Celebration of Student Scholarship

Initiated in the Spring of 2006, MSU’s Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship (CoSS) is a day-long showcase of student work involving research, scholarship, creative work and performance arts. Students in all disciplines can choose oral or poster presentations and can be judged or not.

All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate. Undergraduate Research Fellows are expected to present their research. In addition, CoSS welcomes submissions that reflect experiences of undergraduate research, community engagement, internships, education abroad, or Level UP experiences.

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Adron Doran University Center (ADUC)

For more information contact the Coordinator of Undergraduate Research.

Submit an abstract

ABSTRACTS

Writing an Abstract

An abstract is a concise statement of the major elements of a research project and/or scholarly work. It should contain:

An introduction
A purpose, objective or hypothesis
Results of the project if it is complete.
Conclusions drawn from what was learned.

Abstracts:

Should be written in past tense (with the understanding that at the time of submission your work may still be in progress).
Avoid technical jargon and define all abbreviations.
Use of the term "we" rather than "I."

Please note when submitting an abstract, there is a limit of no more than 200 characters for the title. The body of the abstract is limited to 250 words.