Natural & Social Sciences Student Symposium

The 27th Annual Natural & Social Sciences Student Symposium is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2008. All seniors are encouraged to participate. Important dates for 2008 presenters are posted below.

Important Dates for Presenters at the 2008 Symposium

• February 28:  Titles due by on-line submission. Click here for the Title Submission Form. Before beginning the title submission process, please have available the exact title of your presentation, whether it will be oral or poster (talk with your advisor about this), the name of your hometown newspaper, and addresses for parents or other guests you would like us to invite to the Symposium (maximum two addresses).
  
• March 25: Abstracts due by email to Prof. Irina Shablinsky at irina.shablinsky@purchase.edu. Please follow the  Abstract Submission Guidelines.
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• Presentation (PowerPoint & Poster) Workshops: TBA
  
• April 26: Symposium. Please invite your family and friends to attend this special occasion! You can have as many guests as you like. Your guests can register online:  Guest Registration Form
  
  
  Sponsored by The Joseph & Sophia Abeles Foundation,
  John & Jeanette Ambroseo, Peter Compo, Con Edison,
  Robert & Edith Fehr, The National Science Foundation,
  Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, Lucille Werlinich,
  and The School of Natural & Social Sciences, Purchase College.

Showcasing the Sciences at Purchase College:

Begun in 1981, the Symposium provides an opportunity for seniors to present their Senior Project research to a large audience of peers, alumni, family, faculty, and members of the community. Concurrent sessions in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics/Computer Science, and Psychology take place throughout the morning. The presentations are followed by an Awards Ceremony in which Natural and Social Sciences students receive awards for academic excellence, outstanding research, and service to the Division of Natural and Social  Sciences. Seniors who participate in the symposium consider it a highlight of their senior year.

Information for guests: At each Symposium, a light breakfast and lunch is provided. If you have not been to Purchase before, go to this map of the campus and click to get the full map. The Natural Sciences Building is building 20 on the map, and you can park near the Performing Arts Center (building 13). Click here for directions to the campus.

Here's what one past participant said about her experience:
"I highly recommend anyone who gets offered to be a presenter at the Natural Sciences Student Symposium to go for it. I wasn't sure if I should at first, but it was another great experience and it taught me a lot about public presentations, which are very important, especially in the research sciences." -Anne Houser

Symposium Links

2008 Symposium Schedule of Presentations, Program
2007 Symposium Schedule of Presentations
2006 Symposium Schedule of Presentations and Photos
2005 Symposium Schedule of Presentations, Program, and Photos
2004 Symposium Schedule of Presentations and Photos.
2003 Symposium Program and Photos
2002 Symposium Schedule of Presentations and Photos
1999 Symposium Photos