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Student Research Conference Abstract Submission 2022

The Student Research Conference

For 2022 the Student Research Conference will welcome formal research talks, research posters, creative performances, and roundtables. Presenters are asked to attend the live event on Saturday, April 30th (exact times TBD); an introductory session will be followed by concurrent thematically-organized breakout sessions. We also encourage you to invite your friends, family, and community to attend the conference as well. 

Continuing the process of last year, we want to facilitate a space for curious scholars and artists both to tell their stories of inquiry and creation and to engage in interdisciplinary community dialogue. 

We define research broadly in this context as any scholarly or creative activity ranging from scientific experimentation, artistic expression, projects, community-based research, textual criticism, secondary data analysis, case studies, performance and so on.

Discussions of completed or ongoing research can be presented either as a formal research talk (15 minutes total) or as a research poster (8 minutes total). Creative performances are also encouraged (these can be conducted live or be recorded), these should not last for more than 15 minutes. For performances lasting more than 15 minutes please submit under the 'other' category. Talks, posters, and creative performances will be mixed and organized into sessions based on broad interdisciplinary themes by the SRC committee. Before the conference day students will receive information about their assigned thematic sessions, including the abstracts for other students in the session and the name of the assigned faculty moderator. Audience members may attend any thematic session they wish. Sessions will allow time for each presenter to take questions and may have time for general discussion at the end. 

Discussions of topics may also take the form of a roundtable (called panel discussions in 2021). Students may work in advance to form a panel of 3-6 students and one faculty discussant organized around a topic of interest. Roundtables can include a series of performances around a theme or a conversation on an issue of importance to the students (e.g., research process, creative expression, social issue, learning experiences). Students are encouraged to create groups that include interdisciplinary perspectives (i.e. students from various majors and minors). Roundtables are intended to be different from typical formal presentations; they should allow substantial time for dialogue and discussion between panelists and with the audience.


Abstracts are due to this site Thursday, April 7th by 11:59pm. Abstracts are reviewed the following day so late abstracts cannot be accepted. The SRC committee will not accept abstracts that require major revisions. Your faculty mentor must approve the abstract before it is submitted. They can grant approval by completing this form


On behalf of the Student Research Conference Planning Committee: 

Jen Wallin-Ruschman (please feel free to contact me with any questions. jwallinruschman@collegeofidaho.edu)