Why should I as a student participate in this conference day?
You will get much satisfaction from presenting at a student conference such as this. It is a good way to discuss your ideas with other scholars and to demonstrate your creative ability. It is a great asset in building your resume or graduate school application. A celebration such as Ignatian Scholarship Day helps you to see your fellow students as peers in a great variety of academic pursuits.
Your report may represent the outcome of substantial work which had its origin in an assignment for a course either this semester or a prior one but which has been developed above and beyond a class requirement. Please consult your faculty endorser about the eligibility of your work.
As a faculty member, what are my responsibilities if I act as an endorser?
Each presentation must have a faculty endorser. Your involvement in work to be presented at the conference is therefore essential; without you, there can be no Ignatian Scholarship Day. You should know about the responsibilities of mentoring as well as the significant benefits it can confer.
You should familiarize yourself with the presentation types and submission guidelines. There is no central review process—virtually all submissions that have faculty endorsers will be accepted. This means that, before you agree to be an endorser, you should make sure the proposed work is eligible and, after agreeing, you should work with the students involved in preparing the abstract and getting ready for the presentation. You may endorse a student’s work with which you are familiar from this semester or a prior one.
At the minimum, faculty should proofread the abstract before submission, give appropriate feedback and editing, and formally approve the submission. Stay in touch with students you are mentoring so you can preview presentations, giving appropriate feedback to enhance their quality.
Additionally, you may wish to consider ways of using the day as a teaching resource. Some professors require students to attend one or more presentations, including both those from the class discipline and those from outside the discipline, and to turn in reports on them. Reports may include brief summaries of each presentation, as well as reflection. Students from a wide variety of disciplines will be presenting their best work. Different presentation methods also will be on view. All who attend the conference can meet and question students who present posters, technology displays, or studio or performing art. It's a great way to catch up on what's happening at the college in other fields besides your own.
What are the differences among the various types of possible presentations? What are the requirements for each?
1) Poster presentations: This is a good method to display your work in certain fields where diagrams, formulas, pictures, etc., assist in the sharing of information. Many students find it helpful to purchase a tri-fold poster board which is self-supporting. Posters should be designed to stand no more than four feet high on a card table or one-half of an eight-foot table. Make sure the formal title and the author(s) names are clearly visible. You may also wish to prepare a paper handout so that viewers can walk away with details of your work. No push pins, fasteners, easels, etc. will be provided; you should provide any materials you need to display your work.
Students should be ready to stand by their posters for at least one hour during the time period to answer questions.
2) Paper presentations: These are delivered from a podium in a conference room. A period of twenty minutes is allotted to include both the presentation and the follow-up discussion/response to any questions. A schedule of assigned times and rooms will be published before the scholarship day. Each room will have a presider who will keep time and adjourn the session so the audience has time to rotate to another session.
3) Multimedia presentations: These will be held in Regis North which has a large screen, ceiling projector, and networked computer. Presenters should use the media software available on campus. In order to save time, please bring your presentation on a thumb-drive, CD, or other self-contained system. (In case of a technical emergency, a member of the ITS staff will be on hand to assist.) Presentations will be scheduled every twenty minutes, and your assigned time includes both the presentation and any follow-up questions. Each room will have a presider who will keep time and adjourn the session so the audience has time to rotate to another session.
4) Two- and three-dimensional art: These will be works of painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, fiber, or other visual communications. The work should be able to fit on one card table or one-half on an eight-foot table. No mounting materials or easels will be supplied at the event: please bring any materials you may need. The work will be on display for the entire afternoon.
5) Performances: These expressions (poetry, drama, vocal or instrumental music) should be up to 15 minutes in length with time for 2 to 3 minutes of questions. The abstract should specify the equipment that will be needed such as props, music stands, accompaniment, or recordings, as well as an approximation of the length of the performance and number of ensemble members (for scheduling purposes).
What is an abstract?
An abstract is a brief summary of the work to be presented. It gives the audience a clear expectation of the expression they will see or hear. It expands upon the formal title of the work by giving specifics such as works to be analyzed, the authors or composers involved, the type and titles of the artwork being displayed, program notes, methodology, results, discussion.
How many students can co-author a presentation?
A maximum of three authors may be associated with any one expression. Timed events are not extended for works with multiple authors. (Musical ensembles may be larger than 3; please indicate the number of participants in the group on the abstract form.)
How many presentations may I make?
In order to allow as many students as possible to participate in the conference day, as well as to be sure you do your very best work on what you submit, you may be an author/co-author or presenter on at most two expressions (this number does not include your participation as a member of a larger musical ensemble).
What type of recognition do I receive for participating in the conference?
Participants will receive certificates acknowledging their contributions to the day. These are extremely worthwhile to note on applications for fellowships, graduate school admissions, employment resumes and the like. A conference program containing all submitted abstracts will also be published, and a list of participants will be posted on the Ignatian Scholarship Day website.
What do I have to do on the day of the event?
If you are displaying a poster or artwork, please bring your materials by 1:00 PM to organize your presentations. Presenters of papers, multimedia or performances should arrive 15 minutes before your assigned start time to familiarize yourself with your surroundings.
Please dress appropriately for the day (business attire representative of your discipline). Check with your faculty mentor if you are uncertain as to what is suitable.