2013 BELMONT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
April 17-19, 2013
BURS provides undergraduates an opportunity to conduct independent research and present it to a community of peers. Each spring students at Belmont gather to present their findings, listen to eminent speakers, and enjoy the company of fellow researchers.
BURS JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS 2012
BURS JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS 2013
THE DONALD R. RAMAGE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Massey Performing Arts Center 10:00 AM - Friday, April 19
Academic Lecture Convocation Credit
Keynote: "Creating a Culture of Discovery: The Excitement & Benefits of Undergraduate Research"
Keynote Speaker: Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President of The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Interdisciplinary Sampler Session
Frist Lecture Hall (Inman 4th Floor) 5:30 PM - Thursday, April 18 Academic Lecture Convocation Credit (must stay for entire hour)
Reception at 5:00 PM in Inman 4th Floor Lobby, Thursday, April 18
DEPARTMENTAL SESSIONS:
Art History - 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Inman Health Science Building 112, Thursday, 4/18
Asian Studies - 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Massey Boardroom, Thursday, 4/18
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - 4:00 - 5:00 PM, McWhorter Hall 108, Thursday, 4/18
Biology I and Neuroscience - 4:00 - 5:00 PM, McWhorter Hall 109, Thursday 4/18
Biology II - 4:00 - 5:00 PM, McWhorter Hall 112, Thursday, 4/18
Biology III - 7:00 - 8:300 PM, Inman Health Science Building 240, Thursday, 4/18
Biology IV - 7:00 - 8:15 PM, Inman Health Science Building 241, Thursday, 4/18
Biology V - 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Inman Health Science Building 242, Thursday, 4/18
Chemistry - 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Inman Health Science Building 111, Wednesday, 4/17
English - 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Massey Business Center 109, Thursday, 4/18
History - 2:00 - 5:00 PM, McWhorter Hall 400, Thursday, 4/18
Honors I - 3:30 - 5:00 PM, McWhorter Hall 429, Thursday, 4/18
Honors II - 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Massey Busines Center 200B, Thursday, 4/18
Honors Science - 2:00 - 4:00 PM, McWhorter Hall 313, Thursday, 4/18
Mathematics & Computer Science - 3:30 - 4:15 PM, Massey Business Center 110, Thursday, 4/18
Musicology - 7:00 - 8:30 PM, McWhorter Hall 429, Thursday, 4/18
Philosophy - 2:00 - 4:00 PM, Massey Board Room, Thursday, 4/18
Physics - 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Inman Health Science 112, Wednesday, 4/17
Political Science I - 12:00 - 5:00 PM, Inman Health Science Building 211, Thursday, 4/18
Political Science II - 7:00 - 8:20 PM, Inman Health Science Building 111, Thursday, 4/18
Psychology I - 7:00 - 9:15 PM, McWhorter Hall 110, Thursday, 4/18
Psychology II - 7:00 - 9:15 PM, McWhorter Hall 114, Thursday, 4/18
Public Relations - 7:30 - 9:15 PM, Inman Health Science Building 211, Thursday, 4/18
Religion - 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Inman Health Science Building 110, Thursday, 4/18
Social Work - 2:30 - 3:45 PM, McWhorter Hall 101, Thursday, 4/18
Sociology - 12:00 - 2:00 PM, McWhorter Hall 101, Thursday, 4/18
Spanish - 7:00 - 7:50 PM, Inman Health Science Building 110, Wednesday, 4/17
SURS 2012
The Science Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS) was held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. This program follows the same format as BURS and gives students in the School of Sciences an opportunity to present research in the fall. Click here to view program.
PRESENTATIONS AT OFF CAMPUS CONFERENCES
A number of Belmont Students presented their research at professional conferences during this past year.
Eastern Psychological Association, March 1-4, 2013, New York, New York.
INFORMATION NEEDED FOR BURS PRESENTERS AND SPONSORS
Here is the BURS Abstract Guideline
for 2013. Abstracts should be submitted by the advisors, not individual students. These should be submitted for uploading to the web by March 26, 2013
Click here to download a BURS Convocation Form for the departmental sessions. Moderators need to print and have available at their session(s).
If you wish to submit a paper for inclusion in the BURS Proceedings, please download the following:
BURS Style Sheet - Student Guidelines
BURS Style Sheet - Faculty Guidelines
