Abstract Rules & Guidelines - Important!

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025

Note: Students are required to select a faculty/staff sponsor who has teaching experience and/or credentials relevant to the subject area of the proposed project. The student must obtain sponsor oversight and approval of their presentation and abstract prior to submission of the registration form in order to be considered.

Registration forms must include:

• The title of the presentation
• The type of presentation
• The name and contact information of the faculty sponsor (for student submissions)
• The name and contact information for the student or faculty/staff registrant(s)
• An abstract
• Any and all equipment, supplies and/or media needs You will be given further details about the time and location of your presentation after the abstract submission deadline.
  

Titles will:

• Be clear and concise.
• Be accessible to a wide and varied audience.

• State, in clear terms, the central question and purpose of the work.
• Provide a brief discussion of any relevant methodology.
• State conclusions and significance.
• Include text only (no images or graphics).
• Be reviewed, approved and submitted by faculty/staff sponsor.
• References are allowed within abstracts, but not required.
• The online registration/abstract submission form may not process all formatting and special characters (e.g. scientific symbols). Use plain text format for your abstract.
• Your abstract should be between 150 and 200 words in length. Write in the third person with descriptive writing; this will be used as the description of your presentation in the Academic Showcase Schedule.
• All abstracts must be submitted by midnight of the registration deadline (March 1, 2025).

Note: The abstract, title, and author(s) of your presentation must appear EXACTLY as they are entered in the registration form, including the identity of the primary registrant and the order of co-registrants. Please double check punctuation and spelling before submitting (The Academic Showcase Committee is not responsible for editing or correcting your submission).

Extensions will be granted only in the case of technical difficulty.  Submit extension requests in writing before the end of the submission deadline listed.

Poster Instructions

Poster designs need to be submitted by Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Please utilize the following template and printer guidelines when creating your poster.

• Student posters must be sized at 24" w X 18" h
• Faculty posters must be sized at 48" w X 36" h
• Do not delete, replace, or resize the Franklin Pierce University logo
• Images need to be 300 dpi or greater
• For students posters, the name of the faculty sponsor must be included directly under the name(s) of the student presenter(s)
• Posters need to be saved and submitted as a .PDF file for printing purposes.

* Individuals may not be the primary registrant for more than two events.

* Please have your faculty sponsor check your submissions beforehand.

Completed posters (saved as a pdf file) should be sent as an attachment to printrequests@franklinpierce.edu by April 1, 2025.

Poster Instructions for FYI Students

Guidelines and tips for FYI Posters

Student poster 18 x 24 (PPTX) template >

 Faculty poster 48 x 36 (PPTX) template >

 Print Request Form >

Academic Showcase 2025 Registration Forms