Oral Presentation Guidelines

Subject Areas

Students may submit a paper on any topic, provided that the student has worked with a faculty mentor from SUNY Orange throughout the course of completing that research paper, poster, or project.

Note: If a student has completed research with a mentor from another institution through a program sponsored by SUNY Orange, please contact Michele Iannuzzi Sucich (at michele.iannuzzisucich@ sunyorange.edu) to determine if that research is eligible for presentation at the SOARS Conference.

Approach

• The methods and tools of research and analysis varies from discipline to discipline.
  • For example, field work might be part of an anthropology presentation while lab reports would be featured in a scientific or technical paper.
  • Additionally, research from introductory courses (such as English 101 and 102) would provide a brief, research-based analysis of a topic that is new to the student, but perhaps not to the field.
• All submissions must show the results of research, reflection, analysis, and an original perspective.
• Students should work closely with their mentors early on to determine the appropriate nature and scope of their research.

Evaluation & Feedback

• Students’ work will be evaluated on the basis on the quality and originality of research, of the written work, and of the creative piece, project, or poster.
• Students will receive confirmation that their research has been accepted for presentation, as well as feedback from faculty readers, in February.
  • They then have the option of making revisions to their work if they choose before presenting it at the conference in mid March.
  • This deadline for feedback also will allow students interested in submitting a research paper to the regional Beacon Conference the opportunity to use this feedback in preparation for the Beacon Conference annual submission deadline of March 1st.
  • Students’ work will be evaluated on the quality and originality of the research, as well as on the written submission.
  • Students will receive confirmation that their research has been accepted for presentation in February.
  • Mentors will receive feedback on the written component of the submission from faculty readers by mid-February and may then share that feedback with their students.
    • Students, in collaboration with their mentors, then have the option of making revisions to their written work before presenting it at the conference in mid-March.
    • This deadline for feedback also will allow students interested in submitting a written paper to the regional Beacon Conference to use this feedback in preparation of their written work for the Beacon annual submission deadline in March.

Guidelines for Research:

• Research must include reputable, academic sources.
• As with any research project, you are responsible for evaluating source material and ensuring the selection of credible sources. For example, Wikipedia is not considered a credible source because anyone can provide information to that Web site.
• In general, follow the guidelines of the particular discipline in terms of the expectations for scholarly research (i.e., for the sciences, peer-reviewed primary sources from scholarly journals).
• The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)

Submission Guidelines for Oral Presentations

Submission Format	Detailed Submission Guidelines
Written Paper	Length of written work Minimum: 3 typewritten, double-spaced pages of text The title page must include the following student information: Name E-mail address Phone number Title of paper Faculty mentor’s name, e-mail address, and phone number Title of course for which the paper was written or the project was created, or a statement that the work was done as an independent study The paper must be typed using the following guidelines: Font Style: Times New Roman or Calibri Font size 11 or 12 Double-spaced Left-hand margin of 1” and at least 1” top, bottom, and right. Pages must be numbered with Arabic numerals in the upper right-hand corner. A list of the outside source material used (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography) The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)
Abstract	The title page must include the following student information: Name E-mail address Phone number Title of paper Faculty mentor’s name, e-mail address, and phone number Title of course for which the paper was written or the project was created, or a statement that the work was done as an independent study A 200-300 word abstract including: a statement of purpose (thesis) a description of the work (the poster or the project) a description of the research done in creating the work A list of the outside source material used (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography) The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)
Slide Presentation	Create slides that are visually appealing Title slide must include: Title of presentation Student's name Mentor's name One slide should introduce the thesis or include a statement of purpose to inform the audience of the rationale for the research Inclusion of an outline is optional, but recommended A list of the outside source material used (work cited page, reference list, or bibliography) must be included at the end of the slide presentation. The method of documentation should be whatever is appropriate to the discipline (i.e., MLA for the Humanities, APA for the Social Sciences, CMS for History)

How To Submit Your Work

• Each paper, poster, or project must be submitted electronically to Michele Iannuzzi-Sucich at Michele.IannuzziSucich@SUNYOrange.edu.
• Each individual submitting to the conference must also complete the Registration Form found on the SOARS home page in the menu on the left side of that page.
• An e-mail from the faculty mentor must also be sent verifying approval of the submission.

Submission Deadline: Please see the Dates to Remember Page for the current submission deadline.