CURCA Conference Opportunities

Friday December 8th, 2023: Fall CURCA Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects - In Person 

• Location: Dower Center 1 - 4pm

  • Schedule of day's events will be made available after registration closes
  • Registration CLOSED
    • Title & 2-sentence description of project due at time of Registration
    • View a preview of the Registration Form here.
    • IF YOU ARE CONDUCTING HUMAN STUDIES, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED IRB APPLICATION PRIOR TO STARTING YOUR STUDY. IF YOU ARE CONDUCTING ANIMAL STUDIES, IACUC APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR WORK.  WE CAN'T ACCEPT OR DISPLAY ANY WORK THAT IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH IRB OR IACUC REGULATIONS.
    • For more information on IRB
    • For more information on IACUC
• November 15th, 2023-November 30th, 2023: Online submission of posters for printing

  • Poster submission link is CLOSED - If you submit at this point, posters will NOT be printed.

  • Basic poster template 
  • You can also use any number of free poster templates that you can find on the web. Make sure you can download as a Powerpoint slide to create and insure it's the correct size before creating. To check the correct size in PPT, click on "design" tab, in upper right side of window you'll see "slide size", click on "custom slide size" to set the dimensions to 36"x42" or 42"x36". When ready to submit your poster for printing, save and submit as "Pdf".
  • Poster guideline for design and submission will be emailed to presenters.
  • Poster sizes must be 36" x 42", and can be portrait or landscape. NO OTHER SIZE ACCEPTED. Please proof-read all submissions as we do not edit. CURCA will cover printing charge for first print, second print is charged to your department.
  • Registered students and faculty mentors will receive a letter with details/instructions soon after registration closes.

 CELEBRATION PREPARATION WORKSHOPS

• November 30th - CURCA Free Lunch & Learn 11:30-12:30 Parenzo 110:  "Designing a Research Poster or Video? Need help?"
• Video tutorial for how to use Screencast-o-matic to record yourself giving a presentation

Friday April 26th, 2024: Spring CURCA Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects - In Person 

• 250 Word abstract due at time of registration. Please proof read all information as we do not edit.
• View a preview of the Registration Form here.
• Elements of an abstract link
• Elements of an abstract video link
• IF YOU ARE CONDUCTING HUMAN STUDIES, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED IRB APPLICATION PRIOR TO STARTING YOUR STUDY. IF YOU ARE CONDUCTING ANIMAL STUDIES, IACUC APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR WORK.  WE CAN'T ACCEPT OR DISPLAY ANY WORK THAT IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH IRB OR IACUC REGULATIONS.
• For more information on IRB
• For more information on IACUC

Browse Our Previous Conferences (curca.westfield.ma.edu/celebration-archive)

• Spring 2023 Projects/Presentations
• Spring 2023 Celebration Booklet 
• Fall 2022 Celebration Projects/Presentations 
• Fall 2022 Celebration Booklet 
• Spring 2022 Celebration Projects
• Spring 2021 Celebration Projects/Presentations
• Spring 2021 Celebration Booklet
• Fall 2020 Celebration Booklet
• Fall 2020 Virtual CURCA Celebration Site
• Spring 2020 Celebration booklet & cover
• Powerpoint of CURCA celebration - large file
• Powerpoint of CURCA celebration - condensed file
• Fall 2019 Celebration booklet & Cover
• Spring 2019 Celebration booklet & Cover
• Fall 2018 Celebration booklet & Cover Page
• Spring 2018 Celebration 
• Spring 2017 Celebration 
• Fall 2017 Celebration 
• Spring 2016 Celebration