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What is the Conference About?
The SU Student Research Conference, to be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, is a chance for students to share their work with the campus community. Students work with a faculty research mentor to complete their project and submit paperwork to enter their submission. Accepted proposals will be organized into interdisciplinary sessions with common themes. The conference program will be published and available on-line so that the campus community can choose which presentations they would like to attend.
What Constitutes “Research”?
The definition of research that applies to the work presented is broad and covers the spectrum of activities that apply in all disciplines taught at SU. Students may submit projects that include original research as well as term papers, independent inquiries, case or clinical studies, pedagogical research, group projects, creative projects (like poetry, fine art, graphic design) or a music or theatre performance.
How Do I Participate?
- Work with a Faculty Research Mentor and Complete a Project
To submit a project to the conference, students must have a faculty research mentor to advise the project and sign-off on the required preparation. (Faculty mentor’s name, department and email address will be required during the submission process). Faculty mentors and students must verify, according to IRB guidelines, that the student’s project has either received University approval to be conducted or does not need such approval. (Questions regarding IRB approval should be directed to the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/ Committee on Human Research ( IRB website). Students may present the results of their “research” project in either an oral presentation, poster presentation, visual and performing arts presentation, or a roundtable discussion.
- Complete the Web Submission Forms
Please see Submission Guidelines for more detail. Each student may be the first author on one project only. First authors are allowed to be co-authors on other projects. Students must complete the online application by April 1st at 11:59 pm (no exceptions). An abstract is required for the submission. The abstract is a brief, but formal, description of the research project that summarizes the project in no more than 300 words. Students must have the faculty mentor review the abstract to ensure the quality of the work. After completing the submission, the faculty mentor will be contacted via email and must approve before the project is fully accepted by the conference committee. Note that when you submit an abstract to the conference if accepted, you are committing to the conference. Students should be prepared to make a presentation during any of the session hours. Students cannot choose their presentation times. Also, students who are presenting must remain in attendance for the full length of the session to which their presentation is assigned.