Call for Poster Submission for our 6th Cornerstone Event

On November 19, we will celebrate our college’s 6th Annual Cornerstone Event, to highlight our accomplishments and on-going work and activities as guided by our Five Strategic InitiativesCalls for poster submissions are now open from faculty, staff, and partners, etc. This is our collective opportunity to showcase the depth and myriad of research, Extension, and teaching being undertaken in the college. Once again, we are featuring a student poster competition, a component of the program that has been very successful in years past. Please encourage your students (PhDs, Masters, and Undergrads) to submit their posters for any research projects related to any of our Five Strategic Initiatives.

The deadline is Friday, November 15. Please submit online using this link – Poster Submission for AGNR Cornerstone Event

Important things to remember:

• Poster size should be 4ft x 4ft [48in x 48in] or smaller
• One submission only per Lead Student-Author [Faculty/Staff can submit more than one poster if they want to showcase more than one research, education or outreach topic.]
• Bring poster and sign-in between 10:00-10:45AM on November 19 in the Grand Ballroom - Stamp Student Union.
• Students need to be present during the Poster Session [12:00-1:30PM] to explain their project and answer questions of the Judges.
• Awards will be given at the closing session at 2:00-3:00PM in the Grand Ballroom. Students- Please be there!
• Remove poster only after the Event ends at 3:00PM.  Please let someone know at the Poster-sign-in desk if you want us to keep your poster for you to collect later. Posters left after the event can be collected from Rubie Mize, 1203 Symons Hall. 

Posters will be judged based on the following criteria:

• Organization (Neatness, Clarity of Fonts, graphs, tables, text, etc.)  = 15 points
• Clarity of Hypothesis, Objectives, Goals, etc. = 15 points
• Overall Scientific Quality (Methods, Results, Conclusions, etc.) = 40 points
• Clarity of Oral Presentation = 30 points

If you have any questions, please contact Rubie Mize rgmize@umd.edu and Michelle Prentice mkpren@umd.edu