Let us introduce Brooke Lopo, a past symposium presenter! We asked Brooke the following questions: 1. What was your favorite part about participating in the UGS? and 2. Why should students consider submitting to the UGS? Read below to see her responses!

#UGS45 applicants: Please check your email for notification of acceptance and schedule for the 45th annual Undergraduate Symposium. Congratulations to the 278 students who will be featured on Friday, March 28th!

Let us introduce Joe Brown, a past symposium presenter! We asked Joe the following questions: 1. What was your favorite part about participating in the UGS? and 2. Why should students consider submitting to the UGS? Read above to see his responses!

Next up for our SURFS spotlight is Valentina Calderon Perez! Our Symposium Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFS) are selected students who applied for the fellowship, which will help lead them to participate in the Undergraduate Symposium in March!

Next up for our SURFS spotlight is Aubree Vipond! Our Symposium Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFS) are selected students who applied for the fellowship, which will help lead them to participate in the Undergraduate Symposium in March!

UGS45 Presenters!!! Make sure you have checked your email and reviewed the documents we sent along with your acceptance. There are two important RSVP links for you to fill out! Please fill out the RSVP forms by the dates below! Questions? Email us at [email protected]! 💚

UGS45 PRESENTERS!! We hope you will join us for this awesome opportunity! Please RSVP by Friday, February 21st. You can find the link to RSVP in your most recent email from us! 🛒🛍️

Next up for our SURFS spotlight is Loani Rea B. Williams! Our Symposium Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFS) are selected students who applied for the fellowship, which will help lead them to participate in the Undergraduate Symposium in March!

While EMU is on Winter Break, the Symposium Team stays busy! Please know we’re available over break if you have any Symposium specific questions. Feel free to email [email protected]. We look forward to celebrating your hard work on 3/28 at #UGS45

#UGS45 participants: Don’t forget to join us for tonight for a quick chat to help you prepare and visualize for the 45th annual event. You have been invited to the SOS Canvas Shell (but of course you may email us with any specific questions).

#UGS45 presenters: don’t forget! The (free) Career Closet event for Symposium presenters is today! We’ll see you in McKenny at 3:00 p.m.

#UGS45 Attendees: Please see this year’s event program book below. We look forward to seeing you on March 28th! emich.edu/undergraduate-…

We are excited to announce that your peer Jesse John will serve as the 45th annual Undergraduate Symposium student emcee for the Keynote Luncheon. Swipe to learn a little bit more about Jesse. We’ll see you in a week!# #UGS45

See you tomorrow at the EMU Student Center for #UGS45 Our full schedule and program book can be found at: emich.edu/symposium

Thank you all for a wonderful 45th Annual Undergraduate Symposium! Congratulations to all of our presenters and a big shoutout to all the faculty, staff, and guests who came out to support! What was your favorite part of this year’s event? Let us know in the comments!

Create your ForagerOne account today! ForagerOne is a platform for students to connect and collaborate on research with EMU faculty and fellow students. Swipe to see the 5 easy steps of creating your account and visit ForagerOne.com!

Reminder the Symposium Scholarship Application for Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships closes tomorrow, Friday, April 11th at 11:59 p.m.!

UGS45 participants + Symposium fans: Please accept the following important reminders from the UGS Team!

To our #UGS followers: As of August 2025 we will no longer be posting to our feed here. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram or visit emich.edu/symposium to keep up to date!