*The Apeiron is an ancient term offered by Anaximander of Miletus in the 6th Century B.C. that embraces the spirit of this forum. As with the Apeiron, which is infinite and boundless, all inclusive, eternal and unaging, this forum is designed to be inclusive with respect to student research, scholarship, and creativity. It is dedicated to the proposition that students are capable of work that knows no limits and transcends all boundaries.

A Forum of Student Research, Scholarship, and Creativity*

20 April, 2012 •
Location: To Be Announced

students from all disciplines are invited to participate in the Washburn University Apeiron, an event that will allow students to showcase their research, scholarship, and creative activities in a setting similar to a professional meeting. Any type of presentation used in a professional setting, such as a poster presentation, an oral presentation, an exhibition, or a performance, will be acceptable.

The Apeiron will include a Keynote Address and Oral, Poster, and Performing Arts sessions. During the Oral Presentation session multiple concurrent oral presentations will take place using as many different modes of presentation as necessary. During the Poster Presentation session, all poster presentations will take place. Following the event, students will be honored at a reception to which their mentors, their families and the public are invited.

Each department establishes its own criteria by which to screen students’ submissions. The only general criteria are:

• The work must demonstrate creativity and originality.
• The work must be superior to that of a typical term paper or class project and at a level suitable for presentation at a professional forum in your field.
• A faculty mentor must oversee each project or presentation.

Additional information regarding presentations can be obtained by visiting the Presentation Information web page. Current Washburn University graduate and undergraduate students and recent (previous semester) graduates are eligible to participate in the Apeiron.

If you are interested in participating in the Apeiron, please print out the Sample Registration Form (on the Registration Information web page) where you and your faculty mentor can see what information is required. Once you and your mentor have worked through the Sample Registration Form, you will need to submit the information to the on-line Registration Form (available on the student tab of your my.washburn account in mid February).

Questions or Comments? Email: apeiron@washburn.edu

Visit the Apeiron Facebook page.