Conference Tracks

EURECA includes student presentations from the following strands:

 Research Excellence across the Disciplines

This is an opportunity for students enrolled in different majors to present their best discipline-based research work. Presentations that employ critical analysis, a sound research process and logical presentation are welcome.

Eligibility

• Research by undergraduate students who have completed research in their fields of major or minor

Community-Based Learning (CBL) /Civic Engagement

This is an opportunity for students from different majors enrolled in a CBL course or in an outside community-based project with a faculty mentor to present their best civic engagement research projects that include working with an identified local community to address a need or problem.  The project must have a local community partner (e.g. an NGO, local school, a local business) to define the problem and to assess different methods of intervention to address the problem; employ local, available, and sustainable materials and resources to address the problem; and offer research/innovation output as a service to the community.  Presentations that employ critical analysis, a sound research process and logical presentation are welcome.

 Eligibility

• Undergraduate students who have completed research in their fields of major or minor that have a CBL or Civic Engagement component as well as students from different majors participating in an outside community-based project with a faculty mentor

First-Year Research Experience (FYRE)

These are oral presentations using slides or posters by first-year students who have completed research-based projects in any 1000-level course, or freshman research program.  FYRE encourages and celebrates freshman students' inquiry-based learning and research.

Eligibility

• All students who are presenting research completed at the freshman level

ELI Explorers

This activity is only open for AUC students enrolled in the pre-credit language instruction courses offered by the Department of English Language Instruction.  The presentations by ELI Explorers underline the university’s commitment to teach research skills and ignite a passion for research the minute a student steps into campus.

Creatopia

This is a celebration of multiple creative activities.  Students present their work and share the experiences of the creative process, and the thematic and theoretical basis of their work.  Creatopia activities include: 

• Creative writing, script-writing, spoken word poetry

• Short film, documentary, podcasts

• Visual artwork and photography

• Graphic design

• Cartooning and graphic novels

• Creative game design

• Musical compositions

• Digital Liberal Arts projects

Eligibility

• All undergraduate students are welcome to submit for review an abstract describing their original creative work

Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Expo

This is a showcase of innovative student startup ideas across the disciplines. 

Eligibility

• Students enrolled in Entrepreneurship classes

• Students developing business plans as a co-curricular activity

• Students with personal start-ups 

Architectural Design Show

The Architectural Design Showcase is an opportunity to share students' innovations in design solutions and spatial innovations.

Eligibility

• Students majoring in Architectural Engineering and Design programs

Undergraduate Poster Session

This session invites undergraduate students to present their research and other forms of project work that demonstrate critical analysis and sound arguments using posters.  Academic posters are a common medium of presentation which engage a "walking" audience through text and attractive visuals. The idea should be complete and self-explanatory so that a viewer would understand the poster, even in the absence of a presenter.

Eligibility

• All undergraduate students, in any major

Poster Guidelines here.