Research & Scholarship Day
Undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty from the College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines present their research, at any stage, and other scholarly activities in the areas of Social Work, Nursing, and Nutrition & Dietetics.
Save the Date
April 30th, 2025
Deadlines
- Submissions for 2025 will open in February 2025.
- Changes to topic after submission: If your topic and/or your presenter names change, please email changes to UND.cnpd.research.office@und.edu. This helps us ensure the catalog is correct.
2024 CNPD Research Day Information
2024 Catalog and Video Presentations
Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
In-Person Poster Presentations |
| 12 - 1 p.m. |
CNPD Research Day Social and Awards. |
Eligible Participants
CNPD students and faculty from Nursing, Nutrition & Dietetics and Social Work who are engaged in research, scholarship and creative work through thesis, dissertations, non-thesis projects, faculty projects, and independent studies, or who have conducted substantial research as a part of coursework.
- CNPD students or faculty may either present solo research, or if research was done collaboratively, they may present with other co-presenters.
- Students enrolled in on-campus programs wishing to participate must participate in the in-person event (no exceptions). Students enrolled in a fully online program may choose to participate virtually or in-person if they wish to travel to campus.
Prizes
Visitors attending the event can vote on a student presentation, "Crowd Favorite Award," for each CNPD department. The winner(s) will have their picture on the CNPD website and social media.
Faculty attending the event can vote on a student presentation, "Faculty Favorite Award," for each CNPD department. The winning poster in each department will receive a prize basket and have their picture posted on the CNPD website and social media.
Students are invited to enter for door prizes at check-in. The door prize drawing will take place during the social. You must be present to win.
In-Person Participation
CNPD students will present their work in a poster format. The event is in an open house format, meaning visitors will peruse the posters and may ask questions. An integral component of the presentation will be an explanation of work understandably to a non-specialist attending the event, including fellow students, faculty, and other members of the campus community.
A bag lunch is provided for in-person presenters.
Poster Creation
Students can use the PowerPoint template which contains two design options, or create their own custom design.
- Create a custom slide size of 32 inches wide by 24 inches high (additional help on resizing)
- Adding a UND logo to a poster is strongly encouraged
Submit for Printing
The College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines will pay the cost of one (1) poster printing.
Submitted posters for printing must be:
- 1 page designed at 32 inches wide by 24 inches high
- To submit for printing, email a PDF file to UND.cnpd.research.office@UND.edu
- All email submissions must be received by Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (no exceptions).
- You will receive an email confirmation that your poster was received no more than 48 hours (if sent Monday-Thursday during business hours).
- Changes to Topic after submission: If your topic and/or your presenter names change, please email changes to UND.cnpd.research.office@und.edu. This helps us ensure the catalog is correct.
Student Time Commitment
- Student check-in is available from 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Students are asked to arrive by 9:30 a.m.
- The public viewing will last from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.,
- A social, lunch for presenters and the presentation of the Faculty & Crowd Favorite awards will follow from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- During the public viewing, students are expected to be at their poster and ready to present or answer questions for anyone who may stop by to review the presentation.
Virtual Participation (Distance/Online Learning Students Only)
The video participation option is only available to students who are Distance/Online Learning students.
Distance/Online Learning students can present their posters via a prerecorded presentation and PowerPoint. An integral component of the presentation will be an explanation of work understandably to a non-specialist attending the event, including fellow students, faculty, and other members of the campus community. The videos will be available to guests attending the in person event to view on their personal devices via URL scan codes.
Video Creation
Students will present their work in PowerPoint.
- The slideshow can contain up to a maximum of three static (not animated and not video) slides
- We advise your presentation be no longer than five minutes.
- Students can decide how best to design their PowerPoint slides, but they should remember that the content should be large enough to see and read on the screen.
- Adding a UND logo to your slides is strongly encouraged
- If you would like to, you can use a UND Branded PowerPoint.
- It is recommended that student record their presentations with their camera turned on. Students can use various tools to record their presentations, such as Zoom, Loom, or other means, as long as the tool used to record the presentation provides the student a downloadable file that can be submitted to the CNPD Research Office.
- Please name your video files with your lastname-firstname prior to submission. The file will be renamed and posted to include your presentation title.
- Changes to Topic after submission: If your topic and/or your presenter names change, please email changes to UND.CNPD.research.office@UND.edu. This helps us ensure the catalog is correct.
Video presentation files (mp4 or alternative type) or download-ready links for must be submitted to the CNPD Research Office at UND.CNPD.research.office@UND.edu no later than Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (no exceptions). If you encounter file size issues, you can share a link to this email via Teams or alternative file-sharing systems.
- You will receive an email confirmation that your video was received no more than 48 hours (if sent Monday-Thursday during business hours).