2012 POSTERS AT THE CAPITOL: Celebrating Undergraduate Research in Northwest Ohio

Event date: Tuesday, March 27th            ♦              Registration deadline: Friday, February 24th

Posters at the Capitol is an event for undergraduate student researchers/scholars from Northwest Ohio. Students selected to participate will design and produce professional-quality posters showcasing their research/creative academic work and its significance to Northwest Ohio. These posters will be displayed at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Selected students will have the opportunity to discuss their posters with Ohio legislators, legislative staff, state agency personnel, and visitors to the Statehouse on a one-on-one basis to help them learn more about the research and discoveries our students are making. 

Last year, thirty-one posters were displayed, representing forty-three undergraduate authors/co-authors. Topics ranged from medical and public health issues such as oral health and genetic involvement in cancer and depression, to environmental issues such as solid waste disposal and energy savings, to Ohio historical research into the Johnson’s Island Civil War prison.

This event is modeled after the highly successful Council on Undergraduate Research's "Posters on the Hill" display that is conducted annually in the Capitol of the United States located in Washington, D.C. Other states in the region hold similar events in their state capitols. The Ohio event is being planned and organized through collaboration between Bowling Green State University, Heidelberg University, Ohio Northern University, the University of Findlay, and The University of Toledo.

According to BGSU President Carol Cartwright, “student research helps immensely in linking classroom learning to the larger concerns of the world.” In commenting on the 2009 event, she added that student research “serves a major function of all institutions of higher learning: that of generating greater knowledge, which in turn holds strong potential for economic development in Ohio." 

EVENT INFORMATION

Students will travel to Columbus on Tuesday, March 27th to present their posters in the Ohio Statehouse. Posters will be displayed in the Atrium from 10:00 am through 3:00pm. Selected participants will receive complimentary bus transportation to Columbus and a catered lunch on the day of the event. (Space is limited).

Selected participants must attend a required Orientation and Briefing Meeting on Thursday, March 15th  at 7:00pm in the Honors Loft (262 Harshman Hall).

Additional support may be available to offset some of the costs of professional printing for student posters. Presentation standards and other guidelines will be reviewed in the Orientation Meeting on March 15. (Please note, poster-board displays are discouraged in favor of large-print poster formats. Recommended poster size is 3' x 4' and posters must not exceed 4' x 4').

For additional information, click here for links to the 2011 Event Announcement and Event Website (includes application, guidelines and student abstracts from previous years).

TO REGISTER:

Registration is open and will continue through Friday, February 24th (click here to download application and view event information). 

Students must e-mail completed applications to their Faculty Mentor for their endorsement; Mentors must complete final submission on their student's behalf. (Please allow sufficient lead time to allow for this additional step prior to the registration deadline). Space is limited, so apply early. Late submissions will be accepted only if space remains.

CONTACT US:

BGSU students, faculty and staff with registration questions are asked to contact:

Christopher Mitchell, Coordinator of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, Bowling Green State University , at cmitche@bgsu.edu or (419) 372-5401. 

For general information, community members may contact:

Dr. Paul Moore, Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, Bowling Green State University, at pmoore@bgsu.edu or (419) 372-5401; or

Dr. Thomas Kvale, Director of Undergraduate Research at the University of Toledo, at thomas.kvale@utoledo.edu   or (419) 530-2980.