Welcome to Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) 2023!

CURC is CSU’s annual undergraduate research and creativity symposium. CURC 2023 will be held as a hybrid event, free to the public.  The in-person event will take place on Thursday, April 20th, 2023 (9:00am-4:45pm) in the University Center for the Arts at CSU. The virtual event can be explored through Symposium (this website) in the days leading up to and following April 20th. All CSU undergraduate students are encouraged to participate in this event, and all CSU community members, family, and friends are invited to attend!  

Register by March 24, 2023 at 5:00pm!

Registration for Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) 2023 is  open until 5pm on March 24th!  

Registration is required for all undergraduate student presenters/performers, all online attendees, all virtual audience members interested in viewing virtual presentation, and all judges. Registration (with abstract submission) closes at 5:00pm on March 24, 2023. Students can register to participate in CURC in 1 of 6 categories: Oral Presentations, Performing Arts, Poster Presentations (Research or Service Learning),  Visual Art, or Written Work. 

To register, all students must create a free Symposium account and submit the following information:

• Name
• CSU ID Number
• College
• Presentation Category
• Mentor or Project Lead (if applicable)
• Collaborators or Co-Presenters (if applicable)
• Presentation Title
• Abstract or Project Summary (250 words maximum) - uploaded as .doc or .docx

Questions or Comments?  Scroll through the tabs above for more information about this event (About, Deadlines, Submission Categories, Schedule of Events, Judging, Workshops), or email CURC Coordinator Michelle Matter ([email protected]).

Need help with your submission? Attend one of our CURC workshops!  Click here for more information: https://tilt.colostate.edu/events-list-view/

Interested in Judging? All CSU faculty, staff members, graduate students, and community members are invited to serve as a judge for this event.  Simply click the yellow "Register" button on this page, choose "Judge", and tell us your interests and availability. 

2023 Sponsors include:

• Office for Undergraduate Research and Artistry & TILT
• School of Music, Theater, and Dance
• Energy Institute
• College of Liberal Arts
• Graduate School
• The Colorado School of Public Health at CSU
• Data Science Research Institute