Undergraduate Research Symposium

The 28th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026. Projects involving all disciplines and all forms of research, scholarly, and creative activity are encouraged to participate. There will also be an asynchronous option available for those unable to attend the in-person event. The schedule of events for the day includes poster and oral presentation sessions, creative exhibitions, panels, and a key note presentation.

The Intent to Present submission form is now open! Please access the Symposiumi system at the following link. Submission of draft title and abstract will be due by Friday, March 20th, 2026 (you are able to edit these later). The options for submission format are described below.

2026 Intent to Present Form

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flash talks (new this year!)

• Students will be allowed 3 minutes to present and a total of 1 slide (which must be uploaded to Symposium prior to the event). 
• Spots will be limited and initial selection (if needed) will be based on the submitted abstract.

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Poster presentations

• Poster sessions are expected to last 90 minutes. Presenters must remain by their poster for the duration of their session. 
• Students should work with their faculty mentors to print their posters. Most posters are 36" x 48". However, this size is not required.  Other sizes and orientations are allowed as long as they will fit within this same area. 

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oral presentations

• Each presenter will be allotted 12 minutes for their presentation and 2 minutes for Q&A. Moderators will time presentations and cue presenters when there are 2 minutes and 1 minute left in their allotted time.

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Creative exhibitions

• Submissions that may involve the display of original works or performances (e.g. audio and visual electronic media such as film or music, visual art such as paintings, sculpture, photography).

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