Scholarship and Ideas Expo (SI Expo) 2025

Welcome! Bienvenido!

Abstract Submission is is now closed

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Welcome to our new SI Expo 2025 event website! Everything you need to know about the event will be housed here. You will be able to explore the content and view the list of participants and their presentations once the schedule is ready.

Most importantly, students can register and submit an abstract directly through this website. In addition, submission of the poster PDF for printing will also be available here. Regular updates will be made to this site!

Attending the SI Expo

The 2025 SI Expo will take place April 9th, 2025. Classes are suspended that day. The event is open to all Dominican students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, families and community members.

Important: This year, we are asking all attending to register.

Presenting at the SI Expo

The SI Expo is a showcase of student work. All current students (undergraduate or graduate) from any Dominican University department/program are invited to present their research, scholarship, creative projects, or experiential learning. The SI Expo showcases students’ best work from a broad range of disciplines and may pick a preferred format:

Option 1: Poster presentation (provided template)

* for internships only students can request smaller poster template if they wish by emailing ursci@dom.edu

Option 2: Lightning Talk: 10 minutes + 5 minutes reserved for questions (PowerPoint)

Option 3: Standard Talk: 20 minutes + 5 minutes reserved for questions (PowerPoint)

Option 4: Panels (minimum of 4 students): 45 minutes + 10 minutes reserved for questions (PowerPoint) *panels can include creative projects/performances

Students must have a faculty or staff sponsor for the presentation. They should consult with their sponsor on presentation format and to craft an abstract of 200 words maximum describing their planned presentation.

Presentations can have more than one author, however, the Primary Student Author will submit an abstract for the presentation.

Important: Prior to submitting an abstract, students must register for the SI Expo event.

Important Dates

• NOW Extended to February 26, 2025: Deadline for max. 200 word abstract written in consultation with and edited by your faculty/staff sponsor

• March 24, 2025: Deadline for free poster printing. If you are presenting a poster, you must upload a PDF version of your poster to be printed by office services. *You will be able to upload your poster PDF via your submission link between March 17-March 24.

• April 9th, 2025: SI Expo starts at 8:00 AM