URSA's 2024 Research and Creative Activity Day
URSA's 2024 Research and Creative Activity Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 this year in the Wood Center Multilevel Lounge.
RCA Day is UAF's annual celebration of undergraduate research, creative, and scholarly involvement including poster presentations, performances, art submissions and more! Want to showcase a research, creative, or scholarly project you have been working on this year
All student presenters will receive an URSA t-shirt, will be eligible for their college's Dean's Choice Award ($250) and Honorable Mention Award ($150), and are invited to attend a celebratory reception after the event.
Participants explain their projects during the 2023 RCA Day event.
Who can present at RCA Day?
- Any UAF undergraduate student who is participating in, or has completed, their own mentor-supervised research or creative project can participate in RCA Day.
- Students from all disciplines and all UAF-affiliated campuses are invited to share their work at this event. (UAF Campuses Include: Bristol Bay, Chukchi, CTC, Troth Yeddha’, Interior Alaska, Kuskokwim, Northwest)
- Individual and group presentations are both allowed.
- Students do not need prior affiliation with URSA in order to participate!
- Whether you worked with another research unit on campus, completed a project in a course, or completed an independent project with a mentor - you can participate!
- Projects do not need to be completed works! In-progress projects showing their preliminary or anticipated results are also welcome.
See our FAQ section at the bottom of the overview page for more information on what to expect, or check out last year's archive!
Please contact Erin Kirchner, URSA coordinator and assistant director, with any questions. (uaf-ursa@alaska.edu; 907-450-8772)