Symposium

Symposium for Research Scholarship and Creativity

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Submissions are no longer being accepted.

The annual Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creativity provides undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty an opportunity to share their research, creative endeavors and professional learning experiences with the University and greater community.

The event facilitates the promotion of scholastic achievements of inquiring minds, for a lifetime pursuit of knowledge enabled by University-wide collaboration and scholarship.

We will feature the following events:

• Institutional Award Ceremony
• Poster Presentations
• Design Challenges
• Madonna Talks

See the Research Symposium Flyer for more information.

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Submit your Proposal

Please use the application form link to submit your information to present at the Madonna University Research Symposium. We encourage various types of creative and scholastic endeavours. You may present your work as a research poster, demonstration poster, interactive display, or exhibition display. Only student research posters are eligible for prizes. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for undergraduate and graduate divisions (each). 1st place = $100, 2nd place = $75, 3rd place = $50. (Group projects will share the prize.)

If you are submitting a research poster, please ensure that you have the following information on hand before you complete the application:

1. Signed Faculty Approval form. Please download the template, and ask your professor/ research instructor to sign.
2. If your work involved human subjects, please upload your IRB approval. If you are in an umbrella research course, your Professor will provide you with the approval letter.
3. You must also upload your Research Integrity Training certificates. Please combine the certificates into one file.
4. Complete and submit your Research Symposium Application.

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Poster Presentation

Madonna Symposium of Research Scholarship hosts an interactive posters presentation session to allow students and faculty to showcase their research and ideas. Posters are widely used in the academic and scientific community, and most conferences include poster presentations in their program. The main purpose of the research poster is to concisely and succinctly summarize information or research to generate discussion.

A poster is typically a mixture of text mixed with tables, graphs, pictures, and other presentation formats. At Madonna, we expect students to stand by the poster display during the presentation period to answer questions, and interact with the audience. Research posters will be judged by a multidisciplinary panel of experts, and prizes will be awarded to both undergraduate and graduate winners. The FAQ guide below provides a variety of important resources for designing an effective and dynamic poster.
Suggested Research Symposium poster template (.PPT).
This template is designed to make a 36x48 poster. When finished, you can export it as a PDF (File>Export>Choose PDF in drop down menu) to send for printing.
We have made arrangements with Metro Detroit Printing to provide poster printing services. If you are interested, please follow instructions below:

1. Email info@metrodetroitprinting.com and include Madonna University Student Poster in the subject line.
2. Include poster file and name of student in the e-mail.
3. Posters will be available for pick up at Metro Detroit Printing in Livonia. The address is 12892 Farmington Rd, Livonia, 48150.
4. Posters will be $35 for a paper poster and $50 for a foam board mounted poster.  Payment is due at time of pick up - cash or credit accepted.