UIS faculty and students benefit from collaborative research with other scientists. When those scientists are at other institutions, and human research is involved, then coordinating IRB proposal submissions is necessary to proceed smoothly.
Each presentation must have a faculty mentor. If students are presenting work done off campus, for example during an internship, they must identify a UIS faculty member as co-sponsor. Abstracts that lack faculty sponsorship will not be accepted. Your involvement in work to be presented at STARS is therefore essential; without you, there can be no symposium. You should know about the responsibilities of mentoring as well as the significant benefits it can confer.
Considering whether to apply to be a part of this special day? The info and tips below may convince you to become involved, and will lead to an enriching and exciting experience.
Thank you to UIS alumni, businesses, and community members, students and faculty for attending the 2025 Student, Technology, Arts, & Research Symposium (STARS).
All students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in the STARS Symposium Photo & Art Cont
An abstract is a summary of the project, and should reflect the professional format normally associated with scholarly work in the discipline (e.g., an abstract of an artistic performance may be similar to the program notes that typically accompany such a performance; science abstracts typically include background information, methods, results, and a brief discussion).
Faculty at UIS include undergraduate students as collaborators in their research, scholarly, and creative activities. These activities embody the value of an #ExperienceEngaged education as described in the UIS Strategic Compass. The outputs of these scholarly activities include professional presentations at local, regional, national, and international conferences. Undergraduate students are also co-authors on professional publications, as described in the Star Scholars blog.
Deadline: Saturday, March 15, 2025
The Student Research Support Program sponsors a faculty mentor award based on student nominations. A panel of faculty and students will review the nominations and select 3-4 awards, from different areas. The mentees will present the award to the mentor at the 2025 STARS event.
