"Informative and wonderful opportunity to share with my peers what I am passionate about. I am happy OCC has created a platform for students to learn from each other and glimpse the expectation as we transfer to university level courses." -Presenter 2019 symposium
FAQ
Who can participate?
Open to all OCC students
All disciplines welcome!
How do you participate?
In-class or independent project with a faculty or staff mentor
Find a mentor from the Potential Mentors list or ask other faculty or staff
If you need funding for supplies for your resources currently we are accepting applications for funding. Up to $100 with some possible exceptions of more is available. Fill out this form with your mentor Funding Request Form.
What type of work can you produce?
When are the key dates?
Intent to Submit Due, TBA: This form takes 2 minutes to fill out and lets us know your interest in participating
- Abstract Revisions Due, TBA: The final version of the abstract will be printed and published online. Check out some Model Abstracts and these Abstract Resources
Abstract First Submission Due, TBA: This submission will be printed in our program and handed out at the event
Why Participate?
Learn more about a passion topic
Networking
Resume and college application builder
Prizes
Use this to springboard your work to other conferences
Prizes For Top Work
First Author Award
This is the winner of the entire event
Past Subcategory Awards (Varies based on submissions)
2019 Winner, First Author (In the news)
Olivia Jäggi
A Comparative Study on Suicide Prevention
Mentor: Ulrike Green, Anthroplogy
Contact Information
Rachel Ridnor - rridnor@occ.cccd.edu
Hannah Kang - hkang@occ.cccd.edu
Organizing Team
Dean Abernathy • Shazia Aziz • Brittni Doty • Kelli Elliott • Robert Ellis • Jerome Fang • Tara Giblin • Ulrike Green• Amy Hellman • Hannah Kang • Jon Mochizuki • Duy Pham • Rachel Ridnor • Brent Rudmann • Guido Sendowsky • Michael Sutliff