BIG EAST Poster Symposium
Xavier University is proud to participate in the
BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Symposium
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Madison Square Garden in New York City at the Big East Men's Basketball Championship.
All travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the university. Lunch during the symposium is included. Participants will get free tickets to the Big East championship game!
- Here is the abstract book from the 2024 symposium.
The Research Symposium includes:
- Five undergraduate research posters from each Big East university (posters may have up to two presenters)
- A networking event for the student researchers the evening before the event.
- Students presenting 10-minute oral presentations to judges regarding their work.
- Research competition winners acknowledged on the court during the championship game!
Eligibility requirements:
- Students must be full-time Xavier undergraduates in Spring 2025.
- The research must have been supervised by Xavier faculty.
Faculty may nominate an undergraduate research poster to represent Xavier at the event.
- Nominations can be made at forms/big-east-nominations.
- The form will ask for student and faculty names and contact information, a statement of recommendation, a project title, and an abstract (200 words or less; preferably written by the student(s)).
- Nominations are due by Jan. 17, 2025.