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The JU Research and Scholarship Symposium 

The JU Symposium is a research and scholarship conference for JU students. The goal is to provide an opportunity for all JU students (freshmen-graduate students) to present their work in a professional setting. This experience provides an opportunity for JU students to enhance their written and oral communication skills through a formal conference presentation. This platform also helps students develop their presentation skills in the digital world. 

2025 Symposium 

Event Date: Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 - Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 

Abstract Deadline:  Monday, March 10th, 2025                                                           

Abstracts for class poster sessions may be sent directly by the course instructor to Dr. Bielmyer-Fraser (gbielmy@ju.edu) along with the time preference.  

Abstract Submission 

• Abstracts can be submitted in a Qualtrics survey which will be posted soon. 
• Faculty representatives will send acceptance emails to students by March 17, 2025.
• The symposium schedule will be posted to the JU website by March 24, 2025.
• Presentation formats include poster or oral presentation.

Themed Poster Sessions (Awards given for best poster in each session):

• Applied Health Sciences and Nursing (April 1, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm; DCOBT 165)
• Women’s and Gender Studies and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (April 1, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm; DCOBT 171)

 

• Sciences and Math (April 1, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm; DCOBT 165)
• Business and Technology (April 1, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm; DCOBT 171)

 

• Social Sciences and Education (April 2, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm; DCOBT 165)
• Fine Arts and Humanities (April 2, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm; DCOBT 171)

 

Podium Sessions (DCOBT, room 174):

• All disciplines (April 2, 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm; DCOBT 174)
• Women’s and Gender Studies and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (April 2, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm; DCOBT 174)

The projects should be research based. For example, students who have collected data in an independent study project would fall into this category.  Abstracts should be 250 words or less, with 12-point font in Times New Roman style. Please see the sample abstract for proper formatting. 

Faculty Representatives 

• Dr. Irina Toteva (Business) –itoteva@ju.edu  
• Dr. Kristen Izaryk (Communication Sciences and Disorders) – kizaryk@ju.edu 
• Dr. Steven Davis (Education) – sdavis@ju.edu 
• Dr. Shannon Lockwood (Fine Arts) – slockwo@ju.edu 
• Dr. Wenying Xu (Humanities) - wxu@ju.edu 
• Dr. Jeffrey Wight (Exercise Science) - jwight@ju.edu 
• Dr. Leigh Hart (Nursing) – lhart@ju.edu 
• Dr. Kara Conway and Dr. William Penwell (Science and Math) – kconway2@ju.edu; wpenwel@ju.edu 
• Dr. Victoria McNeil-Young (Social Sciences and Education) -vmcneil2@ju.edu  
• Dr. Ross Stephenson (Aviation) - rstephe8@ju.edu 
• Dr. Saeed Al-Haj (Engineering and Technology) - salhaj@ju.edu 
• Dr. Laura Winn (Women’s and Gender Studies and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) - lwinn@ju.edu

 

Every spring, a research symposium is sponsored for the public presentation of the results of students’ research and creative projects. Students also have opportunities to submit their work for presentation at state, regional, and national conferences in their disciplines and at the National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) conference. Learn more about other research events. 

• Symposium Abstract Template 
• Sample Abstract 
• Symposium Poster presentation Example Template 
• Symposium Podium presentation Example Template 

IRB Guidance, Instructions, and Applications 

• Class Projects or Activities Involving Human Subjects Guidelines 
• Option 1-Application for Class Activities or Projects that do not Require IRB/ORSP Oversight 
• Option 2- Application for Class Projects or Activities that Require IRB/ORSP Oversight 

Swisher Library Research Symposium Resources 

The ̽»¨×å Swisher Library is offering Research Symposium Workshops and other resources. More information can be found at the following website:  

Previous Symposiums 

2021 Symposium 

The 2021 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place in a virtual format on Monday, April 19, 2021- Tuesday, April 20, 2021. 

2020 Symposium 

The 2020 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Monday, March 23, 2020- Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology. 

2019 Symposium 

The 2019 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Monday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 2 in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology. 

2018 Symposium 

The 2018 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Thursday, March 29, and Friday, March 30, in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.​ 

2017​ Symposium 

The 2017 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took plate on Monday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 4, in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.​