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Undergraduate Research Symposium

The annual campus Undergraduate Research Symposium is held during the spring semester and is open to any student conducting research or scholarly work with Penn State Hazleton faculty. 

The categories are: arts, humanities and social sciences, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium

The 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held the week of April 7 this year, with judging occurring on Thursday, April 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. 

To participate, students must register and submit an abstract of their research by Monday, March 31. Complete the registration form. 

The key dates are: 

  • Registration (abstract submission) deadline: Monday, March 31. Complete the registration form.
  • Poster submission deadline for in-house printing: Monday, March 31.
  • Posters on display in the library: Monday, April 7 - Friday, April 11.
  • Presentation/Judging Day: Thursday, April 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Training

All undergraduate researchers who plan to present their research at meetings or publish their research in any form are required by the University to complete online Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) training.

For instructions on how to access the online training, and for guidance for what to complete, please complete the Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Training.

All students who wish to present at the Undergraduate Research Symposium must complete this training and provide proof of successful completion when registering. Please talk to your faculty adviser with questions.

How to Prepare an Abstract

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Poster instructions

All students conducting research or scholarly work with faculty of Penn State Hazleton are encouraged to present their work in poster form. This includes students from University Park who have worked with or are currently working with Hazleton faculty. Student projects done at University Park with University Park faculty are NOT ELIGIBLE for the awards given out. Students with winning poster presentations will receive awards at a presentation during the week after the symposium.

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Project Evaluation

  • Undergraduate Research Symposium judging rubric to be shared soon.

Information Literacy Award

Students can elect to compete for the University Libraries' Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy Award. Students interested in competing should produce a separate printed document that will be hung next to their poster. The document should include a list of references and a brief explanation (few sentences at most) of how each reference supported the work. For more information, please inquire at the main desk of Lofstrom Library.

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Located near Interstates 80 and 81 in northeastern Pennsylvania, Penn State Hazleton is a residential campus offering 13 bachelor's degrees, five associate degrees, and the first two years of more than 275 Penn State majors.
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