This is a LIVE, half-day symposium to spotlight and celebrate student research projects. All are welcome! 

DATE: Friday, April 25, 2025
TIME: 1-4pm
PLACE: Fireside Dining, Bldg 6, Skyline College

No registration required.


uSOAR 2025 will spotlight: 

  • Student Research Presentations
  • Keynote Speaker
  • Research and Leadership Opportunities

Along with spotlighting the research process and student research, uSOAR is 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.

QUESTIONS? Contact us at: usoar@smccd.edu


Participant application submissions will open February 1, 2025!


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

What are the Presentation Formats?

Students present their work either in 15-minute presentations, in poster form, or in exhibition or performance.

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.