font between 24-32 points in Arial, Helvetica, or equivalent 'standard' fonts for text. You want the text to be big and clear, and easily read from a distance.
- Keep text either left or right aligned within each text box. Do not justify text. Keep font size consistent.
- Choose a text color that is easy to read against the background, but avoid bright complicated background designs as they may not print correctly.
- Highlight specific sections with headings (and other appropriate visual tools) to help organize thoughts.
- Each figure or graph should be accompanied by a corresponding legend. The legend should summarize the main point/conclusion of the figure or graph.
Printing and Laminating a Poster
- Have your mentor review (you may have to go through this process multiple times) and approve it.
- Submit your poster request here. The lab will convert your pptx file to a suitable format for the printer. You can request to see a copy of this file (to check for color and accuracy) before printing. This is especially important if your poster contains special fonts (e.g., scientific symbols) or has complicated graphics.
- The Undergraduate Research Program covers the fee of your poster.
- Allow at least 2 working days between submitting your request and digital file for printing and Laminating to be completed.