VU Center for the Arts Lobby
Introduction to the Celebration
The Valparaiso University Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship is a conference that allows undergraduate students to showcase their creative and/or scholarly work and research in a professional format.The Celebration began as the idea of an interdisciplinary group of faculty who attended several national meetings on the role of research in the undergraduate experience of college students. Several universities and national groups currently offer conferences for undergraduate students to present research, and it was felt that there should be an opportunity for VU students to share this work with the campus community.
Students who have worked on high quality class projects, senior projects and theses, or independent scholarship are encouraged to participate. Projects completed or near completion in the Fall Term would be excellent choices for presentation at the Celebration. Spring Term projects are also welcome as long as, in your estimation, they are close to completion.
An abstract of the proposed poster needs to be submitted to the Conference Director via the electronic submission form in this web site. It is important that students follow the Guidelines for Abstract Submission, which are also available on this site. This will enable us to assemble a program booklet.
Every faculty-sponsored project that is submitted will be accepted for a poster presentation. Students should view the document entitled Preparing a Poster Presentation, which is available on this site, for guidance on the development of this type of presentation. Sponsoring faculty members are asked to provide guidance and support for their students, both in developing the original research and in transmitting that research to a poster format.
The Dean of each of the five colleges is invited to select one student's submission to represent that college at the Dean's Choice Presentations. Representing the best of each of the five colleges, these students share their work in oral presentations as part of an evening program. The program also includes an opening address by a faculty member who has actively involved students in his or her research program. Please refer students to our Guidelines for Oral Presentations, which can be found on this website.
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