Student Symposium

The JU Research and Scholarship Symposium 

The JU Symposium is a research and scholarship conference for JU students. The goal is to provide an opportunity for all JU students (freshmen-graduate students) to present their work in a professional setting. This experience provides an opportunity for JU students to enhance their written and oral communication skills through a formal conference presentation. This platform also helps students develop their presentation skills in the digital world. 

2026 Symposium 

Event Date: Monday, March 30-Tuesday, March 31, 206

The Symposium will be held in the Davis College of Business and Technology lobby and conference rooms.

Abstract Deadline:  Friday, February 27, 2026                                                           

Submit your abstract !

Abstract Submission 

• Abstracts can be submitted in this . 
• Faculty representatives will send acceptance emails to students by Monday, March 9, 2026
• The symposium schedule will be posted to the JU website by Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
• Presentation formats include poster or podium presentation.

Best Poster and podium presentation will be awarded in each session

 

JU Research and Scholarship Symposium Schedule 
Monday, March 30, 2026 
 
Poster Session 1 
Social Sciences & Education, Nursing, Aviation, Engineering & Technology, Fine Arts 
11:00am-12:00pm 
DCOBT 171 
 
Podium Session 1 
Aviation, Science & Mathematics 
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm 
DCOBT 165 

 
Podium Session 2 
Communication Sciences & Disorders, Business, Engineering &Technology  
1:45pm-3:15pm 
DCOBT 171 

 
JU Research and Scholarship Symposium  
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 
 
Poster Session 2 
Science & Mathematics 
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 
DCOBT 171 
 

Podium Session 3 
Social Science & Education, Humanities 
12:30pm- 2:15pm 
DCOBT 165 

Podium Session 4 
Fine Arts & Humanities 
2:15pm-4:00pm 
DCOBT 165 

 

The projects should be research based. For example, students who have collected data in an independent study project would fall into this category.  Abstracts should be 250 words or less, with 12-point font in Times New Roman style. Please see the sample abstract for proper formatting. 

Faculty Representatives 

• Dr. Irina Toteva (Business) –itoteva@ju.edu  
• Dr. Steven Davis (Education) – sdavis@ju.edu 
• Dr. Laura Winn (Humanities & Fine Arts) – lwinn@ju.edu
• Dr. Jeffrey Wight (Exercise Science) - jwight@ju.edu 
• Dr. Leigh Hart (Nursing) – lhart@ju.edu 
• Dr. Kara Conway and Dr. William Penwell (Science and Math) – kconway2@ju.edu; wpenwel@ju.edu 
• Dr. Victoria McNeil-Young (Social Sciences and Education) -vmcneil2@ju.edu  
• Dr. Ross Stephenson (Aviation) - rstephe8@ju.edu 
• Dr. Saeed Al-Haj (Engineering and Technology) - salhaj@ju.edu 
• Dr. Laura Winn (Women’s and Gender Studies and WAVE) - lwinn@ju.edu

 

Every spring, a research symposium is sponsored for the public presentation of the results of students’ research and creative projects. Students also have opportunities to submit their work for presentation at state, regional, and national conferences in their disciplines and at the National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) conference. Learn more about other research events. 

• Symposium Abstract Template 
• Sample Abstract 
• Symposium Poster presentation Example Template 
• Symposium Podium presentation Example Template 

IRB Guidance, Instructions, and Applications 

• Class Projects or Activities Involving Human Subjects Guidelines 
• Option 1-Application for Class Activities or Projects that do not Require IRB/ORSP Oversight 
• Option 2- Application for Class Projects or Activities that Require IRB/ORSP Oversight 

Swisher Library Research Symposium Resources 

The ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Swisher Library is offering Research Symposium Workshops and other resources. More information can be found at the following website:  

Previous Symposiums 

2021 Symposium 

The 2021 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place in a virtual format on Monday, April 19, 2021- Tuesday, April 20, 2021. 

2020 Symposium 

The 2020 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Monday, March 23, 2020- Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology. 

2019 Symposium 

The 2019 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Monday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 2 in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology. 

2018 Symposium 

The 2018 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Thursday, March 29, and Friday, March 30, in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.​ 

2017​ Symposium 

The 2017 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took plate on Monday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 4, in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.​