Call for Submissions

Students currently enrolled in any undergraduate program at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania are invited to present their research or
creative works at the fifth annual Undergraduate Scholars Forum.
Students graduating from undergraduate programs in December are eligible
to submit a proposal to the forum as long as they are able to attend
the event and present their work. Submissions must represent
high-quality work that goes beyond the typical classroom assignment and
must have a faculty sponsor who will attest to the quality of the work.
Research done in collaboration with faculty, other students, or
practicing professionals is eligible as long as the student has played a
substantial role in the activity.

Student submissions are accepted in these formats:

• Oral Paper Presentation: Each paper presentation
  may be twenty minutes in length, including time for questions. This
  paper format is ideal for work that is in more advanced stages of
  completion since it allows for the presentation of a research or
  creative project with research results, if available.
• Poster Presentation: Students display their
  research on a tri-fold poster from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and discuss
  their work with visitors during a two-hour midday discussion period
  reserved for the poster display.
• Business Case Competition: Students participate by
  presenting business cases either in a competitive setting as part of the
  business competition or a noncompetitive forum.
  • Undergraduates receive a copy of the business case from the IUP Department of Management (contact Joette.Wisnieski@iup.edu).
  • Undergraduates engage in primary and secondary research to create and present their own business cases (contact Joette.Wisnieski@iup.edu).
• Performance/Exhibit: Undergraduate students may
  participate in the conference with visual art installations, literary
  readings, or performances. Performances/presentations may be twenty
  minutes in length, including questions. Musical performances will take
  place in Cogswell Hall.
• Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibit: Undergraduate students interested in participating in the juried art exhibit should contact Kyle Houser (Khouser@iup.edu)
  by the proposal submission deadline. Applications for the Undergraduate
  Juried Art Exhibit are available on the forum’s website.

Proposal Submission Guidelines

Proposals must be submitted online at theUndergraduate Scholars Forum websitebetween January 1, 2012, and February 24, 2012.

Under no circumstances will late submissions be accepted!

Students must complete all information requested in the online submission form. Some of the information requested includes:

• Student presenters’ contact information
  • Please note that only IUP e-mail addresses will be
    accepted. Students who list non-IUP e-mail addresses in their contact
    information will not receive important information about their
    presentation. You are responsible for monitoring your IUP e-mail account
    for important information related to your presentation.
  • In cases where more than one student is doing the presentation,
    please note that the name listed first will be considered to be the
    “lead” presenter. The lead presenter will receive information about the
    presentation. It is the responsibility of the “lead” presenter to make
    sure all copresenters receive this important presentation information.
• Title of Presentation
• Abstract of 150 words or less
  • Your abstract should summarize the presentation and be free of
    grammatical and spelling errors. Abstracts will not be edited by
    Undergraduate Scholars Forum personnel. Your abstract will be printed in
    the final program as it appears in the proposal submission.
• Name and IUP e-mail address of sponsoring faculty member
  • Faculty members must review and approve your presentation information prior to submitting it to forum organizers.
• Human Subjects in Research
  • Please note that if your research involves human subjects, you must
    obtain IRB approval before beginning any research activities. For more
    information, see the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of
    Human Subjects guidelines for Student Research Projects.

For more information, e-mailUndergrad-scholars@iup.eduor visit the Undergraduate Scholars Forum website.