At Minnesota State University Moorhead, our purpose is to transform the world by transforming lives. Few experiences are as life-changing as the opportunity to engage in original research or creative activity and present the results to our academic community.
So you are interested in the Student Academic Conference (SAC), but you do not know what it is and you do not know what to do. Now what?
The table below provides detail for 4 possible paths to the SAC depending on whether you are in independent study, a class with a large project, in a class that made you want to do more outside of class, or other.
Before applying, please make sure that you have the names, emails, and Dragon ID's of all participants in your group.
Please make sure you have discussed your presentation with your project advisor, including any IRB (Institutional Review Board, for ANY project involving human subjects) concerns if using human subjects in any way. You will need your advisor's email address.
Finally, these links may be helpful to you as you write your abstract.
Poster Suggestions
When preparing your poster, ask yourself the following questions:
In addition to a title and author label and abstract, most successful posters provide brief statements of introduction, method, procedure, results, and conclusions. Speak to your advisor for conventions specific to your field.
Free SAC poster printing is available if you use one of the provided templates and follow the upload instructions below. Free poster printing must be uploaded by midnight April 4, 2025.
These off-campus vendors can also print your poster with a 10-day turnaround time. Reach out to them directly.
The Livingston Lord Library invites SAC posters and presentations to be uploaded to RED, MSUM's Digital Institutional Repository. This online collection showcases research and publications by MSUM faculty, staff, and students.
Benefits of Submitting Your Work:
View the SAC collection in RED Student Submission Guidelines
Questions about RED? Contact: red@mnstate.edu
