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Detailed Description of Poster Session

The Taylor University poster session is designed for students to demonstrate their work in undergraduate research, class projects or other creative experiences to the Taylor community.  Don Takehara presenting at the 2006 Poster Session

Poster sessions are part of many research conferences today. A poster session provides the opportunity to present significant work in a visual form.  While a fifteen minute talk can communicate the same amount information, a poster allows viewers to assimilate the information at their own pace. Viewers can be exposed to new ideas and results in a digestible form. If done properly, a poster can stimulate interest and discussion, and presenters can interact and answer questions individually.  

Acceptable poster size is 48"x42" or smaller

Advice on creating posters

http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm "Advice on designing scientific posters,"  by Colin Purrington, Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. An excellent source on designing posters, strategies on developing posters, common mistakes to avoid, and other helpful information. There are additional links to other sources on this page as well. 

Posters at TaylorStudent explaining her Poster

Creating Posters

Posters should be created using PowerPoint and submitted as PDF.

Printing:

  • The ETC will give a 50% discount on the printing of large posters for students. This will bring the cost of a high-quality printed poster down to the $10-$15 range. See the ETC for further details.

  • The School of Natural and Applied Sciences will print posters without charge if the following criteria are met:

    • If there are no funds available from external grant money or other similar sources. We will request a printing fee if your department has an external research grant or other equivalent source of funds available for presenting your material.
    • If the background is white or light ink, not dark ink. Please see Carl Daudt if you wish to request an exception to this standard.

    The School of Science recommends that the width of the poster be selected to fit 24-inch, 36-inch, or 42-inch width paper.  For most purposes, we recommend 36 inches for the width.  Make sure that the size your poster does not exceed the size limit allowed for the poster session.  

    If you wish to have the School of Science print your poster, please make arrangements with Carl Daudt of the Computer Science and Engineering Department (phone 8-5561, e-mail crdaudt@taylor.edu).  In order to have all posters printed in time for the poster session, Dr. Daudt will need an electronic copy of the file with your poster (M.S. Power Point, Adobe Illustrator, etc) by 5 pm, May 1 (i.e., the same day that your PDF submission is due).

Outcomes

The poster committee hopes for several outcomes from this poster session:

  • To encourage undergraduate research and scholarship at Taylor University

  • To allow students to demonstrate their hard work in a project to an audience beyond the faculty supervisor/instructor

  • To create posters that can be displayed at undergraduate conferences

  • To allow Taylor faculty students and staff see the research and scholarship students are engaged in.

  • To give students experience in creating and presenting posters in a professional setting.

  • To provide an opportunity for learning assessment.