Embedded Files
Preparing for Poster Presentation
A poster summarizes your research or creative project. It should be visually engaging and academically sound. Your poster may include charts, tables, figures, footnotes, references, and other supporting information. This will help you determine what and how much content to include.
Need help with your presentation? Click the buttons for poster templates and tips for creating a great poster.
If your project was funded by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), you MUST include the OUR Logo on your poster. The logo and poster templates are available on the OUR Sharing Research Toolkit.
Check out this How-to Guide for Creating a Poster and Getting it Ready for Print at the Service Desk document.
More to know for Poster Presenters...
Poster presenters are assigned a one-hour time slot and a poster number. All posters will be presented in the Conference Center side of building 22 (upstairs at the end toward building 4). The poster session will be set up in rows where presenters can hang a large poster and stand in front of it for the assigned hour. It is more casual than an oral presentation, and presenters will talk to people and share details of their work as they walk by. You will bring your printed poster at your assigned presentation time and location and hang it at your assigned poster number. Binder clips and s-hooks will be provided so that you can hang your poster on the panel. Remember that the transition between poster presenters will be quick, so you’ll have to be ready to take your poster down and let the next presenter hang their poster.
The schedule of poster presentations (i.e., details on when you will stand with your poster) is available at this link. You can search for your name to find your presentation information. **Please note: if you or your co-authors did not provide permission to post your name publicly in the program, you are listed as “Anonymous Author” or “Anonymous Co-Author” and should search for your title instead of your name.
HIP Student Showcase: For those who opted to also participate in the High-Impact Practices (HIP) Student Showcase, you must submit your materials for judging by Thursday, April 2, 2026. You will submit your materials within your original Symposium application (you should now see a new section for those materials).
Preparing for Your Oral Presentation
Preparing for Your Oral Presentation
The Symposium is an in-person experience, so presenters and attendees can engage with other attendees and share their scholarly and creative work with their peers and network.
If your project was funded by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), you MUST include the OUR Logo on your poster. The logo and poster templates are available on the OUR Sharing Research Toolkit.
For Main Oral Presenters, please read the Symposium Oral Presenter's Guide.
Important Notes for Your Virtual Presentation
Important Notes for Your Virtual Presentation
Students and faculty selected to do a virtual presentation will submit a 2-3 minute pre-recording of their presentation or other presentation materials (i.e., poster, PPT slides, ePortfolio, etc.) in advance of the Symposium. These materials will be uploaded to the online conference site Gather.Town so students can invite their faculty mentors, peers, and family for a live virtual presentation at their convenience. Please note that you are required to submit your presentation materials by April 2, 2026 (two weeks before the Symposium).
Presenters in the Main Oral Presentation Sessions must submit a link to their slides in advance of the Symposium. This link can take the form of Google Slides or another presentation-sharing site. The session moderator will access your slides via the link you submit during the Symposium; you will not be able to log into your own Google Drive or use your own laptop during the Symposium. Note: this is different from recent years.
You will submit your slides link within your original Symposium application (you should now see a new section for those materials). As long as you are using a “live” link such as Google Slides, you can submit the link before your slides are completed, and you can continue editing them. **Please make sure that you make the site viewable for anyone with the link.**
Important Notes for Art Exhibit Presenters
Important Notes for Art Exhibit Presenters
Remember, the master schedule has your session time and location. Please note that all Visual Art Exhibits will be in the Conference Center (Building 22) on the other side of the Commons.
If you haven't already, please communicate with your faculty mentor and department's point of contact for this event (Ms. Valerie George and Mr. Asmuth for the Art Exhibit) to discuss any special needs and requests. Requests for needs are due Thursday, April 9, at 11:59 p.m.
Please plan on setting up your artwork on Wednesday, April 16, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Please note that all set-ups must be completed before 5 p.m.
If you are printing a poster as part of your exhibit, please review this page for detailed information regarding putting together and printing posters. You should submit the poster to the Service Desk to print no later than Monday, April 13.
Important Notes for Engineering Showcase Presenters
Important Notes for Engineering Showcase Presenters
Remember, your session time and location are in the master schedule. The Engineering Showcase will be on Cannon Green outside Building 22 from 10 a.m. to noon.
It's crucial to collaborate with your faculty mentor and the department's point of contact (Electrical and Computer Engineering: Drs. Yazan Alqudah and Sridhar Natarajan; Mechanical Engineering point of contact: Dr. John Stutz) to discuss any special needs and requests for this event. Please complete the shared sheet, Engineering Showcase - Request for Electricity and Tables, to ensure you have the equipment for your exhibit. This sheet is due Thursday, April 9, at 11:59 pm. We will use this sheet to communicate with Facilities how many tables and poster panels to have in the space, so if you do not communicate your needs via this form, you will not have the items you need.
On the day of the Symposium, you must arrive by 8:30 am on Thursday, April 16, to take the poster panels to the Cannon Green and set up your tables and exhibits. This early arrival ensures you are ready for the Showcase to begin at 10 am. Also, please note that you are all required to help take down the poster panels and tables at noon when the Showcase ends. Please allow yourself enough time to tare down and move your exhibit to its holding location.
If you are printing a poster as part of your exhibit, please review this page for detailed information regarding putting together and printing posters. You should submit the poster to the Service Desk to print no later than Monday, April 13.
How-to Guides for Submitting to the Argo Scholar Commons and for those Presenting in the HIP Showcase and/or Virtual Session
How-to Guides for Submitting to the Argo Scholar Commons and for those Presenting in the HIP Showcase and/or Virtual Session
This video shows how to submit your materials for the HIP showcase.
Materials are due by April 2, 2026.
This video shows how to submit your materials for the Virtual presentations.
Materials are due by April 2, 2026.
This video show how to give the Argo Scholar Commons permission to use your Symposium materials and share your name.
Materials are due by April 23, 2026.
T-shirt and Name Badge Pick-up
T-shirt and Name Badge Pick-up
T-shirts and name badges for Symposium presenters (lead and co-authors) can be picked up at the OUR office in Building 4, Room 408 from April 6 through April 10 during the following times. The first 150 people to pick up their t-shirts and name badges will receive a fun Symposium button!
Monday, April 6: TBD
Tuesday, April 7: TBD
Wednesday, April 8: TBD
Thursday, April 9: TBD
Friday, April 10: TBD
T-shirts and name badges will be unavailable for pickup on the week and day of the Symposium.
Page updated
Report abuse