2008 Symposium Keynote Speaker Michael Honey

A series of events is held each April to celebrate undergraduate achievements throughout the university. The Symposium is an opportunity for students in all disciplines to present and display their research and creative work to the university and the community. Featured events include the Undergraduate Research Awards ceremony and project presentations, the Student Showcase academic conference, a music gala, and the annual Juried Student Art Exhibit. The Symposium also features a keynote lecture by a distinguished researcher.

2008 Symposium

Thursday, April 10 at 7:30pm in ARTS 150
Keynote address by Michael Honey
Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign

A former civil rights and civil liberties organizer in the 1970s, Michael Honey teaches at the University of Washington, Tacoma, and currently holds the university system's Harry Bridges Chair of Labor Studies. His Black Workers Remember: An Oral History of Segregation, Unionism, and the Freedom Struggle (1999) received an award from the Southern Historical Association (SHA), among others, and his Southern Labor and Black Civil Rights: Organizing Memphis Workers (1993) won SHA and Organization of American Historian awards. In 1985 Honey won the OAH's Charles Thomson Prize for his article on white Unionist resistance to the Confederacy. His talks are well known for taking a critical perspective on the past and present, using narrative, images, and song.

Friday, April 11th in Rasmuson Hall
Student Presentations: 9am - 3pm in Rasmuson Hall Room 110
Poster Session/Reception: 3:00pm- 3:30pm in the lobby of Rasmuson Hall
Awards Ceremony: 3:30pm - 5:00pm in Rasmuson Hall Room 101

Why Participate?

The Undergraduate Research & Discovery Symposium celebrates and connects undergraduate research taking place all across UAA, and fosters scholarly discussion between students, faculty, and the community. Participation in the Symposium provides undergraduates with opportunities to gain valuable experience in both oral and visual presentation of their research. Attending the Symposium is also a great way for students who want to become involved in undergraduate research to learn about the opportunities to do so at UAA.

Symposium Undergraduate Research Fair

Each spring, the Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship solicits abstracts from undergraduates who have or are conducting original research or creative projects. Students whose abstracts are selected for the Symposium will present their scholarly work as poster presentations. Additionally, participants' abstracts are published in the annual Symposium Proceedings.

Deadline: March 28, 2008

Abstracts should follow formats consistent with the published literature in the applicant’s field of study and should not exceed 250 words. Please consult with your faculty mentor or advisor. Abstracts selected for inclusion in the Symposium will be published in the annual Symposium Proceedings as they are submitted with your application. Therefore, applicants are advised to submit an edited final version approved by their faculty mentor.

Submission Guidelines:
In order to be considered for participation in the 2008 Undergraduate Research & Discovery Symposium, abstracts must be submitted by March 28, 2008. Abstracts will be reviewed by faculty in the appropriate disciplines and students will be notified of the status of their abstracts no later than the first week of April.

To submit your abstract, please use the online form.