UROP Sidewalk Symposium- Apply to Present by October 4th.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Norlin Quad (Rain: Rec Center Lower Gym)
Registration required by Oct. 4 – NEXT FRIDAY
Call for Student Presenters
UROP seeksundergraduates of all majors, who have been working with Ҵýƽ faculty on research, scholarly and creative projects, to participate in the "Sidewalk Symposium" by creating colorful visual presentations of their projects (complete or in progress) using nothing but chalk drawn on the sidewalks around the Norlin Quad.
Undergraduates ofall backgrounds and experience-levelsare invited to apply using the form linked below.Those selected will need to be available for at leasta two-hour time window (of their choosing) between 1 and 5 p.m. on October 16to chalk “posters” on the sidewalk and share their work with those passing by. UROP will supply plenty of colorful chalk.
Students will bejoined by expert chalk artistKyle Banister, who will host a workshop and provide on-site assistance throughout the event. Kyle makes his living as a skilled chalk art artist and currently serves on the Artists Committee for the Denver Chalk Art Festival. Erica Ursich, Ҵýƽ undergraduate EBIO major and previous participant, will also provide on-site assistance throughout the afternoon.
byFriday, Oct. 4
Get creativeand consider including
- questions your project seeks to answer or raise
- thought-provoking or troubling facts, statistics, etc.
- interesting or surprising outcomes, conclusions, etc.
- diagrams of methods, relevant processes, etc.
- illustrations of biological or chemical structures
- drawings of mechanical components and designs
- excerpts (quotations) from qualitative survey data
- titles of creative or performance pieces
- historical timelines or the names of important figures
- graphs, charts or tables of significant data
- mathematical formulas, relevant theorems, etc.
- problems your project aims to address
Check last year’sSidewalk Symposiumto learn more about this unique event format.