Graduate School
Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Research Symposium Guidelines
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Presentation Guidelines
Student must present original research conducted as part of a degree program at USM.
Research presented previously is acceptable. Participants must choose to do an oral
presentation or a poster presentation. Abstracts must be limited to 300 words. Only students enrolled in fully online programs have the option to participate virtually.
Oral Presentations (PowerPoint)
1. Must include a title slide consistent with the submitted abstract.
2. If multiple authors, only one may be present.
3. Limited to 10 minutes.
Poster Presentations
1. Poster guidelines for in-person and virtual participants.
- In-Person Poster Presentation: Must have 36" x 48" dimension.
- Virtual Poster Presentation: Must be a single (8 1/2" x 14” landscape) PowerPoint slide.
- Limited to 10 minutes.
2. Must include following items to be eligible for the poster competition:
- Poster presentation title consistent with abstract
- Presenting author, coauthors, principal investigator
- School name
- College name
- The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406
3. Can be presented by two authors if the degree program allows a joint project.
Awards
- A monetary prize will be given to all symposium winners.