SAVE THE DATE for uSOAR 2022

Dates:  Wednesday, April 27th & Thursday, April 28th

Time:  4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Location: Building 6

QUESTIONS? Contact us at: usoar@smccd.edu

uSOAR provides a multidisciplinary forum to facilitate the exchanges of knowledge that drive intellectual engagement in every field of study and promotes transformative learning through research. 

2 days, 4 hours, endless opportunity . . .

 

FREE and open to the public. All are welcome and invited to come to learn about research.

The uSOAR 2022 LIVE event will highlight: 

• The Research Process
• Faculty Research Experiences
• Research and Leadership Opportunities
• Exemplary student research projects from 2021/2022

Along with spotlighting the research process and student research, uSOAR will act as a springboard for future student research projects. The symposium is designed to educate, nurture, and inspire Skyline College students to grow and challenge themselves in academic commitment and pursuit of rigorous, creative, community-based, and culturally relevant scholarship.

PRESENT YOUR RESEARCH at uSOAR 2022

Who Can Participate?

SMCCD Students from all disciplines are welcome:

Arts, Languages, & Communication

   Business, Entrepreneurship, & Management

   Society (Social Sciences) and Education

   STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

   Interdisciplinary projects

_{Submission Due: Monday, February 28th, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. SIGN UP TODAY!}

What are the Presentation Formats?

Students present their work either in 15-minute formal panel presentations chaired by faculty members, in poster form, or in exhibition or performance.

• Peformance
• Poster
• Presentation
• Video

Research presentations at uSOAR are presented either as a poster presentation or as a fifteen-minute performance/oral presentation/video. Studio Art submissions will be presented as part of an art exhibit. Video presentations and performance presentatons will be presented in oral session format. You may choose any of presentation types (select one) as your preferred medium when you sign up.

The conference seeks to replicate professional and scholarly meetings, and many undergraduate scholars participate in uSOAR as a "first conference" experience, going on to present their work at national professional meetings.

2022 uSOAR PROGRAM

We are excited to celebrate the outstanding work and achievements of our amazing faculty and  undergraduate researchers and foster important exchanges and dialogue between faculty and students by hosting a LIVE symposium! 

DAY 1

Arts, Language and Communication (Creative Arts, English, Communicaton, and Languages)

Society & Educaton (Social Sciences and Education)

DAY 2

Business, Entrepreneurship and Management

Health Sciences and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT uSOAR!

DAILY PROGRAM

4:00 p.m. - Opening Reception

• • • View Research Posters and Exhibits
    • Learn About Research Opportunities
    • Meet Campus Leaders and Researchers

4:30 p.m. - Opening Remarks by Campus Leaders

4:45 p.m. - Keynote Address

5:15 p.m. - Research Panel Presentation

6:00 p.m. - End

VACCINE AND FACE COVERING INFORMATION

Skyline College is a part of San Mateo County Community College District which requires COVID-19 vaccines for all students attending classes, programs, utilizing services, or participating in any activity on any campus.

The College follows San Mateo County Health orders for face covering requirements. San Mateo County Health Orders require wearing a well-fitting mask indoors in public settings. Indoor settings, whether public or private, are higher risk for COVID-19 transmission, especially when individuals are with others they do not live with. For auditions, masks need to be worn.