Undergraduate Scholarly Showcase
The Undergraduate Scholarly Showcase is an annual event where students from across the university communicate original research and scholarly work. The Showcase is an important professional development opportunity for undergraduate students and is commonly used to satisfy course and capstone requirements.
The 2025 Showcase will feature poster presentations on Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25. There will be no podicum or virtual presentation options. Presenter registration will open in February 2025.
Ways to Participate
Presenter registration will open in February 2025. In the meantime, check out how to prepare.
Reviewers provide the constructive feedback that students crave. We aim for each presentation to receive at least two professional reviews and one peer review.
- Faculty, staff, administrators, graduate students, employer partners and community partners make great professional reviewers.
- Undergraduate students make great peer reviewers.
- Subject matter expertise is not necessary.
- Lunch and parking is provided to in-person reviewers.
- View our Reviewer Training Video
- Reviewer registration will open in spring 2025
Poster Presentations
A student presents her research poster to a reviewer. Photo/Joe Fuqua II
Using slide software, students create a poster (minimum size 12” x 18”, maximum 36" x 48"), have it printed, and bring the printed poster to their assigned poster session. Up to three students may present the same poster in the same session. Groups larger than three students should split into two groups when registering. Poster presentations will likely take place in two sessions (10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m.) each day on April 24 and 25, 2025, in Tangeman University Center.
Because the Showcase emphasizes practice in cross-disciplinary research communication, your poster and your presentation should be oriented to people outside your field.
Preparing for the Showcase
Watch this video to get a sense of what to expect at the University of Cincinnati's Undergraduate Scholarly Showcase.
This video, while still relevant, contains information about presentation formats that will not be available at the 2025 Showcase.
This video describes what is meant by "scholarly" and is relevant for students planning to participate in the virtual Showcase.
Watch this video for insight on how to use storytelling techniques to turn your “report of scholarly process” into a compelling poster, podium, or Capstone Competition presentation.
This video, while still relevant, contains information about presentation formats that will not be available at the 2025 Showcase.
Collaborators
Showcase Director
MK Lamkin, PhD,
Director of Undergraduate Research and Associate Professor
(513) 556-3256
The Undergraduate Scholarly Showcase is an annual event where students from across the university communicate original research and scholarly work in the form of virtual and in-person presentations. The Showcase is an important professional development opportunity for students and is commonly used to satisfy course and capstone requirements.
The Showcase typically takes place in April during the last week of classes. We typically open registration for showcase presenters in January or February.