1. Go to the UMCUR ScholarWorks website.
2. Click Submit Event (in the left-hand sidebar)
3. Login with your NetID and password
4. Read and accept the submission agreement and click Continue
5. Complete the upload form:
   1. Title of Your Presentation
   2. Name, NetID and Contact Information (Write your student email as NetID@umconnect.umt.edu)
   3. If you are a student in the Davidson Honors College
   4. Any Co-Presenters (Please do not list your mentor as a co-author)
   5. Type of Presentation (Poster or Oral)
   6. Presenter’s Major(s)
   7. Faculty Mentor’s Name, Department and Email
   8. Abstract or Artist Statement (Ensure your faculty mentor approves it before submission)
   9. Presentation Category:
           ◦ Humanities
           ◦ Life Sciences
           ◦ Physical Sciences
           ◦ Social Sciences
           ◦ Visual and Performing Arts
   10. Confirm that your mentor has reviewed your abstract/artist’s statement
   11. Preferred Presentation Times
   12. Presentation/Poster Files (Can be updated up to a week before the conference)
   13. Poster Printing (Poster presenters only; come back once you have uploaded the final version of your poster)
   14. Consent for Poster Display in Library (Optional)
   15. Any Additional Files (If applicable)
6. Log Out

The deadline to register for UMCUR 2024 is March 1.

• Oral presentations are 15 minutes long (12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for questions). Presenters will have the option to use presentation slides during their talk. Oral presentations are a good option if you (1) have a detailed project that you can walk the audience through, (2) are comfortable with or looking for practice giving professional talks, and (3) would like to engage with many people at once.
• During a poster presentation, you will stand by your poster and talk with people who are interested in your work. Poster sessions are an hour long, and you will be asked be in front of your poster for the entire hour. A poster presentation can be a good option if you (1) would like to engage in more informal, 1-on-1 conversations, (2) have visually complex information or very technical information, or (3) have a project that is in the early stages or that you are looking for suggestions and conversations around.   

Research categories are used to put similar talks together. When you submit your abstract, you will need to select the research category that best reflects the field of your work. The five research categories are:

• Humanities – e.g., ancient and modern languages, literature, philosophy, ethics, history and art history, law, religion, journalism, communication, critical and theoretical approaches to the arts
• Life Sciences – study of living things, e.g., ecology, biology, botany, wildlife biology, microbiology, genetics, physiology, neuroscience, biochemistry, paleontology
• Physical Sciences – e.g., astronomy, physics, chemistry, meteorology, geology
• Social Sciences – e.g., anthropology, archeology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology
• Visual and Performing Arts - presentations focused on student-created arts; e.g., music, drama, dance, film, art, sculpture, poetry, creative writing, etc. 

Franke Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) presentations are their own category.

Abstracts/Artist Statements (circa 300 words) must be specific to this presentation. It should not be an abstract that you previously submitted for an award application; rather, it should be revised to reflect your most recent work on the project. Artist statements may be submitted in lieu of an abstract to the Visual & Performing Arts category. These entries should also include research or explanation of artwork, sculpture, painting, writing, reading, dancing, playing an instrument, etc.

• Title – Describe your topic in language that is intelligible to a general audience.
• Purpose – State your main thesis or rationale.
• Methods – How did you carry out this project?
• Significance – Explain the contribution of this project to your field and/or to society. Your explanation can include reasoning or inspiration for choosing this topic, or what details lead you to this research.

You can download a document version of these directions. 

Before you get started:

• This time you will be revising the record you created when you submitted your abstract in order to upload your final file(s). DO NOT create a new record.
• The person who created the record in ScholarWorks must also be the person who uploads the file(s).

Navigate to your UMCUR submission:

1. Go to the UMCUR ScholarWorks website.
2. Click on My Account and login with your NetID and password.
3. After you login, you should see the title of your presentation as a link to the record that you created when you submitted your abstract. Click this link.
4. On the next screen, click Revise Submission in the upper left-hand navigation menu.
5. You should now see the same upload form that you completed when you submitted your abstract, with all of your presentation information filled in. Scroll down until you see the Presentation/Poster File.
6. Read the appropriate set of instructions below for next steps.

Next steps for POSTER PRESENTERS:

1. Presentation/Poster File: Upload your final poster PDF file here.
2. Poster Ready: Check this box when your poster is finalized and ready to be printed.
3. Preferred Contact Information: Enter your preferred contact information (email or phone) so that Paw Print staff can notify you when your poster is ready to be picked up.
4. Poster Display: Check this box if you are willing to give the library permission to digitally display your poster on monitors in the library.
5. If you wish to add a recording of your poster presentation, click the Additional Files checkbox and carefully follow the instructions on the next screen. (Otherwise, skip this field.)
6. Click Submit.
7. You may logout after you have received confirmation that your record has been successfully revised (your file has been uploaded).

Next steps for all other presenters: 

1. Presentation/Poster File: Upload your oral presentation file here.
2. Poster Ready: Skip this field.
3. Preferred Contact Information: Skip this field.
4. Poster Display: Skip this field.
5. Additional Files: Click this checkbox if you have multiple files to upload or if you wish to add a recording of your presentation. Otherwise, skip this field.
6. Click Submit.
7. You may logout after you have received confirmation that your record has been successfully revised (your file has been uploaded).

If you need to upload files after April 12, you will need to email Wendy Walker.