Humanities Edge Undergraduate Research Symposium | Fall 2020

Symposium Structure

The virtual symposium will include synchronous (live) and asynchronous (uploaded or pre-recorded) presentations. 

• For both, synchronous and asynchronous presentations, a commenting feature is available on each project page.
• For synchronous presentations (i.e., live sessions), attendees can also comment and ask questions via the webinar chat feature.

Synchronous Portion: Live Presentations

The live presentations will take place on Friday, December 11 at 1:00 pm.

• Students will present on panels (2-3 speakers per panel) for 7 minutes each.
• Attendees will comment using the chat feature.
• Facilitated Q&A will take place after all the speakers on the panel have presented.

Asynchronous Portion:

Pre-Recorded Sessions and Uploaded Student Submissions

The asynchronous sessions will highlight all the students and their research projects.

• Attendees will see the student artifact/project (e.g., an academic paper).
• Attendees can leave comments for students to review and respond.
• Students can record and submit a video presenting the work (7 minutes maximum if they choose not to do the live panel session).

Virtual Symposium Requirements

All students must submit the following to their faculty mentor:

• A headshot and bio (100 words max) written in the third person
• An abstract (100-150 words)
• The title of the artifact/project
• An artifact (e.g., academic paper) or the representation of that artifact (a picture of a painting) – no page/word-count limit
• OPTIONAL: short video presentation (7 minutes max) or agreement to participate in a live session

Note:  Students who agree to do a live session will have a “rehearsal” session on Wednesday, December 9 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.

Important Dates

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