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Home » Graduate Student Showcase

Graduate Student Showcase

Ten years of celebrating research, creativity, and entrepreneurship

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The GradShow highlights the incredible research, creative projects, and entrepreneurial work of hundreds of graduate students from all disciplines at Colorado State University. 

Presentations at this interdisciplinary conference will be in-person at the Lory Student Center!

Nov. 19, 2025 - Lory Student Center

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Schedule of Events​

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Poster and creative arts presentations — Grand Ballroom and Never No Summer 
9:40 – 11:20 a.m.: Performing arts presentations — Grand Ballroom 
  • 9:40 – 9:50: Will Brooks | Elegy for Playtime
  • 9:55 – 10:05: Autumn Koors-Foltz | reiterative neon prophecies
  • 10:10 – 10:20: Cassandra Puletapuai | Dance of the Disciplines: Where Art, Science, and Story Transcends
  • 10:25 – 10:35:  Annie Ness | You Can’t Save Them All
  • 10:40-10:50: Liz Ramirez | “Part Spanish, part erased”: Mixture and Fragmentation in Mexican Identity 
  • 10:55-11:05: Bianca Glinskas | Feminism as Ancestry: Poetry Broadsides from the CSU Library Archives
  • 11:10-11:20: Kira Kapit | Comparative Strategies for Standing Out in Busy Soundscapes (a live demonstration) 
12:30-2:00 p.m.: Free professional headshots for any graduate student — LSC Room 322
3:30-5:00 p.m.: Keynote presentation by Dr. Jonathan Schwabish — LSC Theatre  
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.: Awards ceremony — Grand Ballroom 
Dr. Jonathan Schwabish

Keynote Speaker

The GradShow features an engaging keynote that is free and open to the public. Dr. Jonathan Schwabish will deliver the 2025 keynote address “Better Charts, Bigger Impact: The Art and Science of Data Communication.”

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Find out who's participating

A full list of graduate student participants, their poster titles and locations, and performance times can be found on our GradShow program.

GradShow 2025 program
Graduate students discuss poster presentations at GradShow in 2024
Two graduate students look at a poster in the GradShow

Info for Participants

Graduate students from every discipline are encouraged to submit an abstract to present their work at this all-day event, where participants will compete for $23k+ in scholarships. More than 300 graduate students participate each year!

Participant Info

Scholarships

In addition to the wonderful experience gained, participants are entered into a contest for multiple scholarships, ranging in value and totaling approximately $23K+. Brought to you by the Graduate School and the Vice President for Research Office.

Awards Info
Two GradShow scholarship recipients with the Dean of the College of Agriculture

Questions? Get in touch!

If you have any questions about the Graduate Student Showcase or comments that you’d like to provide, please do not hesitate to send us a message at: [email protected]

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