1. Spring Orientation Meeting Monday, February 26, 2019
UNIV401 & 402 Orientation
Spring Orientation Meeting
Monday, February 26, 2019

2. Introductions Faculty Director of Undergrad Research
Dr. Iain Crawford/
Associate Director of Undergrad Research
Dr. Lauren Barsky /
Administrative Assistant
Judi Smith /
Graduate Assistant
Adam Grimes /

3. Your Packet Contains… Third Reader Group List UNIV401 & 402 Schedule
Presentation Evaluation Form
Advice from the Front
Formatting Appointment Instructions
Phi Kappa Phi Essay Competition
Committee Responsibilities

4. UNIV401 & 402 Spring Schedule MARCH 13 & 14 MARCH 18-29 APRIL 12
Formatting and Defending a Thesis
Choose at least one session and attend, if you did not already attend in the fall! (Required)
MARCH 18-29
Research group presentations (Required)
Third readers choose a date for students to present that is most convenient for the group
Times / Locations posted on Groups List – TBD
APRIL 12
Deadline to set Formatting Appointment (Required for 402 only)
Appointments to be scheduled between April 15th and May 10th

5. UNIV401 & 402 Spring Schedule (Cont.)
APRIL 19
UNIV 402 – Deadline to schedule Defense Date (Required for 402 only)
UNIV 402 – First Complete Draft due to thesis director (Required for 402 only)
MAY 17
UNIV 401 – Progress Report Due via (Required for 401 only)
Outside Lecture Assignment Due (Required)
UNIV 402 – Deadline for Defense, talk with your entire committee prior to defense to set date to submit complete draft (Required for 402 only)
MAY 30
UNIV 402 – Final Copy Submission by noon to URP (Required for 402 only)

6. Group Presentations
Group presentations will help you develop the ability to explain your specialized work to others outside of your field.
You will:
Make a short presentation explaining your research and findings to your group.
Ask questions of other presenters in your group.
Fill out a evaluation form for each presentation.
As soon as you have confirmed your group meeting time/place, have someone in your group Adam so he can make a schedule.

7. Outside Lecture Assignment
OPTION #1
Attend another group’s presentation (NOT your own). Have the Third Reader present confirm your attendance to Adam to receive credit.
OPTION #2
Attend an academic lecture on campus and write a 500 word analysis. More information can be found in the Senior Thesis Handbook.
SUBMISSION
Option #1 & #2 are both due May 17. Submissions can be ed to Adam Grimes at

8. Formatting Appointment
This is different than the thesis formatting session
Schedule this through the appointment link on our website
Bring the most recent draft of your thesis in a word document – either on a flash drive or ed to Adam
Schedule between April 15th and May 10th
Schedule early – spots fill up

9. Thesis Defense Your thesis defenses need to be scheduled by April 19th
Your defense should take place between April 19th and May 17th
The complete draft of thesis should be sent to entire committee two weeks prior to defense
Come talk with us if you have any questions or concerns

10. Phi Kappa Phi Essay Competition
Submit your thesis. You wrote it anyway.
You could win.

11. Advice: Two Big Points
Use a citation manager! Mendeley, Zotero, Refworks are your friends.
Don’t panic. Practice self-care. Reach out for help if you get overwhelmed. This is hard for everyone – they’re just hiding it well.

12. Any Questions?