Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 submission details
NOTE: Students must submit senior impact essays and capstone symposium materials via Google form (below) using their SLU credentials.
Senior Impact Essay
Program Deadlines (your instructor may have an earlier deadline):
Fall 2023: October 24, 2025
Spring 2024: March 27, 2026
Capstone Symposium Submission
Key preparation information for Capstone Presentations below
Capstone submissions require:
Project title
Project abstract (no more than 150 words)
Authors
Other details for the program
Electronic PDF posters are not required but students are welcome to submit them for display by the department.
Program Deadlines (your instructor may have an earlier deadline):
Fall 2023: November 7, 2025
Spring 2024: April 8, 2026
Symposium schedule of events (April 22, 2026) - SAVE THE DATE!
Location BSC 172-173
11:00a – 12:00p Presenters set up posters in BSC (if unavailable for set up, consult with faculty supervisor)
12:00p -12:30p Judge lunch and orientation; judges may begin reviewing posters
12:30p – 1:30p Judging with presenters absent
1:30p – 2:30 Presenters return. Judging with presenters present.
2:30p – 3:30p Open to the public (presenters may break)
3:30p – 4:00p Awards presentations (presenters return; posters may be taken down)
4:00p Adjourn.
Faculty and Graduate student judges can expect to be at the event from noon until 2p/2:30p.
Presenters should expect to setup at between 11a and noon and be prepared to present their posters from 1:30p to 2p/2:30p.
Abstracts must be 150 words or fewer.
Poster boards are 38" x 50". Click here to see examples of poster formats.
Keep oral presentations (AKA walk-throughs) with judges and other viewers around 5 minutes
Presentations will be required when the two judges stop by your poster. They may arrive together or individually.
Presenters should be prepared and organized. One suggestion is to focus on communicating your ideas cohesively by providing an overview of major points and selectively delving into details for the unique scholarly work that you (and your team) developed.
Details are likely expected for action plan elements in critical thinking projects, inspired project details for practicum projects, and study methods/results and implications for projects involving human subjects research).
We recommend practicing your full oral presentation several times.
You are welcome to bring notes with you to help guide your walk-through.
Watching this video on giving an effective poster presentation is highly recommended: