The annual CSUDH Student Research Day provides a unique opportunity for graduate and undergraduate scholars to share their research or creative projects within a supportive community of peers and faculty. Undergraduate students anticipating graduate work at either the master's or doctoral levels or graduate students continuing in doctoral programs are especially invited to participate.

Students may elect to give a 10 minute oral presentation in a session with five minutes for questions and answers along with other presentations in their discipline or present their work as a poster or demonstration at the Student Research Day "Expo."

The "Expo" will be held in the pre-function area outside the Loker Student Union Ballroom and will remain on display throughout the day. It will feature student posters, demonstrations and displays that are best accommodated by this method of presentation.

Students will be assigned a specific time to present at their poster, demonstration or display so that visitors may ask questions and better understand the research, scholarly or creative activity of each student.

Students giving oral presentations will be judged and top presenters will receive $100.

Based upon the judging results, up to 10 student oral presentations will be selected for presentation the annual California State University Student Research Competition. The statewide competition will be held in spring 2010 on a California State University campus to be named. In the 2009 competition, one CSUDH presentation received a runner-up award of $250.