NDSU EXPLORE Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
April 18, 2023
Undergraduate students in all disciplines are invited to present their research and / or creative projects at this annual event. This year’s showcase will take place during Student Research Day on April 18, 2023. This new event is a collaboration among NDSU EXPLORE, Gamma Sigma Delta, and the Graduate Student Council to allow undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to present their research and creative works.
Benefits of Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research
- Increases student grade point averages and greater student retention
- Assists in pathways to graduate study opportunities
- Greater satisfaction with undergraduate experience
- Enhanced leadership and communication skills
- Greater understanding of science
- Growth in creative thinking ability
- Builds a community of scholars
- Aids in student recruitment
- Provides fresh approaches to research problems
- Builds skills employers seek such as problem-solving, innovation, communication, critical thinking, analytical reasoning and collaboration
Annual NDSU EXPLORE Showcase
Each year, NDSU EXPLORE hosts a campus-wide event to showcase students' research and creativity. Students present their creative projects in whatever format is appropriate for their work, whether in a poster, oral presentation, video, table display, or other formats. Projects need not be finished; they can be in-progress.
Benefits of NDSU EXPLORE Event to Participants
- Share research or creative work with the wider NDSU community
- Meet others involved in one’s field
- Gain experience presenting research or creative work
- Meet students from other fields
- Learn skills that could help jump start one’s future career
2021 NDSU EXPLORE Virtual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Undergraduate students representing all academic colleges at NDSU presented their research and/or creative projects at this virtual event during Undergraduate Research Week, April 19-23, 2021. Student presentations were asynchronous, and available online for viewing and comments throughout the week. At the end of the week, awards were given to the top poster and oral presentors and to the top presentors in each of seven disciplinary categories.
The 2020 NDSU EXPLORE Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The 2019 NDSU EXPLORE Showcase took place on April 11, 2019.
