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May 6, 2022

26th Annual Scholars Academic Showcase

4–5:30 p.m. ET
Graphic features a photo of a glass-and-brick building, the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, with the words "26th Annual Academic Showcase," Friday, May 6, 2022, 4–5:30 p.m., at Edward St. John Learning & Teaching Center

Location: Multiple floors of the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

A longstanding annual tradition of College Park Scholars, Academic Showcase returns for its first in-person event since 2019! The largest exhibition of undergraduate student learning on the University of Maryland campus, Academic Showcase features some 500 sophomore Scholars students, representing majors from colleges across campus, presenting on their practicum experiences. 

University of Maryland faculty and staff, students, mentors and parents of Scholars parents, as well as members of the Scholars community, are welcome to this free event. #scholarsshowcase

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Featured Presenters

In preparing for Academic Showcase, we asked directors to identify sophomores whose projects are exceptional and who would be outstanding representatives of the best kind of work College Park Scholars accomplish. The result are our featured presenters, nine Scholars who will be making short presentations during the course of Showcase in Room 1224. Please note that the below schedule is subject to change.

4 p.m.: Opening remarks
Marilee Lindemann, executive director, College Park Scholars

4:10 p.m.: Carey Cameron, Arts (English Language & Literature)
"Sophomore Screenplay” (Author’s note: Subject matter includes mental illness and suicidal ideation)

4:20 p.m.: Maya Goldberg, Public Leadership (Hearing & Speech Sciences)
Life Events & Stressors and How They Impact the Development of Autoimmune Diseases”

4:30 p.m.: Riley Blaugrund, International Studies (Public Policy); Lindsey Harmon, International Studies (Psychology/Criminology & Criminal Justice); and Caroline Thorne, International Studies (Government & Politics)
“Mentoring Refugee Children”

4:40 p.m.: Lindsay Moynihan, Justice and Legal Thought (History/Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
“National History Day Internship”

4:50 p.m.: Andrew Ely, Global Public Health (Public Health Science)
“Emergency Department Drug Surveillance (EDDS) Program”

5:00 p.m.: Maria Nikolaitchik, Science, Discovery and the Universe (Mathematics)
“Quantifying Home Range Shifts after Intraspecies Contact in Canids and Felids”

5:10 p.m.: Maryanne Onianwah, Science and Global Change (Information Science)
“The Role of Technology in Identity Formation among Daughters of African Immigrants”

Room Assignments

The following Scholars programs will be presenting in the following locations in Edward St. John Learning & Teaching Center:

Map of three floors of Edward St. John, which Academic Showcase room assignmentsGround floor

  • 0202: Media, Self and Society (Media) (panel talks)
  • 0224: Science, Discovery & the Universe (SDU) / Science & Global Change (SGC) (posters)
  • N–S corridor: Environment, Technology & Economy (ETE) (posters)

First floor

  • 1202: Science, Technology & Society (STS) (small-group deliberation)
  • 1215: Arts (Arts Fest/presentations)
  • 1224: Featured presenters (talks)
  • Atrium lounge: Global Public Health (GPH) (posters)
  • N corridor: Discovery Research (posters)

Second floor

  • 2204/2208: Public Leadership (PL) (panels)
  • 2212: Justice & Legal Thought (JLT) (posters)
  • 2309: Business, Society & Economy (BSE) (presentations)
  • Lounge: Life Sciences (LS) (posters)

Parking

For our guests coming from off campus, we suggest parking in the Regents Drive or Union Lane Garages. We encourage you to visit the UMD Department of Transportation website for more details.

Learn more about Academic Showcase

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