The NCUR national conference is held annually each spring at a different college campus. For you, this is a special opportunity to get published, present your work on a national level and meet students from other universities.
NCUR 2024
CSU/Long Beach
April 8–10, 2024
- Submitting an abstract to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is for the purpose of having it accepted for presentation at the national conference and for possible publication in their annual proceedings.
- Abstract submissions are accepted only during this time:
Sept 15––December 8, 2023 - You will need to create an account before you can upload your abstract.
- (This is free and does not obligate you to anything, However, it is necessary to gain access to specific information about writing your abstract.)
- Submit Your Abstract 2024
Have the following information ready when submitting your abstract:
- Undergraduate Research Office Coordinator
Professor Zach Stahlschmidt
Associate Professor in Biological Sciences
Director of Undergraduate Research
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211209.946.3021
ugr@pacific.edu -
Faculty Mentor
Professor S. Brett DeBoer
Associate Professor, Graphic Design
AMPD Department
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211209.762.7376
bdeboer@pacific.edu - The title and author(s) of your abstract will appear EXACTLY as you enter them in the abstract submission form. Please double-check punctuation and spelling before submitting.
- Select a SUBJECT area. There may not be an exact match for your topic, so look for the closest match. This will be the group that you present with. This might be either VISUAL ARTS/PERFORMANCE ART or OTHER or a subject area related to your topic.
- Select PRESENTATION type:
- Graphic Designers—if you are doing a Powerpoint/Keynote presentation you should select ORAL (not poster, not visual arts)
- Studio Artists—if you are doing a Powerpoint/Keynote presentation you should also select ORAL (visual arts). You also have the additional option of submitting your actual physical work for exhibition in the university gallery.
Abstracts should:
- ABSTRACT Requirements listed here—READ THIS
- Clearly state the central research question and/or purpose of the project.
- Provide brief, relevant scholarly or research context (no actual citations required) that demonstrate its attempt to make a unique contribution to the area of inquiry.
- Provide a brief description of the research methodology.
- State conclusions or expected results and the context in which they will be discussed.
- Include text only (no images or graphics)
- Be well-written and well-organized.
Other formatting guidelines:
- References are allowed within abstracts, but not required.
- The form will not process all formatting and special characters (e.g., special typographic characters or symbols). So, You may use this space to provide a link to a location to view your abstract in its original form.
- Use plain text format for your abstract. There is space in the form to include a link to online documentation/websites, apps, images, music/audio files, etc. in support of your submission.
- Abstracts are usually 200-300 words long with no paragraph breaks. MAXIMUM LENGTH = 300 WORDS!
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- (see past student examples in a variety of disciplines)
- use a variety of search words in single categories
- Subject: Graphic Design, Art, Studio Art, Visual Art, etc.
- Institution: University of the Pacific
- Past NCUR Conferences
You have the choice of presenting your project at the conference. This step is purely your choice and not mandatory for this assignment, it is simply an opportunity for you to get published, present your work on a national level and meet students from other universities if you take advantage of it. I strongly urge you to do this if at all possible.
DO NOT submit your Abstract if you will be unable to attend the conference. The university budgets all costs for accepted students to attend. (you go free) So if you get accepted and then later decide not to go the University would then have lost that money.
IF YOU DO submit your Abstract, over holiday break you will hear back from NCUR via email whether or not your abstract/proposal was accepted. If so, CONGRATULATIONS!
PRESENTATIONS
PURCC
A related conference happens each spring on our campus, just for Pacific students. It is the PURCC (Pacific Undergraduate Research Conference). All of our projects will be presented here at the Pacific Conference on Undergraduate Research (PURCC) and typically coincides with the senior show in the Reynolds Gallery.
An additional opportunity for you, if your abstract is accepted, is to write up your project as a formal paper for publication. This is in addition to your conference presentation. See below for information on writing the paper. This is not mandatory, simply an additional opportunity.
Writing the Paper (optional)
The paper is submitted separately from the Abstract and the actual oral presentation at NCUR This research paper is submitted to the conference Proceedings. The NCUR Proceedings formatting guidelines can be found here.
http://urp.unca.edu/sites/urp.unca.edu/files/NCUR_Paper_Example.pdf
These are the criteria that are used to review your paper from NCUR. Use them as a checklist to aid your writing style and organization.
- Does the paper title adequately describe the project?
- Is the paper in the proper format?
- Single Spaced?
- Not more than 10 pages?
- Is the paper full justified?
- Bold type used for title and paragraph headings only?
- Are figures and tables in correct format?
- Is the first page header in correct font (new times roman) and point size (9).
- Paragraphs and subparagraph in prescribed format?
- Does the abstract describe the project? (No personal Pronouns)
- Are the references adequate and in the prescribed format?
- Is the paper logical and coherent?
- Is the hypothesis or research question or purpose of the project stated clearly?
- Is the methodology clearly presented and adequate?
- Is the author’s conclusion fully supported by the data’s analysis?
- Does the student demonstrate an awareness of other research relevant to the topic?
- Does the conclusion genuinely follow from that argument?
- Is the conclusion the result of genuine, relevant, and sufficient evidence, intelligent and analyzed and fairly employed?
- Does this paper demonstrate the maturity and thoroughness that distinguish genuine undergraduate research from a traditional research paper performed as a course assignment, even a clever one?
Some of the Pacific GD students who have presented at NCUR in the past:
NCUR 2018 Oklahoma State University
Praji Prasana—2018, Project Prototype
Noah Ledesma—2021, Shine Ministries
Hatzin Escalanté—2021, Where are my People?
Megan Rabatan—2021, Erasure of Filipino Culture Among Immigrant Families
Graphic Design Thoughts 