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Call for Papers - Spring 2011

Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research

Sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Council of the College of Arts and Sciences

Valdosta State University

April 14-15, 2011

WHAT:

The Undergraduate Research Council of the College of Arts and Sciences at Valdosta State University invites undergraduate students to present their research to the VSU community at its Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research to be held on April 14-15, 2011. The purpose of the symposium is to provide students an opportunity to share research papers, laboratory experiments, or independent study projects completed between Spring Semester 2010 and Spring Semester 2011.  The Symposium includes a Thursday night poster session and 12-minute paper presentations in various panel sessions on Friday. The Council will offer one monetary award for the best poster in the Humanities and Social Sciences and one for the best poster in the Sciences and Mathematics. It will also grant one monetary award for the Best Paper.    Papers may be considered for publicationin the online VSU undergraduate research journal.


HOW:

Students must submit by email a one-page typed abstract and a “Student Information Form” for their poster session or paper presentation to their department or program representative. The abstract guidelines and “Student Information Form” are available online or from a Council representative. Council representatives will submit the abstracts and student information forms from their respective departments or programs by email to the Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences.

 

IMPORTANT

DATES:

Abstracts & Student Information Forms to Dept. Representatives: 3/4/11

Council Representatives send Abstracts & Student Info. to Dean’s Office: 3/11/11

Notification to students selected to participate in the Symposium: 4/1/11

Submission of Papers to the Dean's Office for the Best Paper Award: 4/4/11


WHO:

For additional information, visit our website at  www.valdosta.edu/cas/cur/ or contact your departmental representative on the Council:

African American Studies

Biology

Chemistry

English

History

Honors Program

Mathematics and Computer Science

Modern and Classical Languages

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences

Political Science

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Women’s and Gender Studies

 

Dr. Tom Aiello

Dr. Gretchen Bielmyer

Dr. Yakov Woldman

Dr. Nathan Elliott

Dr. Mary Block

Dr. Ofelia Nikolova

Dr. Jemal Mohammed-Awel

Dr. Randy Gladwin

Dr. Ari Santas

Dr. Barry Hojjatie

Dr. Marc Pufong

Dr. Mark George

Dr. Miriam Espinosa-Dulanto

333-5934

333-5766

333-5798

333-5946

333-5947

249-4894

333-5778

333-5948

333-7433

333-5752

333-5771

249-4976

333-5484

 

 

taiello@valdosta.edu

gkbielmyer@valdosta.edu

ywoldman@valdosta.edu

nrelliott@valdosta.edu

mblock@valdosta.edu

ornikolova@valdosta.edu

jmohammedawel@valdosta.edu

rqladwin@valdosta.edu

asantas@valdosta.edu

bhojjati@valdosta.edu

mpufong@valdosta.edu

mpgeorge@valdosta.edu

meespinosadulant@valdosta.edu

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