2014 STARS
Faculty Research Poster
Competition Announcement
Talon Room, Bldg. 16, 4th
floor
Monday, April 14, 2014
3:30 – 5:00pm
Scholars Transforming Academic Research Symposium (STARS) is a showcase of research excellence highlighting faculty, staff, administrator,
and graduate student research across all disciplines within the university
community. The theme for this year’s symposium is Crossing Borders.
Assistant Professors at UNF are invited to submit a poster for the 5th Annual STARS event, held on Monday, April 14, 2014. An award amount of $5,000
will be presented to the faculty research poster winner. Award winners will be selected by a consensus of faculty and staff attending the STARS reception and awards ceremony.
Using a crowd-sourcing model, attendees of the faculty and staff reception will be provided a token at the beginning of the poster competition. Each attendee will have the opportunity to select the poster they feel best demonstrates excellence in presentation, content, and impact of research. The poster participant with the most tokens at the end of the competition will be announced as the winner during the STARS faculty and staff reception and awards ceremony.
This event is free to the UNF community. Pre-registration is required.
Symposium Agenda
11:30am - 12:00pm Registration
12:00pm - 1:30pm Roundtable Discussions (Lunch will be
served)
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Faculty Poster Competition & Faculty and Staff Reception &
Awards Ceremony
Important Dates
March 28, 2014, 5:00 pm -Deadline
for poster title and abstract submission (guidelines listed below): Poster competition.
March 28, 2014, 5:00 pm -
Registration deadline for events at STARS: roundtable discussions, poster
competition, and reception & awards ceremony.
April 4, 2014, 5:00 pm - Deadline for submitting
materials to the Center for Instruction and Research Technology (CIRT) for poster printing.
*Please note: Individuals
registered for the poster competition must also register for the symposium
using the STARS registration.
STARS Guidelines
for Poster Competition
**Registration is limited to the
first 20 participants**
Online
Registration: Poster competition
- Subject of Presentation: Any basic
or applied research that will promote sponsored activities or lead to
fundable research is acceptable for entry in the poster competition. The poster
presentation may contain information that has been presented at local,
regional, or national meetings or conferences.
- Deadline for Entry: Registration
at the following web address must be received by Monday, March 28, 2014 at
5:00 pm @ Poster competition. All participants are responsible
for registering and uploading their abstract on the website. Participants
must submit his/her name, title, department, poster title, poster
author(s), and an abstract not more than 250 words. Participant
information and abstracts will be published in the symposium brochure. An
email confirmation will be sent to the entrant to acknowledge receipt of
registration and acceptance of the abstract.
- Time: Posters
may be set up starting at 9:00 am on April 14, 2014. Posters will be displayed in the Talon
room, Bldg. 16, 4th floor. Access to the area will be from 9:00
am to 3:00 p.m. Posters should remain up until 5:00pm. Posters must be
removed immediately following the faculty and staff reception and awards
ceremony.
- Eligibility:
Competition is open to any assistant professor at the University of North
Florida. Posters should present original research with potential to lead
to fundable sponsored activities. Each entrant may present only one
poster. Individuals
registered for the poster competition must also register for the symposium
using the STARS registration.
- Awards:. The
first-place winner will receive seed funding of $5,000 to conduct research
activities. Funds can be used for activities that promote sponsored
activities, such as proposal development, travel to conferences, student
wages, equipment, and supplies. The winner will be announced the same day
during the STARS faculty and staff reception and awards ceremony.
- Evaluation: Award
winners will be selected by a consensus of faculty and staff attending the
STARS reception and awards ceremony. Using a crowdsourcing model, attendees
of the faculty and staff reception will be provided a token at the
beginning of the poster competition. Each attendee will have the
opportunity to select the poster they feel best demonstrates excellence in
presentation, content, and impact of research. The poster participant with
the most tokens at the end of the competition will be announced as the
winner during the STARS faculty and staff reception and awards ceremony. Should
there be a tie, the funds will be distributed evenly amongst the winners.
- Poster Size:
One sided: no larger than 42" x 56" displayed horizontally or
vertically. Poster participants are encouraged to visit CIRT by
April 4, 2014 to assist with printing posters:
Center for Instruction & Research Technology (CIRT)
J.J. Daniel Hall, Building
1, Room 1801
Hours of Operation
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday
·
Format: Posters should include:
1.
Title Banner - with title, author(s), and department(s) -
Entrant must be first author.
2.
Abstract - a maximum 250-word summary of the study.
Some suggestions
for poster content:
a.
Introduction - a clear and concise statement of the
rationale, hypothesis, and justification for the project, the objectives of the
research, and general approach.
b.
Materials and Methods - an outline of the key materials and methods
defining how the experiment or study was conducted.
c.
Results - tables, figures, photos, etc., showing and
documenting experimental findings and analyses.
d.
Conclusions and Discussion - statement of the conclusions
from the study results and a brief explanation of the study's scientific rigor,
discoveries and their significance, and congruence or lack of with the body of
scientific knowledge.
e.
Acknowledgments and References - brief acknowledgment of
other contributors who are not authors, and key literature references to the
study, if required.
·
Legibility: All text and figures should be
readable from a distance of 1 meter, including captions and figure legends.
Illustrations should be relatively large with heavy lines. Colors may be used
to accent features or visibility. The diversity of the audience at this symposium
should be considered when designing posters. Abbreviations should be kept to a
minimum.
·
Continuity: The presentation should be a coherent
series of statements and supporting illustrations, with each leading to the
next, which show the flow of the presentation and the progression of the study.
·
Attendance: Participants are required to be in
attendance at his/her poster to answer questions of symposium participants
during poster viewing times on April 14: 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Poster participants are also encouraged to
attend the faculty and staff reception & awards ceremony immediately
following the competition, where the poster winner will be announced.
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