Undergraduate and graduate Brockport students in all academic fields, as well as faculty and staff, are invited to submit proposals to present their academic and creative work at Scholars Day held each year in early April.
A Celebration of Academic Excellence
- Once again this year, faculty are enthusiastically encouraged to submit class groups/presentations or organized panels of student presenters in their discipline, if possible, rather than requiring students to submit numerous individual abstracts and presentations.
- Please consult with your home department to ensure you are equitably distributing sessions throughout the day. If possible, it is suggested that faculty in the same department consider joint / collaborative sessions to encourage better attendance and more efficient use of event staff and resources.
- If you are planning a departmental or collaborative / interdisciplinary session, please email scholarsday@brockport.edu to discuss your event.
- Faculty are asked to please schedule these events for Session III in the afternoon, if possible.
Abstract Submissions are due by March 15 at 11:59 PM.
No late submissions will be accepted.
Eligible Student Research and Creative Projects
- Produced by student(s) under faculty supervision or in collaboration with faculty
- Associated with research, creative work, or applied/experiential learning
- Based on methodologies in the discipline
Types of submitted proposals include:
- Research project
- Creative writing
- Visual art
- Music composition
- Dance choreography
- Theatrical script
- Applied/experiential learning
- Service learning project
Abstract Submission Information
Please have the following information available when submitting your research or creative activity:
- Primary student NetID
- Additional student authors NetIDs
- Faculty Sponsor NetID and department
- Presentation type: oral presentation; poster presentation; performance
- Know your session block or length of time required
- Presentation title, abstract (limit of 200 words)
- Special requirements or requests
Abstract Guidelines
An abstract is a one-paragraph summary of your project. All abstracts should have prior approval by faculty sponsor.
Abstract Should Clearly and Concisely:
- Identify the central research question, objective, or thesis of the project
- Summarize the methodology and/or findings of the research or creative work
- State conclusions, significance, and/or current state of the project
Abstract Format:
- Titles should be short and specific, and in mixed Upper and lower case letters
- Abstract should be a limit of 200 words
- Include plain text only - do not include tables, charts, pictures, foreign characters, or scientific symbols
- The title and proposal will appear in the conference program exactly as inputted, so double check spelling, punctuation, and clarity of prose
- Abstracts should be written at college level (e.g. spelling, grammar, clarity, etc.) since they will include names of student(s) and faculty sponsor
Presentations and posters will be IN PERSON as we have returned to a normal day-of event.
In the instance that student(s), whether individual or a group, are a part of a FULLY REMOTE online course, the students can submit their poster/presentation through our registration portal. This option is ONLY available to courses that are 100% online. All other submissions will not be accepted.