A diverse sphere of academic exploration will be on display at the fourth annual Cal Poly Pomona Student Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference on Friday, March 4.
More than 300 students will share their research in 161 presentations. Of the total, 128 will be oral presentations, 32 are poster displays and one will be a dance performance by students in the colleges of agriculture, science and education and integrative studies.
Oral presentations will be held in the University Library from 12:45 to 5 p.m. The poster session and the dance performance is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Bronco Student Center’s Ursa Major suite. A conference reception and the awards ceremony will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Ursa Major.
The presentation categories are behavioral and social sciences; biological and agricultural sciences; business, economics and public administration; creative arts and design; engineering and computer science; health, nutrition and clinical sciences; humanities and letters; physical and mathematical sciences; and interdisciplinary.
A panel of judges consisting of alumni and faculty from seven of the colleges will nominate entries to represent Cal Poly Pomona at the California State University system-wide competition on April 29-30 at Cal State Bakersfield. In addition, cash prizes will be awarded to outstanding presentations.
The conference program, which contains information on presenters, biographies, the distinguished staff award and project abstracts, is posted online this year. The conference schedule also is available only online.
The campus community is invited to attend the annual event provides an opportunity for students to share their original research, scholarly and creative activities.
For more information, go to the student conference website.