Project Overview:
The Undergraduate Discovery
project is a new publication supported by the provost office which serves to
highlight discovery work done by University of Cincinnati undergraduate
students. This online publication showcases work in four thematic areas:
Disciplinary Studies, Performance and the Creative Arts, Interdisciplinary
Studies and Global Projects. The project is run by an undergraduate editorial
staff, reviewed by graduate students and is open for public submission of
material. Undergraduate Discovery will not only give exposure to students and
their projects but it will also show off the best UC has to offer to prospective
students, donors and alumni. The Undergraduate Discovery project is published
annually by the Office of the Provost.
Who May Submit:
Contributions for this
publication are welcome from any undergraduate student at UC with original
discovery work that has been conducted in one of the four thematic areas since
2009. Examples of submissions can include traditional research programs such as
REU, WISE or TAFT grants, CCM performances and creations, DAAP projects,
Independent research, travel under UC international or significant study abroad
experiences. These are just a few examples of what you can submit. We are
excited to see any projects you are proud of, whether they were done for a
class, under a grant or on your own.
Writing Tips:
As we are looking for a
wide-variety of student projects, we understand that your final work can take
the shape of a series of image files, a paper, a poster, a music or movie file,
or a PDF booklet. However, since we want to fully understand your project,
please make sure that your submission files are self-explanatory. If you were to
submit a music file, for example, an accompanying text document explaining in
depth what the piece is would help immensely in our editing process. Please
write for an academic audience, but one that may not be familiar with your
specific field. Tailor terminology, explanations and background material
accordingly. Please talk about the experience you had while conducting the
project. Cover things such as how you got involved, what you learned in the
process and how it has shaped your academic career. The focus, however, should
be the specifics of the excellent work you have completed. Feel free to contact
the editors with any questions that relate to the material you wish to
submit.
Editor in Chief:
Trent Amstutz
- amstuttm@mail.uc.edu
Managing Editors:
Sara Yacyshyn
(Disciplinary Studies) – yacyshse@mail.uc.edu
Jonathan
Grossman (Performance & Creative Arts) – grossmjj@mail.uc.edu
Lauren
Magrisso (Interdisciplinary Studies) – magrislm@mail.uc.edu
Jonathan
Hilton (Global Projects) – hiltonjn@mail.uc.edu
The rules governing the request for submission are as
follows:
1. Entry articles must
not exceed 2000 words, plus a 150 word abstract
2. Up to two additional
media items such as creative pdfs, pictures, videos or audio files are greatly
encouraged to include with submission for publication. If submitting multiple
images, please compile into a single pdf.
3. Current University
of Cincinnati undergraduate students of both full-time and part-time degree
programs are eligible.
4. Entries must be
submitted electronically in either a .doc or .docx format
5. If applicable,
entries must be properly presented with footnotes, references and a bibliography
in accordance with APA guidelines
6. Entries must include
the intellectual property release form to be considered for
publication.
7. Students may submit
multiple projects.
8. All entries must
comply with all applicable University of Cincinnati regulations and policy for
submitted written work including but not limited to those concerning
plagiarism.
9. The Project reserves
the right to edit, modify or make substantial changes to those entries it
selects for publication. The Project also reserves the right not to print the
chosen entries for any reason it deems necessary.
10. Eligibility for
publication will be determined by academic status at the time of publication,
not at time of submission.
