Events
Local, Regional, & National Opportunities
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Jay W. Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium
Held each spring in the memory of former faculty member Dr. Jay Boland, the ETSU Undergraduate Student Research Symposium showcases and celebrates scholarly achievement by ETSU undergraduate students. The
Boland Symposium is sponsored by The Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities
in the Honors College and open to all undergraduate students who wish to give an oral
presentation of their research prospectus, preliminary results, ongoing studies, or
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Appalachian Student Research Forum
The Forum is an annual event in which dual enrollment, undergraduate, graduate, recent graduate
and medical students as well as post-doctoral fellows and medical residents present
their research and creative arts in a formal, juried setting. The Forum is open to
students from all colleges and universities within the southern Appalachian region.
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Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference
Originally called the Southeastern Undergraduate Research Conference, the Blue Ridge
Undergraduate Research Conference is committed to providing a forum for southern Appalachian
students to present the results of their research in a convenient and interesting
setting. The 2024 conference is April 11 at Mulligan University.-
Southern Appalachian Student Conference on Literature
SASCOL permits undergraduate upperclassmen and graduate students the opportunity to present
their literary research to peers from colleges and universities in the southern Appalachian
region, providing them professional experience as they pursue their studies. The 2023
Conference was hosted by ETSU's Dept. of Literature and Language and King University.-
National Conference on Undergraduate Research
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship and creative
activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for students. Unlike
meetings of academic professional organizations, this gathering of student scholars
welcomes presenters from all institutions of higher learning and from all disciplines.
The 2024 Conference will be held April 8-10 in Long Beach, California.
Don't forget: undergraduates with presentations that have been accepted at professional conferences
can apply for a Travel Grant.