Announcing Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol: 2014 The eleventh annual West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol will be held in the West Virginia Capitol Rotunda Thursday, January 30, 2014. The format for the 2014 Research Day will be a poster session featuring research conducted by undergraduate students under the guidance of faculty mentors from colleges and universities across the state. The purpose of this event is to familiarize state legislators with some of the research activities involving undergraduate students that occur on campuses across the state and the educational impact of those activities. We are writing to ask that you encourage your students to apply to present their work at this session. The event will showcase posters in subjects traditionally found in colleges of Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Science. A detailed description of the event may be found at honors.wvu.edu/URDC_2014 , in addition to a “Frequently Asked Questions” page. Also, there will be a statewide competition among Departments of Art to design the cover art for the abstract booklet. Because the number of spaces for posters is limited, students will be selected for a space on the basis of several criteria, including: the quality and significance of the research activity, the quality and readability of the submitted abstract, and the relevance of the research to West Virginia. Additionally, the organizing committee will strive to provide representation of the diversity of the students engaged in research activities as well as the range of institutions supporting faculty supervised student research as elements of the selection criteria. We look forward to receiving applications from your institution. Applications will be accepted no later than midnight Sunday, October 20, 2013.
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:00:14 +0000