Guilford Undergraduate Symposium

2nd Annual GUS

The 2nd annual Guilford Undergraduate Symposium (GUS) will be held on February 27, 2009. GUS provides an opportunity for Guilford students to present original research and creative work to the college community. All GUS presentations will take place from 1-5:30 pm in the Carnegie Room of Hege Library, King Hall, and Duke Hall. The entire Guilford community is invited to attend.

Want to Present?

All Guilford students (including recent graduates) may present original research or creative work that they have done at Guilford or in programs at other institutions. Presenting at GUS is not limited to seniors or work from senior projects or theses. We encourage presentations from everyone from first-year students to seniors to recent alumni. The only requirement is that each presentation have a faculty sponsor. That person is not necessarily the one who oversaw the work; it's just to have a faculty member vouch that the work is ready for presentation at GUS.

Registration and presentation submission (opens new window) is available until January 23, 2009. The following information is required:

  • Name of student(s) presenting
  • Email addresses of all presenters
  • Department or interdisciplinary program that the work falls under
  • Name of faculty sponsor
  • Title of presentation
  • A one-sentence description
  • Type of presentation (oral, poster, exhibit, panel discussion, performance)

Students who submit presentations will receive instructions for submitting an abstract that will be published in the GUS program distributed at the symposium. The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 31, 2009.

History of GUS

The first GUS was held February 22, 2008 with 60 students presenting 50 oral presentations, posters, performances, exhibits of original creative work and panel discussions. Students from academic divisions and almost every department, major and program presented work at GUS. The first GUS program (552 kB PDF) testifies to the variety and quality of original work that Guilford students do in their classes, senior projects and theses, as well as in a range of venues outside Guilford. The Spring 2008 issue of Guilford College Magazine also has a story about GUS.

Among the many presentations at the first GUS were posters on "Comparative pollen morphology of the genus Symplocos" and " Effects of Static and Dynamic Stretching on Acute Hamstring Flexibility Among Guilford College Female Soccer Athletes," oral presentations on "The Roaring Girl: Representations of the London Underworld on the Jacobean Stage" and "Re-Training America: Reducing US Climate Impact by Revitalizing Intercity Passenger Rail", art exhibits such as "Animated Ceramics" exhibit, guitar performances and panel discussions in Theatre Studies, Religious Studies, and Environmental Studies.

Questions or Comments?

Contact any member of the GUS Organizing Committee:

Melanie Lee-Brown, Biology Department and Math and Natural Sciences Division

mleebro@guilford.edu, 336-316-2421

Heather Hayton, English Department and Humanities Division

hhayton@guilford.edu, 336-316-2397

Eva Lawrence, Psychology Department and Social Science Division

elawrenc@guilford.edu, 336-316-2210

David Newton, Art Department and Arts Division

dnewton@guilford.edu, 336-316-2249

Rob Whitnell, Chemistry Department and Math and Natural Sciences Division

rwhitnel@guilford.edu, 336-316-2295

Lavon Williams, Sport Studies Department and Business and Policy Studies Division

lwilliam@guilford.edu, 336-316-2495