First Year Student Showcase

Celebrate Student Innovation at the First Year Student Showcase

Join us on Wednesday, December 3rd (anytime from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM), and Thursday, December 4th, anytime from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the Burge Union Forum C & D.

You will have the opportunity to explore the amazing work our UNIV 101, and First-Year Seminar students have created this semester! UNIV 101 scholars will present their "Make Your Mark" projects, and First-Year Seminar scholars will showcase their content-specific research and projects. We hope to see you there!

Students will present their projects through engaging formal presentations, interactive poster sessions, and creative displays. Discover what matters most to our freshmen and celebrate their unique perspectives and ideas.

Event Highlights

  • Food & Refreshments: Enjoy a variety of delicious treats throughout the day.
  • Prizes: Fun giveaways to make the day even more exciting!
  • Inspiration: Discover what motivates and inspires our first-year students.

View the full event schedule below, and stop by to support our students as they share their hard work, creativity, and passion. We can’t wait to see you there!

Wednesday, December 3 Schedule  

Wednesday, December 3 First-Year Student Showcase Schedule
TIMECLASS TITLEINSTRUCTOR
09:00am -9:50amREL/HIST 176: Forging Scriptures in US Religious Practice 1890-1930Schwaller, Rachel
09:00am -9:50amANTH 177: Pets in the PastNorman, Lauren
10:00am -10:50amUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarAydin, Ayda
10:00am -10:50amUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarWilson, Michelle & Waller, Tonya
11:00am -11:50amLAC/ANTH 177: Indigenous Traditions of Latin AmericaMetz, Brent
11:00am -11:50amFREN 177: Knights, Damsels, & Magical LandsBourgeois, Christine
11:00am -11:50amHIST 177: Nationalism, Communism, Capitalism: Modern PolandWood, Nathan
11:00am -11:50amUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarAydin, Ayda
12:00pm -12:50pmMUS 177: Opera and Politics in Central and Eastern EuropeNedbal, Martin
12:00pm -12:50pmAAAS 177: Language, Culture, and Identity across North Africa and the Arab WorldEl Haimeur, Amal
12:00pm -12:50pmUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarAydin, Ayda
1:00pm -1:50pmFREN 177: Knights, Damsels, & Magical LandsBourgeois, Christine
1:00pm -1:50pmAAAS 177: Black History in Islam: Race, Enslavement, Resistance & IdentityMuazu, Rahina
2:00pm -2:50pmUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarGemuenden, Joey
2:00pm -3:15pmSPAN 176: How Languages are LearnedRossomondo, Amy
2:00pm -3:15pmUNIV 176: KU Traditions & TransformationsSnay, Heather
2:00pm -3:15pmJWSH 177: Life, Death, and Afterlife in Modern Israeli SocietyZeedan, Rami
3:30pm -4:45pmCOMS 176: Sex, Fate, and DeathMcDonald, Robert
3:30pm -4:45pmUNIV 176: KU Traditions & TransformationsSnay, Heather

Thursday, December 4 Schedule  

 

Thursday, December 4 First-Year Student Showcase Schedule
TIMECLASS TITLEINSTRUCTOR
09:30am -10:45amAMS 176: On Drugs!Kelley, Margaret
09:30am -10:45amBIOL 176: Being Human at KUMort, Mark
09:30am -10:45amLA&S 176: The Academic Lore of Taylor SwiftHeggeness, Misty
09:30am -10:45amUNIV 176: KU Traditions & TransformationsDavis, Rachel
09:30am -10:45amAMS 176: Disability CulturePence, Ray
09:30am -10:45amSPAN 177: The World In, Of, and Through VideogamesGullickson, Sean
10:00am -10:50amUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarErwin, Jordan
11:00am -11:50amUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarZomer, Derek
11:00am -11:50amUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarEngelken, Claire
11:00am-12:15pmFREN 177: Subversive Sci-FiScott, Paul
11:00am-12:15pmITAL 177: "That's Amore": On LoveCeccagnoli, Patrizio
11:00am-12:15pmISP 176: Exploring American Indian Perspectives through Hulu-FX's Reservation DogsPeterson, Melissa
11:00am-12:15pmUNIV 176: KU Traditions & TransformationsKemper, Kate
11:00am-12:15pmWGSS 176: Pregnancy in Modern LiteratureWilson, Aimee
12:30pm -1:45pmCLSX 177: Crash Course in the ClassicsWhite, Georgina
12:30pm -1:45pmENGL 176: Trap, Rap, and Hip Hop: A "Literature" of ProtestNgoh, Sarah
12:30pm -1:45pmHIST 176: History of GamingSeyer, Sean
12:30pm -1:45pmLING 176: Towards Linguistic JusticeDuncan, Philip
12:30pm -1:45pmPORT/GIST 177: The Amazon: Environmental Issues through Literature and FilmTosta, Luciano
12:30pm -1:45pmREL 177: Learning Across CulturesBrinton, Jackie
12:30pm -1:45pmPOLS 177: Geopolitics of East AsiaZhang, Jack
1:00pm -1:50pmUNIV 101: Orientation SeminarHernandez-Castro, Alex & Moreno, Brian
2:00pm -3:15pmCOMS 176: The Dangerous and the Lazy: Stigmatized Identities in the MediaVelasquez, Alcides
2:00pm -3:15pmGERM 177: Marx & Marxism in German Culture & BeyondLinden, Ari
2:00pm -3:15pmLA&S 176: Creativity and Mindset in American CultureKumin, Meg
2:00pm -3:15pmSPAN 177: Latin American Sci-FiAlbujar Escuredo, Miguel
2:00pm -3:15pmUNIV 176: KU Traditions & TransformationsSnay, Heather
2:00pm -3:15pmUNIV 177: The Four ElementsVartia, Drew
2:00pm -3:15pmANTH 177: Strategies for SurvivalSellet, Frederic
2:00pm -4:00pmLAC 177: Native Americans Crossing BordersHerlihy, Laura