Conferences
Showcase Your Research at the Fall Undergraduate Symposium
UNC’s Fall Undergraduate Symposium is a juried conference allowing students of all disciplines to showcase their scholarly work. Presenters compete for Research Excellence Awards, and the winner/s of each category will be awarded $100. This symposium offers students a great opportunity to build professional skills and celebrate accomplishments in a supportive, interdisciplinary environment.
Apply for Fall Symposium
Students are selected based on evaluation of their written project descriptions. All students involved in independent projects are invited to apply with the support of their faculty mentor. Application open: 9/23-10/14.
Categories
Max size of 30-inch width x 40-inch height for displaying on a wall and 20 inches width x 20 inch height x 20-inch depth for displaying on table.
Students can showcase their research or creative projects through visual arts displays, which may include paintings, sculptures, photography, digital art, and other visual media.
These are traditional presentations where students present their research findings or projects to an audience using PowerPoint slides or other visual aids. Each presenter is allotted a 12 minute time slot for their talk, followed by a 3 minute Q&A session. A laptop will be provided loaded with PowerPoint.
Scheduled in a series of other oral presentations with a 12-minute presentation (to include sharing of live version or recording of performance) with 3 minutes Q&A.
This category allows students to present research or creative projects through performances, such as musical performances, theatrical acts, dance routines, spoken word, or other artistic expressions. Note: If live performance is preferred, we encourage students to provide needed musicians, actors, dancers, readers, etc. as presenters and/or co-presenters as part of their submission. Alternatively, please plan to pre-record the performance piece so it can be shared in a digital format during the presentation.
Max size of 48″ x 48″. Student must print their own poster. 50-minute poster session.
Poster sessions involve displaying a visual representation of the research project on a large poster including a mixture of text with tables, graphs, and pictures to present your findings in a visually interesting and accessible way. This will serve as a tool to prompt discussion with colleagues during a 50-minute poster session. Students stand by their posters to discuss their work with conference attendees and answer questions. Items typically included: Title, Authors, Abstract, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References.
Examples of Past Posters (from 2020 UNC Research Day).
Poster Printing Resources and Specifications
Poster specifications for Student Showcase
- Large format poster on 24# or heavier paper. May be gloss or matte (regular)
- Standard size is horizontal 36″ tall x 48″ wide. The poster may be smaller, or taller, but not wider due to poster backdrop size, with a maximum of 48″ x 48″.
- limited number of tables will be available for tri-fold style cardboard poster displays.
- Many of the printing options below require 3-7days lead time. Please contact the printers in advance to be sure you submit your file for printing in time.
- Poster should generally be designed on a single 3×4 ratio PowerPoint slide (or equivalent). Recommended to change document size to be 36″ x 48″ for best accuracy and best print quality. Save and submit as a pdf for submission to the printer.
Templates and examples
On Campus printing
Some departments provide students with complimentary printing services or funding to print through the MAST Institute.
School of Biological Sciences and Audiology/Speech Language Sciences also provide in house printing for students working with faculty in those departments.
Off Campus Printing options
Other Printing Options utilizing local businesses: