COLLEGE OF SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM SHOWCASE

Each spring, College of Science (COS) Undergraduate Research Colloquium hosts an opportunity to showcase our students’ scholarly work. Regretfully, this year’s event will no longer being held in person as planned. However, COS will be working with OSCAR to organize a university-wide virtual celebration of scholarship during the week of May 11-15, 2020. COS undergraduate students will be eligible for special scholarships (up to $500) resulting from their participation.Submissions for this alternative event are due May 1.

General Information

1. Submissions will open on April 20th and close on May 1st.
2. OSCAR will host two presentations (4/15 at 11am and 4/21 at 3pm) to give students some live guidance on how to give an effective presentation.
3. Students and mentors should go to https://oscar.gmu.edu/virtual-celebration/ for more information and to submit presentation information.

Specific Information for College of Science participants

1. Undergraduate research students are invited to prepare a recorded lightning talk which will be posted securely on a Mason-approved website (example) and accessible by login with Mason ID during the week of May 11th.
2. Beginning on April 20, students can access the submission page on OSCAR’s website. They will be asked to submit
   1. a brief abstract
   2. a video of their presentation
   3. a transcript of their video for captioning purposes.  (When recording a presentation, WebEx creates these automatically.)
3. If students have already submitted an abstract to the COS Undergraduate Research Colloquium and want to present in this virtual event, they need to submit their information again.
4. COS undergraduate students will be eligible for special scholarships (up to $500) resulting from their participation.
5. College of Science participants will receive special recognition on our college website.

If you have questions, please email oscar@gmu.edu.