University Research Symposium
The Research Symposium is held each spring and offers an exciting opportunity for enrolled Illinois State graduate and undergraduate students to present what they have learned through their scholarship, research, and creative expression in an online academic setting.
An exciting addition in the spring of 2022, will be E-Posters. They will make it possible for students not on campus to participate in the Symposium. There will be a station(s) for viewing of the E-Posters or ppt presentations in the Ballroom during the Symposium. See the 2022 Guidelines at the link below for additional information.
All students enrolled at the University and engaged in scholarship, research, and creative activity under the direction of a faculty mentor are eligible to register.
2022 University Research Symposium
April 1, 2022
Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center
Two Sessions - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
E-poster option viewing of projects in the Circus Room - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
Photo Collage of 2022 Symposium
Day of Schedules
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Abstracts are listed alphabetically by last name of presenter or group leader. Individual projects appear first followed by group projects in all files.
2022 Morning Session Abstracts
2022 Afternoon Session Abstracts
2022 Oral presentations of student’s research and creative work:
School of Theatre and Dance (In person and on Zoom - March 31, 2022) School of Theatre and Dance oral presentation flyer
Department of Physics (On Zoom - April 2, 2022)
School of Teaching and Learning hybrid Research Celebration in person and on Zoom April 1, 2022 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Additional details: https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2022/03/school-of-teaching-and-learning-to-host-research-celebration-april-1/
2022 Guidelines - Contains detailed information regarding the event.
Past University Research Symposia
2021 Online University Research Symposium
Thank you to the students and faculty mentors who participated! We are extremely proud of the students' accomplishments!
The Graduate School again partnered with Milner Library to create an online version of the University Research Symposium on ISU ReD. The free to the public display opened on April 9, 2021. Browse the abstracts, posters, PowerPoint and MP4 files of over one hundred and ninety student presenters at the link below.
2021 Symposium site on ISU ReD
Oral and panel presentations of student’s research and creative work were presented via Zoom sessions:
2021 Department of Physics oral presentations
2021 School of Theatre and Dance oral presentations
2020 Online University Research Symposium
The Graduate School partnered with Miner Library to create an online version of the University Research Symposium. The display opened on April 27. It was free and open to the public.
Nearly 100 abstracts, posters, and power point presentations of undergraduate and graduate students available on ISU ReD.
Oral and panel presentations of student’s research and creative work were presented via Zoom sessions:
Department of Physics (April 25, 2020)
School of Theatre and Dance (April 28, 2020)
2020 Abstracts (For cancelled in-person Symposium)
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
2019 University Research Symposium
Highlights, photos and video from the 2019 Symposium
Photo collage of 2019 Symposium
2019 Abstracts
AM session
PM session
2018 Abstracts
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Symposium related forms
- Symposium project/presentation assistance grant (Deadline: May 31, 2022)
- Shared expenses memo
Accomplishments of past presenters