2016 Research Day at the Capitol
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 8:00am - 1:45pm
Research Day at the Capitol, an annual event held in the State Capitol rotunda during each legislative session, will take place on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Now in its twenty-first year, the event was created to inform the legislature and the public about the high-quality research being conducted at Oklahoma colleges and universities.
Outstanding undergraduate students from Oklahoma's comprehensive and regional colleges and universities are selected by their institutions to participate in the prestigious program.
The event is sponsored by OK EPSCoR, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the National Science Foundation.
Benefits of Research Day at the Capitol include:
- Student participants are provided with training in the proper preparation and presentation of a scientific poster for general public audiences.
- Students’ posters and oral presentations are judged in a competition for cash prizes, as well as a grand-prize summer research internship at an Oklahoma college or university of the winner’s choice.
- Oklahoma colleges and universities gain recognition for outstanding research displayed to the legislature, media and the general public at the State Capitol.
- Government policy-makers gain an understanding of the outstanding research being conducted by young people on Oklahoma college and university campuses.
Message to Faculty Advisors of Student Nominees
Faculty advisors are highly encouraged to attend Research Day at the Capitol on March 29 to support their student researchers. However, please note that the judges will require advisors to step away from their student’s booth space when the student is presenting their poster to the judges.
To offset travel expenses for advisors’ participation, OK EPSCoR will, upon request, file a travel claim on the faculty mentor's behalf for mileage to and from the event. Advisors will need to pay for lodging at point-of-service and then be reimbursed on a state travel claim that EPSCoR will file for you on request. Please contact Sharon Elliott, OK EPSCoR administrative assistant, at selliott@okepscor.org if you are in need of travel reimbursement.
Designated Conference Hotel
Designated event hotel:
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown OKC
2 West Reno, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
The hotel reservation links below are for advisors and guests only. Student participants must secure their rooms by turning in their rooming needs directly to gmiller@okepscor.org. The dates and rate code for reservations made in this block of rooms via the links below will pre-populate. Simply access the link, confirm the dates, click the Find button and create your reservation online. The deadline for making reservations within this block is Monday, February 29, or when the block reaches capacity.
Single King Rate: $98/night, complimentary self-parking
Two Doubles: $98/night, complimentary self-parking
*Please note that our hotel agreement includes free self-parking. The hotel advises that their online reservation page cannot be edited to change the parking to "free." Be sure that your parking charges are waived when you check out at the hotel per the EPSCoR agreement.
Faculty/guest reservations may also be made via phone by calling 888-236-2427, using the rate code OKEC. Students should not use the toll-free number, nor should they use the links below to make their reservations, as student reservations are being made by the EPSCoR office.
Questions? Contact Gina Miller, outreach coordinator, at gmiller@okepscor.org or 405.744.7645.
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