The 2022 UROP Spring Symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 20th. This event will see the return to in-person research presentations at the Michigan League. This will be a hybrid event also offering the opportunity to showcase research presentations over Zoom.
COVID-19 ResponsiBLUE Requirement: All attendees will be required to complete the ResponsiBLUE Screening Check prior to entry. Presentation of a green ResponsiBLUE pass will be requested at check-in.
Symposium Timeline | Date/Deadline | Link |
Mentor Award Nominations Open (Due February 11) | November 15, 2021 | Form Closed |
Symposium Time Conflict Form Opens (Closes March 8) | February 1, 2022 | Time Conflict Form |
Mentor Award Nominations Due | February 11, 2022 | Deadline passed |
Symposium Time Conflict Form Due | March 8, 2022 | Time Conflict Form |
Symposium Registration Opens (Due March 15) | March 8, 2022 | Deadline passed |
Symposium Registration Closes | March 15, 2022 | Deadline passed |
Mentor Symposium Registration Approval Due | March 22, 2022 | Deadline passed |
UROP Presentation Submission Open (Due April 11) | March 29, 2022 | Deadline passed |
UROP Final Presentations Due at NOON | April 11, 2022 by NOON | Deadline Passed |
Mentor Presentation Approval Due | April 13, 2022 | Deadline Passed |
SYMPOSIUM DAY! 10:00 am - 5:30 pm | April 20, 2022 | |
Symposium Assignment Due | April 20, 2022 | to Peer Facilitator |
Students are each required to register for symposium by submitting their abstract through the UROP student portal. Once students have submitted their registration, it will be sent to their mentor for content and presentation approval.
UROP is committed to providing accommodations and making our events accessible. Students will be able to indicate in the registration portal whether they or their guests need such accommodations in order to assign student presentation locations that best meet the accessibility needs of our attendees.
The cost of printing a single poster through the Fishbowl printing services is covered by the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Students will be able to upload their posters to a website for printing. If you have any symposium questions, please direct them to your UROP Peer Facilitator or urop.symposium@umich.edu.
Please visit the Poster Resources page for in depth support for creating your poster.
The maximum of two students may co-present together for a single presentation.
Projects and labs that have more than two students on a project, are not allowed to present in more than groups of two. Research Scholars may not present with first-year UROP students.
Presenting a Poster In-Person
Students present their research in front of their poster during a 50 minute long poster session.
Presenting In-Person
If your mentor has identified a different presentation format (other than a poster) that is more suited to your discipline or project, they will be able to indicate that in the registration process.
Research Scholars giving an oral presentation are required to use the microphone in their presentation room.
All presenters should refrain from wearing anything with significant scents such as perfume, cologne or lotion. Thank you for being considerate of your peer's allergies.
Presenting Over Zoom
Students will have 5 minutes to present their research.
Students are expected to have their camera on while they are presenting, but are welcome to use a zoom background rather than their surrounding environment.
The presentation slides submitted will be compiled into a single presentation for accessibilty and seamlessness.
Students will be taking over the presentation moderator's computer to present their research via the Zoom 'remote control' function.
Anyone joining the UROP Spring Symposium via Zoom will need the most updated version to fully participate. Joining a breakout room as an audience member or presenter might be hindered, and students may not be able to gain remote control access of their presentation without having their Zoom updated.
Symposium takes place during the Wednesday study day before exams to ensure that students do not have class conflicts on symposium day.
Students will be assigned a two-hour block of time during the symposium day, in which they are required to be in attendance. One hour will be their time to present, the other hour will be the designated time to attend the symposium as an observer of their peers' projects and complete their symposium assignment.
Students will be scheduled with other students with the same mentor and/or in the same lab.
Spring 2022 Symposium Agenda | Time Frame |
Session 1 Presentations | 10:00am - 10:50am |
Session 2 Presentations | 11:00am - 11:50am |
Keynote | 12:00pm - 12:30pm |
Outstanding Mentor Award Ceremony | 12:40pm - 1:30pm |
Session 3 Presentations | 1:40pm - 2:30pm |
Session 4 Presentations | 2:40pm - 3:30pm |
Session 5 Presentations | 3:40pm - 4:30pm |
Session 6 Presentations | 4:40pm - 5:30pm |
Contact Information
Need help? Contact us at urop.symposium@umich.edu