Resources for Students:

From Writing Center website: Suggestions and feedback on all kinds of writing, from course papers to creative pieces and multimedia projects.

You can obtain feedback via individual appointments, online submissions or weekly appointments (for weekly appointments, space is limited so sign up NOW if you are interested).

From Speaking Center website: We work with a range of students from many disciplines on such issues as: effective participation in class discussions, crafting and delivering oral presentations, understanding unfamiliar cultural references, interview skills, creative performances, and speech anxiety.

Additional Mini-Project Information-- note you may work in groups on any or all of the below.

Your mini-project can be

• Theoretical. For example, you can explain why the original proof of the 4-color theorem was incorrect by exanding upon Graph Coloring, Stephen Grady.
• Computational. For example, write a program to assign professors to classes or to assign students to groups, etc.
• Modeling
1. Define the problem
2. State the problem as a graph theory problem. What do the vertices represent? What do the edges represent? How can you solve the graph theory problem? How can you translate this solution to solve your real-life problem?
3. Give an upperbound on the computational complexity for determining the solution.

Additional Mini-Project Deadlines-- note you may work in groups on any or all of the below.

Academic Abstract + General Audience Abstract (Due March 28 via ICON). See ICON assignment for more info.

Poster (due Monday April 22th): Please turn in a paper copy using normal letter size paper (just a single 11 x 8.5in page). If you have difficulty printing it, you can also upload it to ICON, but make sure it is readable when printed on normal letter size paper. Note a poster should have more pictures than words. Do not include your abstract on your poster. Formatting should be similar to the guideline and samples below (but use larger font than 2nd example):

From ICRU: Thoughts and Tips on How to Make a Research/Creative Poster
Sample Poster Template

Mini-Project Write-up (due Friday May 5th): 5 - 10 pages single spaced (including figures and references)

Mini-Project Outside Presentation:

Researchers present their work at conferences. You should too. Find one that interests you and submit an abstract for either a talk or a poster. Travel funds may be available to cover your travel costs if you present at a non-UI conference. You may present your work at a research conference, an undergraduate research conference, seminar, record a video podcast etc., either off-campus or on.

An alternative method of earning presentation points is to prepare a talk and get feedback at the speaking center.

You can also earn points by summarizing a talk/paper, etc., if you are unable to schedule an outside presentation.

Some conference at (or related to) UI -

Three Minute Research Story Competition, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 3:30-5:00 pm at the Main Library. (Deadline Wednesday, March 6, 2019) -- this likely required the least amount of work. You could even win an award -- it is a lot easier to explain a graph theory project in 3 minutes than a formal research project.

13th Annual SURF -- Wednesday, April 17th, 2018, 4:30-6:30PM on the second floor of the UCC. SURF registration open Monday, March 4, 2019 through Friday, March 29, 2019.

One can also give a seminar at UI or a public talk.

Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium, April 13, Deadline to register: March 29

ICRU Student Travel Awards

The Dewey Stuit Fund for Undergraduate Research and The Maureen Medberry Snell CLAS Award