The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the Thirteenth Annual College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium. This event will highlight the research, scholarly, and creative activities of students throughout the College of Arts and Sciences, and will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (Please note: All CAS classes beginning before 4:30 p.m. on April 6, 2022 will be cancelled that day for the Symposium.) The URCA committee will hold an abstract writing workshop on Tuesday, January 25th from 7:00pm to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom in order to assist students in polishing their abstracts.
All students who are declared majors in a program within the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to participate in this year’s Symposium. Group projects in which some members are majoring outside of the College of Arts and Sciences will be considered by the URCA Symposium Committee. Current students, as well as December 2021 graduates, are welcome to present their work. Presenters may choose a preference to give an oral presentation, poster presentation, exhibition, or performance. All presentations should have a significant research or creative component; examples of such include, but are not limited to, summer research conducted at Ashland University or elsewhere, results of independent study projects, thesis work, literary readings or analysis, musical or theatrical performances, and exhibitions of artwork.
Students wishing to present at the Symposium should prepare an abstract in Microsoft Word and email that Word document to the URCA Symposium Committee at au.urca@gmail.com. Faculty sponsors must be copied on the email that contains the submission. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022. This deadline is firm.
A complete
submission must include ALL of the following:
A. Name of Student Presenter(s)
B. Campus Box Number of Student Presenter(s)
C. Home Address of Student Presenter(s)
D. Class Year (e.g. junior, senior) and
Major(s) of Student Presenter(s)
E. Name of Faculty Sponsor
F. College of Arts and Sciences program
in which the work is focused (e.g. Biology, Psychology, Music)
G. Title of the Presentation
H. Preferred Format of Presentation
(Poster Presentation, 12 Minute Performance, 12 Minute Oral Presentation, or
Art Exhibition)
I. Special Equipment Required (if no
other equipment is needed, please indicate “No special equipment needed”)
J. Body of the Abstract (250 words or fewer)
K. Anticipated Scheduling Conflicts for
Symposium on 4/6/2022 (e.g. COBE/COE/CON class meetings, athletic events, or other
commitments that cannot be moved on this date; if none, please indicate “No
scheduling conflicts anticipated”)
Thanks, and we look forward to reading students’ submissions again this year!
Chris Swanson
Questions may also be directed to
members of the URCA Symposium Committee:
Mohsine Bensaid, University Writing Center
Dr. Scott Garlock, Music
Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Chemistry
Dr. Peter Mallik, Psychology
Dr. Wendy Schaller, Art
Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English
Dr. Robert Wyllie, Political Science
