2016 Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
Guidelines and Registration Form
The 16th Annual Symposium of Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship will
take place in Pierson Auditorium from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2016.
Students who are taking part in creative projects, doing research, or preparing scholarly
papers are invited to showcase their work at the symposium. All SEARCH grant
recipients will be presenting their work.
The deadline for symposium registration and abstract submission is 5:00 p.m.
Monday, April 4, 2016.
Submission Guidelines
The registration form and project abstract are to be submitted as a Word .doc or .docx
document attached to an email to greerj@umkc.edu by the deadline. Photos may be
included and should be submitted in .jpg or .png format. Any figures/photos should be
inserted within the abstract space, not sent separately. The entire body of the abstract,
including any figures, MUST fit within the box indicated on the abstract template.
Please use the following format (no exceptions):
1” margins
Single spaced
Times New Roman 12 point font
36 line maximum
Include in your abstract:
Student name
Faculty mentor name
Department
Funding acknowledgements (if any)
Title of Project
Body of abstract
 Brief introduction to your research
 Materials and methods
 Results (data, pictures, performance, model, etc.)
 Brief discussion of your project in laymen’s terms
Contact Jane Greer, Director, (816.235.2557, greerj@umkc.edu) if you have questions.
Do not include this page with your registration; scroll to next page for
registration form
2016 SYMPOSIUM OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH &
CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP
REGISTRATION FORM
Complete this form, save as a Word document, then email it to:
GREERJ@UMKC.EDU
Title of Project:
Student Presenter:
Phone:
Address:
Email:
Faculty Mentor:
Phone:
Project area: (Please select one choice from the options below)



Arts & Humanities
Computing & Engineering
Behavioral & Social Sciences
 Biological & Health Sciences
 Physical Sciences & Mathematics
 KC Works (Research or Creative Scholarship in any
discipline inspired by or focused on the Kansas City area)
Presentation medium: (Please select one choice from the options below)
 Poster presentation
 Visual Arts
 Oral presentation (Powerpoint format)
 Performance (specify presentation needs)
Presentation needs:
Pedestal for visual art or model
Easel for visual art  I will be providing my own laptop/DVD/TV/VHS
If you have special needs related to a disability, please check this box and contact Scott Laurent, Coordinator,
Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 816-235-5696. All facilities for the SEARCH Symposium are
fully accessible.
Please indicate below if your project was generated in an Anchor, Discourse, or EUReka Class:
Anchor Course/Instructor: ______________________________________________________
Discourse Class/Instructor: ______________________________________________________
If you are an Anchor or Discourse student and want your presentation considered for the Social Justice
Award, please check here:
YES, my work is relevant to issues of social justice.
EUReka Course/Instructor: _____________________________________________________
Example: (Do not include this example page in your submitted
application, please.)
Kasey Kangaroo
Mentor: Dr. Ima Knowitall
Department: Geosciences (this is the department(s) in which the work was done)
Funding source: SEARCH
Replacement of Holocene wombat claws by precious opal at Coober Pedy, Australia
The development of attractive opalized wombat claws in Australia’s Outback has been
attributed to … (write abstract here. All text and any figures must fit within the bounding
box—no exceptions.) Use Times New Roman 12 pt font, single-spaced.
Name:
Mentor:
Department:
Funding source (if any):
Title
Abstract