Student Symposium
The JU Research and Scholarship Symposium
The JU Symposium is a research and scholarship conference for JU students. The goal is to provide an opportunity for all JU students (freshmen-graduate students) to present their work in a professional setting. This experience provides an opportunity for JU students to enhance their written and oral communication skills through a formal conference presentation. This platform also helps students develop their presentation skills in the digital world.
2026 Symposium
Event Date: Monday, March 30-Tuesday, March 31, 206
The Symposium will be held in the Davis College of Business and Technology lobby and conference rooms.
Abstract Deadline:  Friday, February 27, 2026
Submit your abstract !
Abstract Submission
- Abstracts can be submitted in this .
- Faculty representatives will send acceptance emails to students by Monday, March 9, 2026
- The symposium schedule will be posted to the JU website by Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
- Presentation formats include poster or podium presentation.
Best Poster will be awarded in each poster session
Tentative Schedule:
Monday, March 30, 2026
Poster Session
11:00-12:00
Social Science and Education, Fine Arts & Humanities, WAVE, WGS, Aviation
Podium Session 1
Science and Mathematics
12:30-1:45
Podium Session 2
Nursing and Exercise Science
2:00-3:15
Podium Session 3
Business, Engineering, and Aviation
3:30-4:45
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Poster Session
11:00-12:00
Science and Mathematics, Nursing, Exercise Science, Business, Engineering
Podium Session 4
Social Science and Education
12:30-1:45
Podium Session 5
Fine Arts, Humanities, WGS, WAVE
2:00-3:15
The projects should be research based. For example, students who have collected data in an independent study project would fall into this category. Abstracts should be 250 words or less, with 12-point font in Times New Roman style. Please see the sample abstract for proper formatting.
Faculty Representatives
- Dr. Irina Toteva (Business) –itoteva@ju.edu 
- Dr. Steven Davis (Education) – sdavis@ju.edu
- Dr. Laura Winn (Humanities & Fine Arts) – lwinn@ju.edu
- Dr. Jeffrey Wight (Exercise Science) - jwight@ju.edu
- Dr. Leigh Hart (Nursing) – lhart@ju.edu
- Dr. Kara Conway and Dr. William Penwell (Science and Math) – kconway2@ju.edu; wpenwel@ju.edu
- Dr. Victoria McNeil-Young (Social Sciences and Education) -vmcneil2@ju.edu 
- Dr. Ross Stephenson (Aviation) - rstephe8@ju.edu
- Dr. Saeed Al-Haj (Engineering and Technology) - salhaj@ju.edu
- Dr. Laura Winn (Women’s and Gender Studies and WAVE) - lwinn@ju.edu
Every spring, a research symposium is sponsored for the public presentation of the results of students’ research and creative projects. Students also have opportunities to submit their work for presentation at state, regional, and national conferences in their disciplines and at the National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) conference. Learn more about other research events.
- Symposium Abstract Template
- Sample Abstract
- Symposium Poster presentation Example Template
- Symposium Podium presentation Example Template
IRB Guidance, Instructions, and Applications
- Class Projects or Activities Involving Human Subjects Guidelines
- Option 1-Application for Class Activities or Projects that do not Require IRB/ORSP Oversight
- Option 2- Application for Class Projects or Activities that Require IRB/ORSP Oversight
Swisher Library Research Symposium Resources
The 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Swisher Library is offering Research Symposium Workshops and other resources. More information can be found at the following website: 
Previous Symposiums
2021 Symposium
The 2021 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place in a virtual format on Monday, April 19, 2021- Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
2020 Symposium
The 2020 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Monday, March 23, 2020- Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.
2019 Symposium
The 2019 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Monday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 2 in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.
2018 Symposium
The 2018 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took place on Thursday, March 29, and Friday, March 30, in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.​
2017​ Symposium
The 2017 JU Faculty & Student Symposium took plate on Monday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 4, in Conference Rooms B & C in the Davis College of Business & Technology.​