Wednesday, April 22, 2026
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

The Van Wagenen Library and the Honors Program are pleased to announce the 2026 Student Research Showcase, highlighting the breadth of applied learning across all programs at SUNY Cobleskill. All students are invited to participate. Register by Tuesday, April 7.

Register

Student presenters will receive a complimentary meal ticket to the food trucks outside of Bouck Hall during the event. When registering, presenters can choose to have their projects entered for judging by a faculty committee.

An awards ceremony with complimentary lunch and a keynote address will follow the Showcase in Bouck Hall Ballroom from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. All presenters are invited and you may indicate your intention to attend on the registration form. The keynote speaker is Katie Baronowski '24. She will discuss her doctoral research on integrating emerging technologies to improve the training, care, and deployment of detection canines.


If you are part of a group presenting together, please have all group members complete the registration form. 

 

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Presentation Categories

Entries may consist of:

• Poster presentations (Poster templates available below)
  
  
• Demonstrations (ex: cooking, livestock, poetry reading)
  
  
• Video clips (ex: internship photos, capstone project)
  
  
• Displays (ex: artwork, mounts, sculpture)
  
  
• Writing (ex: ENGL Composition papers)

 

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Poster Templates, File Uploading, and Printing

• Four poster templates, each in three different sizes, are available for your use. You are not required to use one of these templates, but they are here if you find them helpful.
  
  View and Download Poster Templates
  
  
• If you will also be presenting at this year's Student Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC), please use the 36x48 size template. This template matches SURC's requirments and can be used for both SURC and the Student Learning Showcase. 
  
  
• Once your poster is finalized, upload to the folder by clicking the buttom below. Save your file as "LastnameSLS26"
  
  
• The College will print all poster materials for participants, free of charge.
  
  
• College staff will transport posters to Bouck Hall Ballroom and set them up on easels prior to the event.
  
  
  
• The deadline for submitting poster materials is Monday, April 13
  
  Submit Final Project

 

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Van Wagenen Library Institutional Repository

Consider publishing your Student Research Showcase submission in the College's Institutional Repository, which is curated by the Van Wagenen Library. Publishing your work here will build your scholarly identity that people can find through Google, GoogleScholar or other search engines.

You will receive a link to your published presentation that you can refer to in the years to come.

To submit your project to the institutional repository, follow these instructions.