03/16/2023
By Anne Maglia and Julie Nash

The abstract submission deadline for the 26th annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium has been extended to Monday, March 20 at 11:59 p.m. The first step for students to enter the competition is to submit an abstract using the online abstract submission form.

Similar to most recent years, the Student Symposium will be held as a multi-staged competition with the final round and awards ceremony at University Crossing on Monday, April 24, 2023. This university-wide event showcases the research, service learning projects, study abroad experiences, creative works and other academic endeavors of UML undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.

All student participants are asked to submit a video of no more than 3 minutes presenting their project for the first round of the competition. Videos will be available on YouTube for a period of public viewing and voting. Thereafter, a team of judges designated by each college dean will select finalists from their college to continue to Round 2, an in-person Q&A session with a panel of judges. Participants may elect to participate in Round 1 only; they will be considered for the Fan Favorite category.

The number of winners from each college will be proportional to the number of submissions. Each college will award at least one undergraduate and one graduate student or team as winners. In addition, each college will recognize at least one “Fan Favorite” winner based on the number of likes on YouTube and input from judges.

For additional information and specific guidelines and requirements, please visit the Student Symposium website.

Please direct any questions to Student_Symposium@uml.edu. Thank you!