The 6th Annual UO Undergraduate Symposium is just under two weeks away. In anticipation of the event we are providing a preview of what is in store this year.
Quick Facts:
Date: Friday, May 20, 2016
Location: Global Scholars Hall
Time: 3:00 pm – 7:45 pm (see full schedule below)
Total presentations: 186 (a new record!)
Total presenters and co-presenters: 236
Total faculty mentors: 213
Total majors represented: 58
Poster presentations: 97 (63%)
Oral presentations: 61 (33%)
Creative work projects: 9 (5%)
Science projects: 84 (45%)
Social science projects: 51 (27.5%)
Humanities projects: 37 (20%)
Fine Arts projects: 14 (7.5%)
Seniors: 115 (62%)
Juniors: 51 (27.5%)
Sophomores: 14 (7.5%)
First-Year Students: 6 (3%)
Symposium Schedule:
Registration/Check-in Opens 8:00 am
Concurrent Oral Session 1 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Session 1a, GSH 103
Life at the Molecular Level
Session 1b, GSH 117
Identity, Culture, and Control: Presentations by the Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellows
Session 1c, GSH 130
Breaking the mold: Perception of Women in Society
Session 1d, GSH 131
Telling Tales: Stories of Heroes, Myths, and Monsters
Session 1e, GSH 132
Understanding Ourselves Through Popular Culture, Conflict, and Cooperation
Session 1f, Bean West Conference Room
The Intersection of Literature and Identity
Session 1g, Bean Moore Conference Room
Looking at the Past: Classics and Medieval Studies
Session 1h, Bean East Conference Room
What We Can Learn by Looking at the Body: Feet, Teeth, and THC
Reception and Remarks from Provost Coltrane and Vice Provost Freinkel 5:00 pm
Poster Session 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
97 posters and creative work installations on display in the GSH Great Room, GSH Main Hallway, GSH Library Commons, GSH Mezzanine Level, and GSH 113-116
Concurrent Oral Session 2 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Session 2a, GSH 103
Language, Phonetics, and Narratives Around the World
Session 2b, GSH 117
Decolonizing Research: The Northern Paiute History Project
Session 2c, GSH 130
Stirring the Imagination
Session 2d, GSH 131
Health and Diseases
Session 2e, GSH 132
Governmental and Societal Factors that Shape Our Understanding of Gender
Session 2f, Bean West Conference Room
Matter Matters: Answering Questions at a Molecular Level
Session 2g, Bean Moore Conference Room
Medieval to Modern: Evolution of the Justice System
Session 2h, Bean East Conference Room
Humans and Their Interactions with Nature
Established in 2010, the UO Undergraduate Symposium celebrates the remarkable contributions undergraduates make to research and creative scholarship in a wide range of disciplines. The Undergraduate Symposium is hosted by the Division of Undergraduate Studies, the Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence, University Housing, the Robert D. Clark Honors College, the UO Libraries, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Division of Student Affairs, and the Vice President for Research and Innovation. For more information about the Undergraduate Symposium, visit http://undergradsymposium.oregon.edu.