The submission period for Scholars Day 2026 is January 30-March 15. No abstract submissions will be accepted after the closing date.
Poster Printing
Poster printing for Scholars Day is free for all participants. To print your poster, follow the directions below.
All posters must be submitted to the print shop no later than April 1st.
Orders may be picked up in the campus Print Shop, located on the ground floor of the Allen Administration Building: Allen Admin 30. Students are asked to please pick up their posters as soon as they are ready, if possible.
Fill out the Print Order form on the following page
Click “Add files” to upload your poster
Job Name: Enter your name and “Scholars Day” (this ensures you won’t be charged)
Quantity: 1
Pages: 1
Final Width and Height
Standard size is W: 48 inches, H: 36 inches
Small size is W: 36 inches, H: 24 inches
NOTE: Please ensure the file is pre-formatted to the appropriate dimensions, or proportions, to minimize processing time with the print shop.
Media: Please select “Value Satin Photo Paper”
Click “Add to cart”
In the Cart page, select an available due date and then “Proceed to Checkout”
Shipping
Select “Customer Pickup” from the Shipment type drop down menu
Select “Proceed to Payment”
Payment Method
Select “Brockport Accounting”
Enter “Scholars Day” as the account number.
Select “Place My Order”
You will receive an email confirmation and updates when your order is ready for pick-up.
Types of Presentations:
One presentation can be submitted to present live (synchronous). Synchronous, in-person, presentations will have the option to link to an entire session set up by your professor. There will be no session blocks for recorded presentations.
Options for verbal/paper in-person presentation include, but not limited to, the following:
Paper presentation
Dance performance
Musical performance
Digital/video presentation
Reading of creative work (poetry, prose, fiction)
Theatrical performance
Other – please specify
If you are submitting more than one synchronous presentation or performance for Scholars day, please indicate this in the “Special Requirements” box on the form so that we do not schedule your presentations at the same time.
This option is for remote classes only. Submit a pre-recorded link to your presentation (on YouTube).
For this option, select the option to “Submit an asynchronous (recorded) presentation for remote class only in the submission conference portal.
*If a professor would like to “group” asynchronous presentations, please send a request to scholarsday@brockport.edu indicating a grouping name. This will be formatted accordingly when viewing presentations through our website.
Once registered in the conference portal, you will receive instructions on best practices and how to record your YouTube presentation.
In the abstract submission portal, users will have the option to create a “session block.” There are two types of session blocks.
One class presentation
Block session to which individual students can link their presentations
One Class presentation should be used to submit a proposal for a group event, panel discussion, dance performance, or any other session or event for which there will be one main point of contact.
For example, a faculty member in dance is having their students perform a routine on the quad in the afternoon, that faculty member uses this method to submit a description of the entire event. Individual students are not required to submit their own projects and abstracts.
Departments and programs holding departmental events, ceremonies, and interdisciplinary activities are encouraged to utilize this submission process.
Block session to which individual students can link their presentations should be used if a faculty member wishes to host a session that will be comprised of distinct student projects.
For example, a faculty member in Public Health is hosting a session on the topic of responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic – they use this function to create a “shell” session with a general description. Their students will then submit individual presentations using the “Verbal or Paper Presentation” function in the portal, and when prompted may check the box corresponding to the appropriate session block.
This method works best for faculty who are requiring students to submit projects as part of a class. Allowing students to link their abstracts to a session block helps to ensure the correct presentations are scheduled to present during the same session for Scholars Day.
One project with one or more authors which includes a poster presentation. The poster will be presented in person during Scholars Day’s signature Poster Palooza session.
Session Blocks
Faculty create a themed “block” to which students may add their presentations. After a block is created by a faculty member, students may add their presentations to it by selecting it from the abstract submission menu.
Entire Session
An entire session comprised of multiple individual in-person presentations arranged by faculty. OR
An entire session comprised of a single presentation/panel/performance by a class or group to fill the allotted time (Eurosim, Puppeteers, Special Exhibit, Debate, etc.).
