Undergraduate Research Conference 2025
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- Education Commons/ Ray's Place
- April 26, 2024
- Friday, 9:00AM to Friday, 4:00PM
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Undergraduate Research Conference 2025
Education Commons/ Ray's Place
Friday, 9:00AM to Friday, 4:00PM
April 26, 2024
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Felician University Undergraduate Research Conference
Future Frontiers: Undergraduate Research For a Changing World
This theme emphasizes the critical importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing the complex challenges of a rapidly evolving global landscape. In addressing critical global challenges such as climate change, technological progress, social justice, and global health, the conference seeks to showcase innovative research that offers ethical, sustainable, and transformative solutions for a better future.
Within this academic forum, students will have the opportunity to present their research, engage with peers and faculty mentors, and build professional networks, gaining valuable experience in academic discussion and presentation. Submissions will be evaluated for their originality and potential to advance interdisciplinary collaboration. Exceptional contributions will be recognized and celebrated, highlighting the creativity and scholarly achievements of undergraduate researchers.
We welcome submissions from a wide range of fields, including the Arts, Humanities, STEM, Business, and Behavioral Sciences. Join us in shaping a more informed, equitable, and sustainable future through the transformative power of undergraduate research.
Objective
The main objective of this conference is to highlight projects dedicated to understanding, alleviating, or proposing solutions for global challenges affecting societies, economies, and the environment. We are actively seeking proposals that demonstrate interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity, and the potential for real-world impact. Submissions will undergo evaluation by the URC committee, which is intentionally promoting an interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approach for this call.
The annual URC provides an excellent platform for students to connect with like-minded peers and faculty mentors from local universities and colleges in the New Jersey area who are involved in similar fields. It serves as a forum for students to gain insights into scholarship across diverse disciplines, enhance their presentation skills, and cultivate meaningful connections. We enthusiastically welcome student paper and poster submissions across all fields, and noteworthy presentations will be honored and acknowledged at the conference.
Conference Theme:
The 2025 Undergraduate Research Conference, titled “Future Frontiers: Undergraduate Research for a Changing World,” underscores the essential role of interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in addressing global challenges. This year’s theme centers on research exploring social justice and ethical solutions to pressing issues, including climate change, public health, technological ethics, economic inequality, the impacts of globalization, and sustainable strategies for fostering a more equitable and resilient society.
Proposals from all disciplines—Arts, Humanities, STEM, Business, Behavioral Sciences, and Education—that promote dialogue and collaboration across diverse fields are encouraged for submission.
The conference will be held on Saturday, April 26th, 2025.
Time: 9.00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Ray’s Place, Ed Commons, Rutherford Campus
Proposals are welcome across a wide range of themes related to global challenges and innovations. Some suggested themes include but are not limited to:
- Sustainability: Addressing environmental, business, economic, financial, and social sustainability challenges, and innovations.
- Global Health: Discussing science and healthcare challenges and innovative solutions on a global scale.
- Technology and Innovation: Exploring how technology can address global challenges or examining emerging innovations.
- Education and Career Readiness: Focusing on innovative and experiential approaches to education, skills training, and lifelong learning.
Undergraduate students from all academic disciplines from higher educational institutions in New Jersey and the Tri-State area are encouraged to submit oral or poster research presentation proposals. Student panel presentations will also be accepted. Collaborative projects (papers and posters) involving multiple institutions are highly encouraged. Proposals from recent graduate students are welcomed.
To present at the Undergraduate Research Conference, abstracts must be submitted no later than March 15th, 2025 to urc@felician.edu. Abstracts will undergo a rigorous evaluation by a panel of volunteer faculty reviewers. Abstract reviewers will evaluate submissions based on the themes listed above and assess overall merit within the context of the specific academic discipline. Upon acceptance, your abstract will automatically be incorporated into the final program and virtual platform, which you may later reference for applications, resumes, CVs, etc. Authors will be notified by email of the status of their submission.
The proposal abstract should be submitted via email to urc@felician.edu. The proposal abstract should include a project title and, a clear description of the research objectives, methodology, and expected outcomes.
To Submit an Abstract upload the following information:
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- Abstract Title (20-word limit): Please use title case. (Example: The Effect of Climate Change on the Local Environment).
- Author Line: Please enter any authors you would like to credit associated with your abstract. The presenting author should be listed first followed by co-presenters and any other contributor(s) you would like to credit (e.g., faculty mentor, etc.). Please list the author’s first name, author’s last name, author department and school affiliation, institution state, institution, and author email address.
- Abstract Text (300-word limit): Submit your abstract text only (e.g., no title, authors, references, etc.). The main text of abstracts is usually 250-300 words and may not exceed 300 words.
- Type of Presentation: Panel, Oral (Paper presentation) or poster
Proposal Abstracts (Paper or poster) will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
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- Relevance to Global Challenges: How well does the proposal address global challenges and what are the potential impacts?
- Innovation: Does the project propose creative and innovative approaches to addressing the challenges?
- Research Quality: Rubrics will be applied to evaluate: 1) Is the controlling idea or thesis statement clear? Does the project follow a research process? 2) Are the proposed conclusions grounded in analysis? 3) For research papers, how well do the references justify the project’s intended or proposed conclusions?
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Authors of accepted abstracts must submit a full proposal (paper/poster) via urc@felician.edu no later than April 15th, 2025. The document can be submitted as a Google Doc or in WORD, RTF, or DOCX format. Detailed instructions will be emailed to authors of accepted submissions.
o Paper presentations (Oral- with or without slides). Submit a full paper in APA (7th edition) or MLA format, 1500 words, double-spaced, author blinded to urc@felician.edu or via the URC 2024 website. Authors are encouraged to prepare a PPT to present their paper.
o Poster presentations: Submit the final poster as a PDF or JPEG file to urc@felician.edu or via the URC 2024 website.
• All correspondence/notifications from the URC committee will be through urc@felician.edu
- Proposal Abstract due: March 15th, 2025
- Notification of Selection: March 25th, 2025
- Selected proposals, Oral/Poster submission: April 15th, 2025
- Conference: April 26th, 2025
The URC committee looks forward to receiving innovative and impactful proposals that contribute to addressing global challenges and advancing our understanding of innovative solutions. For inquiries and submission, please email urc@felician.edu
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Please submit your abstract with the following information: Title of Abstract, Description of Abstract, Name of Student Submitting, Faculty mentor.
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Questions or comments may be directed to any members of the Undergraduate Research Conference or email urc@felician.edu at Felician University.
