This FAQ is designed to clear up some of the confusing aspects of the abstract submission process as well as the actual symposium. If you have further questions you would like to have addressed, please email them to Dr. Barbara M. Kirby.

1. Abstract Submission Process
   1. Who is responsible for filling out the abstract submission form?
   2. Who is my Teaching Mentor?
   3. Can I use abbreviations for my department?
   4. Is my department the same as my major?
   5. How can I submit my abstract?
   
   
2. Symposium Presentations
   1. What will happen at the Symposium?
   2. How are presentations given?
   3. What kind of materials are allowed at the Symposium presentations?
   4. When can I start setting up my poster?

1. Abstract Submission Process
   
   
   1. Who is responsible for filling out the abstract submission form?
      The corresponding author (CA) is responsible for completing the abstract submission form and submitting it by the deadline. The CA must be an undergraduate at North Carolina State University. If more than one undergraduate participated on a single project, then one student should be selected to be the CA and accept the responsibility not only for filling out the abstract submission form, but also for keeping the other author(s) informed of dates, times and any other necessary information so that all students listed on the project may participate in the Symposium. Please note that graduate students may not be listed as authors but may be listed as teaching mentors.
   2. Who is my Teaching Mentor?
      Teaching mentors may be anyone who assisted or helped direct your teaching experience. Commonly, your teaching mentor will likely be the individual faculty member who helped you with your honors teaching project.
   3. Can I use abbreviations for my department?
      We generally suggest that you write out the name of your department. The staff members that prepare these web pages and the Book of Abstracts may not be familiar with abbreviations that are in common use in your area of the university. If you need to repeat the same department name in several places on your abstract submission form, it is acceptable to abbreviate after the first time the department name is written out (provided you indicate what the abbreviation means).
   4. Is my department the same as my major?
      Not always. You may be majoring in a specific course of study within a department but it is your department you want to list on the abstract submission form. A good example would be a student whose major is Biological Engineering, but whose department is Biological and Agricultural Engineering. This student should list the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering on the abstract submission form in the space provided.
   5. How can I submit my abstract?
      The abstract submission form is on the web, and all abstracts must be submitted in this manner. A copy of your abstract will be e-mailed to your teaching mentor, who must approve it before your abstract can be accepted for presentation at the Undergraduate Teaching Symposium.
   
   
2. Symposium Presentations
   
   
   1. What will happen at the Symposium?
      The Undergraduate Teaching Symposium will consist of poster displays.
   2. How are presentations given?
      If you are giving a poster, your presentation will be assigned to a board where you can mount your poster. Poster size is limited to 3 feet high by 4 feet wide. As groups or individuals pass by your assigned place, you will be expected to orally explain your project and answer questions.
   3. What kind of materials are allowed at the Symposium presentations?
      Only materials that can be mounted on the provided board by pushpins are allowed for poster presentations.
   4. When can I start setting up my poster?
      Posters can be set up starting at 1:00 p.m. and must be in place for judging from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.