The Colloquium is open to all PSU graduate and undergraduate students, and local high school students. Student research may include presentations by students who have worked on a faculty research project, a research project as part of a class, or an independent project. Categories for proposals include: Category A (primarily Sciences and Technology); Category B (primarily Business, Education, and Humanities); Category C (Creative Works); Category D (Topical Literature Review); and Category E (High School).
In-person Requirements
- PSU students must submit the registration form by March 11, 2024. Abstracts will be submitted at the time of registration.
- Oral presentations: Make an eight minute oral presentation. For those whose oral presentation does not lend itself to the use of PowerPoint; please know that although allowed, audio/visual aids are not required. Points can be made in an interesting way without such a presentation.
- Research and Topical Posters: Set up your poster in the Overman Student Center Crimson & Gold Ballroom on April 17, 2024 from 8:30-11:30am according to the format specifications for posters available on the colloquium Canvas community (email mdiacopoulos@pittstate.edu to be added to the community).
- The Research Colloquium Committee reserves the right to change the category of the research projects.
Virtual Requirements
- Submit the abstract registration form by March 11, 2024.
- Abstracts will be submitted at the time of registration.
- Virtual Presentations: Virtual presentations must be created using Studio. Presentations must be 3-5 minutes long. Additional information about video requirements will be provided after the abstract submission deadline. Resources will be provided to assist students in their video creation.
- The Research Colloquium Committee reserves the right to change the category of research projects.
Awards
- There will be awards for each category for graduate and undergraduate students.
- One award will be given for every five entries in each subcategory.
- Award recipients will be recognized on the PSU website.
All projects require an Abstract/Summary. The Abstract/Summary should be one paragraph, 250 words or less in 11 point Times New Roman font, single spaced with one inch margins. The Abstract/Summary should contain the following:
- Introduction
- Purpose
- Materials/Methods
- Results/Conclusions
The Abstract/Summary will be provided to the judges prior to oral presentations and poster viewings.
In-person Judging Information
- Posters will be displayed at the Overman Student Center Ballroom on April 17, 2024 from 2:00-4:30pm.
- Each poster presenter will be required to give a three-minute presentation about the poster and answer the judges' questions.
- Oral presentations will be held on April 17, 2024 from 8:30am-1:30pm in the Governor's and Sunflower Rooms at Overman Student Center.
- Faculty and staff will be judging the competition.
- Undergraduate projects will be judged separately from the graduate projects.
Virtual Judging Guidelines
- Introduction clearly stated the purpose of the study
- Sequence of information can be easily followed
- Sufficient evidence and critical thinking were given to support arguments
- The presenter spoke clearly and confidently
- Conclusions were drawn appropriately
- Poster or Presentation in the virtual background was well designed (If a poster format was used, the font may not be readable during the recorded presentation but should be readable by examination of the actual poster pdf)