Ithaca College
James J. Whalen
Academic Symposium
Information Session
What is the
Whalen Symposium?
Research, Scholarship, Creativity
Current and preliminary projects
Poster and presentation sessions
Students from all academic
disciplines
Why Participate?
Showcase research and creative
work to the broader IC community
Engage in interdisciplinary discourse
Develop presentation skills
Help build resume and graduate
school applications
Who Can Participate?
All students!
undergraduate and graduate
With the endorsement of a
faculty sponsor
What to do as a Student
Have an idea
Develop a project
Find a faculty sponsor
Create an abstract
due by March 10, 2016
What to do as a Sponsor
Submit your student’s intent to
participate via the online form on
the Whalen Symposium website
Submission form opens:
December 1, 2015
Submission form deadline:
March 4, 2015
What to do as a Sponsor
Mentor students in the
development of their abstracts
REVIEW abstracts to ensure:
 high quality
 appropriate length
 free of grammatical and
typographic errors
Presentation Formats
Oral presentation
Poster format
Creative piece
Oral Presentation
Oral Presentation
Oral Presentation
Requirements
8-minute presentation per group
(regardless of number of student
authors)
PLUS
Brief Q & A period following the
three presentations per session
Poster Presentation
Poster Presentation
Requirements
Displayed for two consecutive 30minute sessions
Students should be prepared to
discuss their research
Creative Presentation
Creative Presentation
Creative Presentations – Visual,
Media, and Performing Arts
The creation and production of:
 Live performance
 dance, theatre, music, etc.
 Visual and media art
 film, photography, paintings,
sculptures, costume and set
designs, etc.
The scholarship of discovery
Creative Presentation
Requirements
8-minute presentation to include
introduction, findings, and
performance or visual and media
art
Venue is assigned on the basis of
performance needs (e.g., stage,
music stands, etc.)
Abstracts
Submit abstract AFTER your
faculty sponsor has submitted
intent to participate
(after Dec 1, 2015)
Only one abstract per
presentation is necessary
Sample abstracts will be provided
on the website
Abstracts
Two Types:
1. Abstract to participate:
250-500 words
OR
2. Abstract to be considered for
an award:
500–700 words
Abstract to Participate
Your name (and group members’
names)
Faculty sponsor's name
Title of presentation
250-500 words summary
Abstract to be Considered
for an Award
Name, faculty sponsor, title PLUS
extended summary:
1. Background: Why you created your
work
2. Methods: How your work came to be
3. Results: How your work turned out
4. Discussion and Conclusions: What
your work means
Abstract to be Considered
for an Award
 Supporting materials are
encouraged:
 e.g., charts, graphs, images,
choreography documentation or
musical scores
 References are REQUIRED
These items are not included in the
500-700 word limit
Abstract to be Considered for
an Award – Creative Work
Extended summary must include:
1. Your initial questions of investigation
2. Brief articulation of artists, forms,
theories, methods or movements
inspiring or informing the creative work
3. How the work will be presented
4. Proposed significance to the field
Q&A