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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sent on behalf of Kevin Hatfield and Nadia Singh, co-chairs of the Undergraduate Research Symposium</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00793F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">We invite you and your students to participate in the 11th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, May 27, 2021.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">We will host a virtual symposium again this year, blending livestream and recorded presentation opportunities. The pivot to a <span class="s2">virtual
symposium in 2020</span> culminated in a digital exhibit of undergraduate research on our symposium </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#00793F"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.youtube.com/c/UOUndergraduateResearchSymposium__;!!C5qS4YX3!TWw5leWktPYzz9VmwVU7xfQY95Jwk0kqndhrzyRrjn-GVivQny2-0Djwvb7Jfv-NDA$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">YouTube
channel</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">This year, the </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"><a href="https://undergradsymposium.uoregon.edu/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Undergraduate
Research Symposium</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> has streamlined the participation process by separating the presenter registration from the submission of presenter abstracts.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">Students can </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_beYprIlNpQo8MvP__;!!C5qS4YX3!TWw5leWktPYzz9VmwVU7xfQY95Jwk0kqndhrzyRrjn-GVivQny2-0Djwvb6XRq7SZg$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">register
to present</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> at the symposium through April 12, 2021. Students then will finalize their abstracts and submit them with their participation confirmation between
April 12-24, 2021. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">Research and creative work presentations from all disciplines and fields are welcome, in any format—from oral and poster presentations to
art installations, film screenings, poetry slams, and spoken word, music, dance, and theater performances.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">The symposium encourages “work-in-progress” presentations, and offers an innovative session called “<span class="s2">data stories</span>,”
which enables students to share how they work with data of all types—from numbers to narratives and art to artifacts.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p5" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">Students may take advantage of symposium resources to prepare and deliver their presentations. These include:</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Virtual </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">class visits to facilitate symposium presentation planning and abstract submissions</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">Virtual </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://cure.uoregon.edu/advising-info/"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">drop-in
or by-appointment office hours</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> for individual and group consultations </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://undergradsymposium.uoregon.edu/prepare-your-presentation"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Online resources</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">for
developing oral, poster, and creative work presentations—from sample abstracts and posters to poster design infographics and video interviews with past presenters</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">If you have any questions, reach out to us at <a href="mailto:ugresearch@uoregon.edu">ugresearch@uoregon.edu</a>.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4" style="background:white"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F">Sincerely, </span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#221F1F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Kevin Hatfield and Nadia Singh </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Undergraduate Research Symposium Co-Chairs</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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