No. All students from all classes may submit a proposal to GUS.
No. Although we would like to have all thesis (and capstone) authors present at GUS each year, it is not a requirement.
Yes. All winners of the Hege Library research awards - the Research Award for theses and the Emerging Scholars Award for HP class research - are required to present their research at GUS. All winners must also apply to present their research so that we have an accurate count of presenters and projects for scheduling purposes.
Absolutely! We encourage visual and performing artists to submit applications to participate in GUS. Since 2008, we have had a wide and wonderful variety of artistic presentations ranging from sculpture to photography to dramatic presentations. Please let us know if you have any special needs for the space on your application.
Yes. You do not need to have a completed project to be considered. In fact, many students present research that is ongoing.
No. Due to space and time constraints, students can only participate in one presentation per year. This policy extends to group presentations, as well. For example, a student cannot present as part of a group and then have a second solo presentation.
Absolutely! GUS is free and open to the public. Event registration is recommended to receive updated but it is not required. A registration link will be made available approximately 5 weeks prior to the event. Please note that all registrants and attendees are required to comply with campus Covid policies.
Yes. A good place to start is your faculty/staff mentor but you may also consult a librarian within Hege Academic Commons. We will have other resources (such as video and text-based tutorial) available in the near future, as well.
Yes, you may apply with an artist's statement that is specific to the painting (or other work) that is to be presented. Please include your ideas, where you get your ideas and/or your process, and what the content of the work is about to help the viewer understand your work. If your work is still in progress, you may want to frame your statement as more of a project proposal in which you discuss the ideas and aspects of your process.
All abstracts are reviewed by the GUS Steering Committee, which is made up of faculty and staff.
We ask that research mentors approve their students' abstracts. The email should contain a link to a form with the student's abstract where you can read the abstract, submit comments (if necessary), and give your approval or ask the student to revise it. Please note that asking for a revision will NOT harm the student's chances of being accepted to present at GUS.
Please get in touch with a member of the GUS Steering Committee or send an email to gus [at] guilford.edu. We will respond to your message as quickly as we can. Thank you in advance for helping make GUS successful!
Approximately 4 weeks before GUS, we will publish our Proceedings on our website. You can search for your students there, find out times and locations of the presentations or posters, and print a PDF of their abstracts.
We invite research projects from all disciplines. We also encourage all students to submit creative work to GUS as long as it has an original, scholarly aspect to it. All students must be working under the guidance of a faculty or staff mentor who can speak to the quality of the research. Student presents who are assisting faculty members with research may submit that work. Students who are working under the guidance of a faculty member (e.g., a capstone project or a thesis) may also submit that work.
For the foreseeable future, GUS will function as a hybrid conference with both virtual and in-person components. To attend virtual sessions, simply click on the Zoom link to enter the room. We ask that people turn their cameras on when asking questions but keeping them off during the presentation is acceptable. Attendees may also submit questions via the chat function.
For those attending in-person, we ask that all reasonable precautions be taken given the new reality of a Covid world. A full schedule of events will be posted to the GUS website two weeks before the symposium. All room locations will be listed and Guilford staff are available if you do not know where the room is. Most physical locations are in and around the Hege Academic Commons.
We also ask that attendees support the presenters by dressing and behaving appropriately at all times.
Most in-person sessions will take place in rooms within the Hege Academic Commons. There may also be sessions scheduled in Duke Hall (specifically the Leak Room), King Hall, and/or the Orangerie. Please consult the Guilford College campus map for building and parking locations.
Yes! Student, staff, faculty, and alumni volunteers are critical to the success of GUS. Please email us at gus [at] guilford.edu if you would like to be added to the list of volunteers.
