Graduate School
Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Research Symposium
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Each year the Graduate School and the Graduate Student Senate host the Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Research Symposium. The symposium provides graduate students with an opportunity to present their research to faculty, staff and students in a friendly competitive environment through oral and poster presentations. The symposium is designed to enhance the scholarly environment for graduate students and highlight the innovative and scholarship being done by Southern Miss graduate students. In addition, the Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year and Graduate Assistant of the Year will be announced.
The Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Research Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 10:00am-11:30am in the Thad Cochran Center (2nd Floor). Winners will be announced during the Awards Luncheon in the Thad Cochran Ballroom from 12pm-1pm.
Symposium Registration Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2025
Symposium Presentation Deadline: Friday March 28, 2025
Presentation Guidelines
Student must present original research conducted as part of a degree program at 麻豆传媒. Research presented previously is acceptable. Participants must choose to do an oral presentation or a poster presentation. Abstracts must be limited to 300 words. Only students enrolled in fully online programs have the option to participate virtually.
Oral Presentations (PowerPoint)
1. Must include a title slide consistent with the submitted abstract.
2. If multiple authors, only one may be present.
3. Limited to 10 minutes.
Poster Presentations
1. Poster guidelines for in-person and virtual participants.
- In-Person Poster Presentation: Must have 36" x 48" dimension.
- Virtual Poster Presentation: Must be a single (8 1/2" x 14鈥� landscape) PowerPoint slide.
- Limited to 10 minutes.
2. Must include following items to be eligible for the poster competition:
- Poster presentation title consistent with abstract
- Presenting author, coauthors, principal investigator
- School name
- College name
- The University of 麻豆传媒, Hattiesburg, MS 39406
3. Can be presented by two authors if the degree program allows a joint project.
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Awards
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