Student Research Symposium

Submissions for SRS 2024 are closed.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to seeing you on May 8 in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom!

SRS 2024 Agenda

• 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.-- Oral Presentations, AM Session, 3rd-floor SMSU breakout rooms (327, 328, & 333)
• 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.-- Poster Session Set Up in Smith Ballroom
• 11 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.-- Welcome from Rick Tankersley, VP for Research & Graduate Studies in Smith Ballroom
• 11:05 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.-- Poster Session in Smith Ballroom
• 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.-- Oral Presentations, PM Session in SMSU 3rd-floor breakout rooms (327, 328, & 333)
• 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.-- Closing Comments & Raffle Awards, Annie Lindgren, Associate VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Smith Ballroom

The May 8, 2024 event has two session formats:

• Poster presentation: Set up from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.; Attend in person from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This form of presentation requires students to develop a research poster or another form of visual presentation of their research. During the 2-hour block, students will stand by their posters and discuss their research with those who come by during the networking-style session.
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• Oral presentation: Presenters will be scheduled for a 10-minute block (5 minutes to present, 5 minutes for Q&A) in which to share their research and respond to audience questions. Presenters will select their preference for either the morning or afternoon session The morning session is 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and the afternoon session is 1:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

The Student Research Symposium is part of PSU's Research Week. The week is filled with events (like this one) that honor and elevate the exceptional research, scholarship, and creative work of PSU faculty, staff, and, students. Find out more about Research Week on the PSU Research Week & SRS Sponsors page. The Student Research Symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom (3rd floor). Students from many disciplines as well as other higher education institutions throughout the region are invited to showcase their research and creative works at the Symposium.

This event includes undergraduate and graduate student work that is presented as part of an oral presentation or during a poster session. There will be several poster awards and an oral presentation raffle drawing for both undergraduate and graduate students. Winning submissions will be awarded $100!

We urge students from the Arts, Humanities, Sciences, and Professional programs to consider presentation formats that best highlight their research and creative work. Dissemination of student work occurs in person at the event on May 8th and through PDXScholar, an electronic repository used to disseminate student research to a global audience.

2024 Symposium Timeline

• February 5: Proposal Submission begins. Submit your abstract and proposal to participate
• April 15 at 10 am PDT: Proposals/Abstract Submission Deadline
• April 16: Notification of Acceptance (for extended deadline submissions)
• April 19: Student Presenters Must Confirm their Participation
• April 29: Upload poster and presentation materials to PDXScholar
• May 3: Deadline for PSU students wishing to print posters using on-campus printers
• May 8: In-Person Symposium Event

CIMR Symposium Workshops

The Center for Internship, Mentoring, and Research (CIMR) is hosting a series of in-person and virtual workshops to help students prepare for SRS. All workshop attendees will be entered for a cash raffle prize! Can’t make it? Workshops will be recorded, and any workshop material will be shared with anyone who completes the RSVP form as well as on Help & Guidelines page.
• Scientific Poster Help Session - Friday, April 12, 3:00pm-4:30pm
• Scientific Oral Presentation Help Session - Friday, April 19, 3:00pm-4:30pm
• Presentation Coaching Session - Monday, May 6, 3:00pm-4:30pm
RSVP to join a workshop