How to Submit a GREAT Day Abstract

How to Submit an Abstract for GREAT Day

 

  1. Use this GREAT Day specific link to submit an abstract: 

You’ll need to create an Oxford Abstracts account using your Geneseo email address the first time you click the link; you can use any password (it does not have to be your Geneseo one). After logging in, you should see the Submission form:

 

 

 

  1. Answer “yes” to ONLY ONE of the first three questions.

 

 

 

  • If you are submitting multiple different submissions, please complete one form per submission.
  • If your submission does not fit any of the categories, please email greatday@geneseo.edu

 

  1. If you selected a POSTER, please review this webpage.
  • If you are submitting a Poster, it must be submitted to be printed at the Duplicating Center by April 6, 2026.
  • Please complete the dropdown questions and note that there are two places to upload your poster: 
    • uploading to the Duplicating Center website ensures it will be printed for display.
    • uploading to Oxford Abstracts ensures it can be added to the virtual gallery.

Poster presenters will mount their posters for display on Tuesday April 21. Further instructions will follow.

 

  1. If you selected a PAPER/SLIDE PRESENTATION:
  • Please indicate whether your presentation is part of a pre-arranged panel (likely put together by a faculty/staff sponsor) OR you wish to be placed with other presentations on like topics.
  • If you are part of a pre-arranged panel, you will have a Chair for the panel and a panel title. If you are not sure about your Chair or title, please contact your faculty/staff sponsor or whomever has organized the panel.

 

  1. If you selected a PERFORMANCE/ARTWORK:
  • Please identify what kind of performance/artwork you are submitting.
  • Access to performance spaces need to be arranged with the relevant faculty/departments prior to submitting to GREAT Day.
  • Student Association will be organizing an exhibition of student visual art (more details to come).

 

BEFORE PROCEEDING: You should only have answered YES to ONE of the above questions. If you answer yet to multiple, we will not be able to accept your submission as we will not know where to schedule it!

 

Please pay careful attention to formatting instructions in responding to the rest of the form:

 

  1. Enter the full title of your submission. 

*PLEASE CAPITALIZE THE FIRST LETTER OF ALL WORDS EXCEPT MINOR WORDS* (Maximum of 50 words in the title)

 

 

  1. Provide a 250-word max abstract of your presentation or performance. 

An abstract is a summary of your content: it helps potential attendees know what to expect. You do not have to use all 250 words!

 

  1. Enter the names of ALL authors of this presentation INCLUDING YOURSELF. Enter the names in the order you want the names to appear in the program. 

 

 

  1. Enter Faculty/Staff Sponsor information: Department, Name, Email Address

 

 

 

  1.  Indicate if your presentation has any special requirements/categories. 

Let us know about AV equipment etc. you need, whether you’re part of an Ambassador or Edgar Fellows presentation, and also use “Other” to indicate anything you need us to know (e.g. student teaching means you need to be in the last session of the day). You do not need to tell us about submitting multiple presentations; the system will catch that. We cannot accommodate time slot requests, but if you have an unavoidable Geneseo-related conflict (e.g. student teaching, athletics competition) by checking "other" and filling out the details in the box that appears.

  1. Human Research: There is a box that asks you to check ‘yes’ if your project involves any human research. This is important for us to know as there are more ethical standards and requirements in human research versus animals. If you are unsure if your project involved human research, please consult your faculty sponsor and the Institutional Research Board website (https://irb.geneseo.edu/)
  2.  Indicate if you will have presented/will present at another conference. 

 

  1. Funding Sources: Please check all of the funding sources you received for your project. Select none if you did not receive funding for this project. 

 

  1. Attendance and Approval Questions: Finally please confirm that at least one author will  be in attendance on GREAT Day and that the approval has been given from all authors and project members. 

 

BE SURE TO HIT SUBMIT! Congratulations! You did it! 

For additional information and help, please consult this video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWtXPRLME4M&t=1s

For common issues, please keep reading!

 

FAQ

I received an Incomplete Submission Email. What should I do? 

 

 

If you received this email be sure to log back into Oxford Abstract and amend your submission. To do so, first click on the Edit tab of your personal dashboard. Alternatively, you can also click directly on the title of your submission file. Once in your submission file, make all necessary changes, and click on Submit. 

 

 

 

If automated emails are in effect, you will receive an email notifying you that your submission has been successfully edited.

 

 

However, if submissions are closed, the Edit feature will no longer be interactive, and will direct you to a read only version of your submission. In this case, contact greatday@geneseo.edu as soon as possible. 

 

For further information on editing a submission, please consult this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8psIjpNjh4 

 

III. Making an Additional Submission

 

  1. If you have already submitted and would like to make another submission, click on the New Submission icon in your personal dashboard. 

 

  1. Then, follow the same steps you used to create your previous submission. If you have further questions, watch this helpful video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcwX0YUk-r4 

 

 

IV. Additional Things to Keep in Mind:

  • POSTERS will need to be submitted to the Duplicating Center; this is a separate process from Oxford Abstracts and has a separate deadline (usually two weeks after submissions close). See here for full details.
  • We cannot accommodate time slot requests but if you have an unavoidable conflict e.g. student teaching, please note that in the Presentation Requirements question on the GREAT Day submission form by checking "Other" and filling out the details in the box that appears.

 

If you have problems not covered by these instructions, please email greatday@geneseo.edu, allowing 2 weekdays for a response.