Overview
The Annual Honors College Academic Showcase highlights the work of seniors completing Capstones, as well as student projects developed in Cross-Cultural Competency and Contract courses. Students may present their work in a multiplicity of formats: TED-style talks, lightning pitches, research posters, media-documented performances, model displays, and academic panels.
5th Annual Showcase
The 5th Annual Honors College Academic Showcase
will take place on
Friday, April 21, 2023
The showcase is free and open to all.
Students are welcome to invite their families, friends, faculty, and professional staff.
For more information about this year's event and to see our student presenters,
please visit the the Academic Showcase Event Page.
Register to Present
All Honors College students completing Academic projects are invited to register to present their work in the Honors College Academic Showcase. Register and submit your proposal by April 1.
Students can rank their preferred presentation format and time.
Presentation Formats
The Academic Showcase presentations will adopt various formats. Please review the following options before registering for the Showcase.
TED-style talk
Length: 10 minutes per talk
Location: TBD
Style: Presenters will have 10 minutes to discuss their Capstone work. Slides can be utilized. Sessions will follow the world-famous TED format: no reading of papers, but an emphasis on strong ideas and direct engagement with the audience. If you don’t know this format, check out Ted.com/talks. Notice that the talks are precisely timed and rehearsed. Many presenters use slides or visuals, and all stand or walk around. They do not read notes from behind a podium.
Research poster
Length: 45 minutes, student standing next to the poster
Location: South Wing, Druskin Family Lounge
Style: Standard symposium style. Presenters will stand with their easel-mounted poster for the session and connect with the audience to explain their projects. Students may present a traditional poster (3' X 4'), which will be designed according to a standard template. The posters will be printed for you by the Honors College.
Note: If you are selected to present in this format, we will contact you regarding specific details. NOTE: Please review the Research Poster Requirements and Guidelines.
Lightning pitch
Length: 5 minutes
Location: TBD
Style: Quick, three- to five-minute pitches explaining the key elements of a student’s project. May also be done in groups. Many students will be familiar with this format from the Honors College Forum: an individual or small group will take the stage and, with or without slides, describe their project, and explain its purpose and impact in a rehearsed, concise presentation.
Academic panel
Length: 15 minutes
Location: TBD
Style: This format is for more traditional scholarly capstones, such as research theses and Interdisciplinary Honors Theses—classic panels with fifteen-minute papers, chair, and commentator. Students will be introduced by the chairperson, and present their work, by reading parts of their research paper and/ or referring to slides. Time will be allotted for questions to the members of the panel.
Model display
Length: 45 minutes, a student can be with model
Location: Fireside Lounge
Style: Projects that require display, such as models, artwork, mock-ups, or prototypes will be given set-up space on tables. This format is especially conducive to engineering, design, or fine arts projects that are best experienced as three-dimensional works. Students will be near their work to provide commentary, explaining the nature of the project, its development, and intended purpose.
Media-documented performance
Length: In video loops, student can be near the monitor
Location: At display monitors: South Wing, Druskin Family Lounge, and East Wing (arts or performance Capstones only)
Style: Looped images or video of Capstones that involve performances in time and space. This format especially supports dance, theatrical, or other enacted forms of scholarly and artistic expression. Students will be near the monitor to provide commentary.
Academic Project Abstract
Any student planning to present at the Honors College Academic Showcase must submit a presentation title and abstract via the registration form above. Students presenting as a group should submit a single title and abstract.
Please view the Writing Abstracts page for help in writing a strong abstract.
Academic Showcase Preparation
Honors College Graduate Mentor Fellows host 30-minute virtual 1:1’s to help students prepare to present their research. GMFs are doctoral-level students dedicated to giving back to the HC community through academic mentorship. They can help students prepare for many different formats of presentation.
Receive two points toward the Honors College Merit Pin. Sign up dates will be released late March.
Questions?
If you have any questions related to the Academic Showcase, please contact Dean Bowers, Dean of the Honors College.