Call for Submissions
Call for presentation submissions is open until October 1, 2023. Presenters will select presentation categories and presentation time slots when submitting proposals. Please direct questions to Faculty Commons (mmecham@jsu.edu) or to one of the FRS committee members. Certificates of participation will be given to all faculty who present as part of the symposium.
Presentation Descriptions:
Certificates will be given to recognize those who participate; awards will be given for highest scoring short, long, poster, panel, and creative presentations. Faculty who sign-in on-site at individual presentations will receive transcript information from Faculty Commons for attending.
Presentations will be judged by JSU volunteer faculty members. An awards reception will take place immediately following the event (5:00 pm). All judges, presenters, and general attendees are cordially invited to attend.
Short Research Presentation (15 minutes) - Formal presentations about a topic of a faculty member’s choosing (this may include a research paper, project, scholarship, or current work in progress). Individual short presentations will last no more than 15 minutes; presenters will be grouped three to a session and assigned to one-hour time slots to encourage audience attendance; the remaining 15 minutes may be used for Q&A. Short presentations will be viewed and judged as part of a competition for "Best Short Presentation" for which the awardee will receive a congratulatory certificate.
Long Research Presentation (25 minutes) – Formal presentations about a topic of a faculty member’s choosing (this may include a research paper, project, scholarship, or current work in progress). Individual long presentations will last no more than 25 minutes; presenters will be grouped two to a session and assigned to one-hour time slots to encourage audience attendance; the remaining 10 minutes may be used for Q&A. Long presentations will be viewed and judged as part of a competition for "Best Long Presentation" for which the awardee will receive a congratulatory certificate.
Poster Presentation (1 hour) - A visual display of individual faculty’s research, scholarship, or creative work. Posters will be on display in the Atrium in Merrill Hall; the official time for poster judging will be from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. During poster session judging, posters will be viewed, and faculty will be available to answer questions and elaborate on their work. Poster presentations will be viewed and judged as part of a competition for "Best Poster Presentation" for which the awardee will receive a congratulatory certificate. We encourage faculty to leave posters up and viewable for the remainder of the Faculty Research Symposium event for all attendees to enjoy.
Panel Presentation (50 minutes) - Panel presentation topics are to be selected by the faculty member submitting the proposal. It is up to the submitting faculty member to recruit fellow panel members to the presentation (up to 6 members). Panel topics may be on the faculty panel’s collective research interests, scholarship, or creative work (note that panel members are not required to have collaborated previously on research). Panel sessions will run 50 minutes in length, which includes time for Q&A. Only one-panel session will run per 50-minute assigned time slot. Poster presentations will be viewed and judged as part of a competition for "Best Poster Presentation" for which the awardee will receive a congratulatory certificate.
Other Presentation (30 minutes) - This year, time has been reserved for those interested in submitting presentations that do not neatly fit within other categories. Presentations deemed “Other” include creative pieces, musical pieces, display pieces, performance pieces, etc. Other presentations will run in 30-minute increments during designated time slots and will be held in the Atrium of Merrill Hall. Set-up time will be from 10:00-10:50 AM for presentations taking place between 11:00-12:00 PM. Set up time will be from 12:10 to 1:50 PM for presentations taking place between 2:00 and 4:00 PM. Other presentations will be viewed and judged as part of a competition for "Best Creative Presentation" for which the awardee will receive a congratulatory certificate.