• Practice with your fellow students and lab group before the symposium. Staying within the time limit is a part of the judging criteria.
• Dress appropriately. Business professional dress or similar is preferred.
• When answering questions, remember to re-state or summarize the question briefly so that the rest of the audience hears and understands the question.

Deadline: Abstracts are due by 5:00pm on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Submission Process

Please email your abstract to rosalyn.shim@ttu.edu. When submitting your abstract, ensure you copy your advisor and all coauthors on the email. Abstracts that are submitted without the prior approval or knowledge of your major advisor and the listed coauthors will not be accepted.

Guidelines

Your abstract should include your name, degree program level, and your PSS specialization or major. Specify whether your presentation will be oral or a poster. Include the presentation title, the names of the authors, and their affiliations. The main text of the abstract, which should be limited to 300 words, needs to briefly cover the background or rationale of your study, the objectives or hypotheses, the methods used, the major findings, the conclusions drawn, and the implications of your research. Please note that the word limit applies only to the main text and does not include the title or other required information.

Sample Abstract Formatting

• Oral presentation with slide show as visual aid (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.)
• Presentations should be around 10 minutes, leaving at least 3 minutes for questions and transitions.
• Bring a digital copy of your PowerPoint on a USB storage device with you on the day of the symposium or upload to a cloud service, for easy access in case of technical issues.
• There will be opportunities to upload corrected or edited slides during breaks between sessions on the day of the symposium. You must have your presentation uploaded prior to the session in which you are presenting.
• If possible, email a digital file copy of your presentation to Dr. Shim prior to the symposium in case a backup file is needed.

• Physical posters will be displayed collectively in the meeting room, and should be hung prior to the symposium (clips or pins for hanging posters will be provided as needed).
• Students must stand by their posters during the scheduled Q&A sessions and prepare a 3-5 minute verbal walkthrough presentation of their poster for attendees and judges.
• Poster sizes should be oriented horizontally and no larger than 36" high x 48" wide.
• If possible, email a digital file copy of your poster (PDF) to Dr. Shim prior to the symposium in case a backup file is needed.
• Students are responsible for printing their own posters for the symposium.
• Printing Procedure: Email Robby Carlson (robby.carlson@ttu.edu) with an attached/linked PDF to print your poster in the PSS computer lab prior to the symposium. He will confirm when completed and leave the prints in the BPS 122 main office for pickup.
• Printing Warning: Please be aware, Robby is unavailable to print on Wednesdays. If you wait too long, you may need to use printing resources outside of the department. Keep in mind how many other students will also be panicking printing their posters as the symposium date approaches and plan to print as early as possible.