Nope! But, it’s great professional experience, a fun social and easy networking experience with other students, a line on your resume, and possibly a scholarship. The Experiential Learning Fair is a way to learn how to talk meaningfully about all the work and activities you do outside of the classroom that make you who you are – and a more competitive graduate school and job applicant.
You definitely should present it again for several reasons:
You cannot present the OUR poster as the ELF poster, though. You’ll have to create the ELF poster using the provided template. The poster components are different. You are judged on poster components and your ability to talk about them. The Experiential Learning Fair allows you to reframe your research in a way that makes this a different conference presentation for professional development/CV/résumé. It is perfectly appropriate to present at multiple conferences on different aspects of the same experience. The different focus in the OUR and the Experiential Learning Fair allows you that opportunity.
Yes, students can submit in as many categories as they like. Students can submit two posters per fair.
You can win a prize in each category you submit.
Students can register at the ELF Registration page after registration has opened.
Your abstract can only have 150 words. It should include a brief description of the following:
Create and submit your poster template by the deadline. Submission details and template are on the ELF Registration page.
Email the Honors College at UTSA at: honors@utsa.edu.
The Honors College offers students the opportunity to participate in a number of different programs to further expand knowledge, especially in the realms of professional development, leadership development, and public service. Special programs are fully integrated into the Honors College curriculum, making credit transfer simple and ensuring that students are working toward Honors requirements.