Student Academic Showcase

2024 artwork display and poster presentation in the Collaboratory

The Student Academic Showcase is a campus-wide celebration featuring student learning and research journeys, collaborations, community partners, and networking.

This annual event is comprehensive and features students across all academic disciplines. It provides a platform where students can share their achievements and raise awareness on diverse topics from environmental studies to educational improvements.

The next Student Academic showcase is scheduled for May 12-14, 2026.

Submissions are normally due by March. A slide for faculty lectures, Submission Guidelines for Students handout, posters, and social media posts can be downloaded from the promo kit folder (to be updated by January 2026).

Former Schedule

  • Day 1, Kickoff
  • Day 2, Oral presentations
  • Day 3, Poster & oral presentations
Dr. Yolanda Padilla, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

Showcase News


Students share their projects with a listener

Students in the annual Student Academic Showcase present on research from “Improving access to heart monitoring” to the “Investigating perfectionism and self-compassion.”

Read about the 2025 Showcase

Students in the annual Student Academic Showcase present on research from “The Effectiveness of Climate Fiction” to the “Impacts of Beaver Activity.”

Read about the 2024 Showcase

Students in the annual Student Academic Showcase present on research from “Queer Coded Language” to “What conditions foster invasive plant spread?” 

Read about the 2023 Showcase