Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS)

The 23nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS) will take place on Saturday, October 23, 2021, hosted by Randolph College.

MARCUS is a presentation venue for undergraduate scholarship in all disciplines. This event will take place entirely in person on the the Randolph College campus and we will follow the Commonwealth’s guidelines for COVID at that time.

MARCUS was founded and hosted by Sweet Briar College from 1999-2018.  Randolph College served first as host in 2015, and has hosted since 2019.

Registration and Cost

Entrance fee, light breakfast, and full lunch are included with registration.

All attendees, whether or not they are presenting, must register and pay at Brown Paper Tickets prior to the event.

• “Early Bird” discounted registration (due 11:59am, Sunday, September 12, 2021) requires a payment of $25.00.
• Regular Registration (due 11:59am, Thursday, September 30, 2021) requires a payment of $40.00

PRESENTERS–We reserve the right to edit abstracts, and/or request abstracts to be rewritten and resubmitted.

2021 DRAFT Schedule (subject to change)

8:15-9:00am: Registration with light breakfast and coffee provided
9:00-9:30am: Opening Session, Nichols Theatre
     Welcome, Dr. Holly Tatum, Director of the Center for Student Research
Keynote Address, Dr. Sara Beck, Assistant Professor of Psychology
9:45-10:45am: Oral Presentations, Session 1
11:00am-12:00pm: Oral Presentations, Session 2
12:15-1:15pm: Lunch provided in Cheatham Dining Hall
1:30-2:30pm: Elevator Speeches, Session 3
2:45 pm-4:00pm: Poster Presentations

Dates and Deadlines

• Early Bird Registration Deadline: 11:59am, Sunday, September 12, 2021
• Regular Registration Deadline: 11:59am, Thursday, September 30, 2021
• Final Abstract Submission Deadline: 11:59am, Thursday, October 5, 2021
• Final oral presentation (or elevator speech, if applicable) media file uploads are due Tuesday, 11:59am, October 20, 2021

2021 Presentation Options

Presentation types are poster, oral presentation, or elevator speech.

• Poster Presentations: A standard poster is a single visual, typically between 3-5 feet on a side, with a minimum of 24 point font.
• Oral Presentations:  Oral presentations are strictly limited to 12 minutes in length, with 3 minutes for Q&A.  Most typically, accompanying slides are in presented PowerPoint, but you are not required to use slides/PowerPoint.
• Elevator Speech (limited to 8 registrants): For the elevator speech,  the presenter describes their research so that anyone can understand it. They do not have to conform to their field’s typical way of presenting research. The elevator speech is no more than 5 minutes (with up to an additional 3 minutes for Q&A) and may use visuals in the same way as the longer, oral presentations.

Contact

Luisa Carrera, Administrative Coordinator
Center for Student Research
Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Ave
Lynchburg, VA  24503
marcus@randolphcollege.edu
434-947-8918

In October 2020, we held the conference virtually and it may be viewed here:  marcus.go.randolphcollege.edu

Past Proceedings are archived from 1999-2020, and can be accessed here.