Students and faculty who select to do a virtual presentation will submit a 2-3 minute presentation recording in advance of the Symposium that will be shown as part of the in-person event. Additionally, videos will be uploaded to the online conference site Gather.Town, so students can invite their faculty mentors, peers, and family for a live virtual presentation at their convenience.  Students can create a poster, PowerPoint presentation, or others forms of media to include as part of their recorded presentation. 

Please note that students who select the virtual presentation option will be required to submit their videos by April 6, 2023 (two weeks before the Symposium).  OPEN TO ANY STUDENT OR FACULTY.

Oral presenters will be scheduled for a 15-minute time slot within a one-hour session. Presenters are expected to stay for the entire one-hour session for smooth transitions. Traditional oral presentations will include the speaker sharing a series of PowerPoint slides while they talk about their project or the impact of their engagement in a high-impact practice (e.g., Study Abroad, Service Learning, etc.). However, presenters in this session should also feel welcome to present a reading from an original poem or spoken work or play a video of a short film or an original work of musical, theater, or dance.  Please plan to present for no more than 10-12 minutes and leave 3-5 minutes for questions and transition to the next speaker.  OPEN TO ANY STUDENT OR FACULTY.

Poster presenters will be scheduled for a one-hour time slot and assigned a poster number.  The poster session will be set up in rows where presenters can hang a large poster (typically 48” wide X 36” high) at their assigned number and stand in front.  It is more casual than an oral presentation, and presenters will talk to people and share details of their work as they walk by.  This is a great option for first-time presenters.  Please note that students who select this presentation option will have to leave time to have the poster printed (at least a few days; can be done at the Service Desk in the Commons) and will have to identify a funding source for printing (typically ~$50 to $60 and often paid for by the faculty mentor or using OUR Project Award funds for recipients of those awards).  The transition between poster presenters will be quick, so you’ll have to be ready to take your poster down and let the next presenter hang their poster.  OPEN TO ANY STUDENT OR FACULTY.

All forms of visual art, including original painting, sculpture, designed costume displays, photography, etc., will be included in this session. Presenters will be present during an assigned time to stand with their exhibit, talk to people and share details of their work as they walk by. Students presenting in this exhibit should discuss their plans with their faculty mentors before submitting their applications and discuss their plans' feasibility and their space and equipment needs. TYPICALLY LIMITED TO ART & DESIGN AND THEATER STUDENTS.

Presenters in this session will be included in the two-hour session (10am-noon) held in the tented area on Cannon Green. Panels will be available for presenters to hang posters and (typically) display a working prototype of their engineering project (tables may be available for use based on the team leader's signing up -- not guaranteed). In addition, presenters will be present during the entire session to stand with their display, talk to people and share details of their work. Presenters will work with the session's Engineering faculty leaders to make the best use of the tented space; therefore, there will be no assigned presentation locations. TYPICALLY LIMITED TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING STUDENTS.

These sessions are specially designed by a faculty member for a select group of students (i.e., who are taking a course). They may include group presentations or panel discussions specific to that course. You should select this session only if that faculty member has explicitly invited you to participate in that session. The session will be planned and scheduled by the faculty member who is leading this session. The format for these sessions also varies. TYPICALLY LIMITED TO STUDENTS WITHIN A SPECIFIC COURSE OR GROUP AND INVITED BY FACULTY.

This showcase is a celebration of student engagement in HIPs at UWF! It is an award to recognize students who are doing amazing things as part of a HIP experience. Students who have participated in a HIP present that experience as part of the UWF Student Scholars Symposium (Thursday, April 20, 2023) and can indicate their interest in being considered for the HIP Showcase awards.  For consideration, these students will have to submit their presentation in advance of the Symposium and answer some questions about the impact of the HIP experience. One presentation will be selected for a HIP Showcase Award in each of the HIP types supported at UWF and one overall presentation will be selected as “Best in Show” (by Thursday, April 6, 2023).  Students can win up to $500!. See this document for more information on the HIP Student Showcase or this document on the Types of HIPs.

This session is limited to faculty giving 15-minute oral presentations. Presentation topics should focus on how faculty use high-impact practices (HIPs) in their classes or other student-engagement activities.  This session will be scheduled 8 am - 9 am via Zoom to avoid or limit overlap between it and other/student sessions. Faculty are also welcome to present in any of the other sessions. LIMITED TO FACULTY.