Proposal Submission is Closed.

Utah Universities and College Counseling Centers Conference announces the call for proposals for the 2025 annual conference to be held in person on Friday, November 14th, 2025 at Salt Lake Community College Redwood/Taylorsville Campus. The theme for this year’s UUCCCC is Innovation in College Counseling Center Work, and we are excited to welcome proposals that showcase innovative approaches in areas such as treatment, clinical services, research, outreach, and any other initiatives you have encountered as innovative. While we may have this theme, we will also consider all proposals related to college counseling and student health. These presentations will be presented primarily to counseling center mental health clinicians, as well as support staff of counseling centers.

Extended deadline to submit your proposal: Sunday, October 5 at 11:59 pm

Submission address: Ammon Cheney at AmmonC@uvu.edu  

TYPES OF PROPOSALS 

  • Breakout session presentation 

  • Breakout sessions are 90-minute presentations on a research project or set of projects, clinical practice and/or professional consultation that relate to mental health in college counseling. Varied methods of presentations are encouraged, including lecture, presentation, facilitated discussion or group activity.  

  • Poster session 

  • Proposals for poster presentation on current or past research projects are accepted for the 2025 UUCCCC conference. We invite all posters that relate to college counseling, student health, or other issues relevant to the population. 

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS 

To submit your conference proposal, you will need to provide the following information.

For your proposal:

  • Type of proposal: breakout session or poster

  • Session/poster title 

  • Author names, affiliations, and email address for the primary contact 

  • 350-word abstract

For each presenter (primary and co-presenters):  

  • Name 

  • Credentials 

  • Title 

  • Degree/License 

  • Organization 

  • Email 

  • Address 

  • CV/Vita (upload) 

  • Brief Bio


Resources for presenters 

Designing conference poster: https://colinpurrington.com/tips/poster-design/ 

Section-by-section guidelines, do’s & don’ts, and templates for posters. 

Better Posters: https://betterposters.blogspot.com/ 

Currently active (as of July 2025) blog with various tips and examples to help researchers create more effective posters. 

Presenters may consider non-traditional, simplified poster design that highlight the critical takeaways from the project.