Welcome to the website for the 19th annual meeting of the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate research (SCCUR)! The 2011 conference will take place on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut California on November 19, 2011. Mt. SAC is proud to be the first community college in California to host this exciting event. The theme of the 2011 conference is "Ascending the Summit of Discovery".

The Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research provides a forum for the presentation of the best research, scholarship, and creative activities of undergraduate students in the region, and encourages communication of innovative achievements across disciplines.

SCCUR is broadly multi-disciplinary, including the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and applied sciences.

Participant Instructions

Students present their scholarly work either in 15-minute seminar presentations chaired by faculty moderators, in poster sessions, or in exhibition or performance. Students apply to present their work by submitting a proposal in the form of a brief abstract, limited to 300 words. Abstracts are reviewed by faculty from appropriate disciplines at participating institutions and accepted, returned for revision, or declined.

Undergraduate students who wish to present their faculty-mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities at SCCUR must complete the on-line Abstract Submission Form. Before completing the form, please consult the links on the left of this web page for specific guidelines.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, October 3, 2011
Notification of Acceptance:Monday, October 24, 2011
Early Registration Deadline:Monday, October 31, 2011
Deadline for Cancellation with Refund:Monday, November 7, 2011
Late Registration:November 1 to November 19, 2011

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