Events Calendar

Annual Events

Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS)

In partnership with extramural-funded research training programs*, the Office of Undergraduate Research cordially invites the ECU Community to attend the 2nd Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS) on Friday, July 26, 10AM-1PM at the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building, Room 1006. The symposium will showcase the work carried out by undergraduate scientists-in-training and their faculty mentors along with an invited talk. Refreshments will be provided. Please join us in learning more about what undergraduates have been doing this summer!

The symposium is open to all undergraduates who would like to present their research posters, whether they are in a summer research training program or are working individually with a faculty mentor. Poster abstracts are due July 22 at 5:00PM.

*Participating Extramural-Funded Research Training Programs:

NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
NSF REU: Resilience and Adaptation to Coastal Change Across Communities (C2C)
USDA Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU)

Event Sponsors:

Integrated Coastal Programs
NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
ECU Water Resources Center

For more information, contact Dr. Tuan Tran, Director of Undergraduate Research: trant@ecu.edu

State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)

Colleges, universities and community colleges in North Carolina host a symposium each year to showcase undergraduate research and creative work from across the state. The symposium provides undergraduate scholars in all fields a forum to share the results of their work through posters, presentations, performances and works of art.

Capture 180

Capture 180 logo

In 2016, ECU piloted a competition for undergraduates based on the popular 3-minute thesis competition. In 2017, ECU marked the branding of the undergraduate researching competition as the Capture 180 Research Challenge. The Office of Undergraduate Research invites students who are carrying out research with mentors from all academic programs to participate. Students do not need to have completed their projects to be successful at Capture 180. The objective of the challenge is to describe your work to a lay audience in 2-3 minutes using one static slide or prop. Students are judged on comprehension, content, engagement and communication.

Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW)

The ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week provides students with an opportunity to practice their presentation skills and meet other creative scholars with similar interests. Current ECU undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral scholars are invited to present their research to fellow students, colleagues, faculty and the local community in a professional, conference-style setting.