CUGS Showcase - College of Undergraduate Studies

The College of Undergraduate Studies (CUGS) Showcase is an opportunity for our students to present their research and creative scholarship in poster format to the UCF and Central Florida communities.

When:
April 24, 2024

Where:
Morgridge International
Reading Center (MIRC)
(UCF’s Main Campus)

2024 Poster Presentations

Jannah Barakat

Assessing Mental Health with Wearable Technology: Methods, Applications, and Emerging Trends

Katia Destine

How to Buy an Oscar: Hollywood’s Racialized Currency, Symbolic Annihilation and False Meritocracy

Jason Duquette

Best Site For a New Park In Oviedo, Florida Based on Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) Sightings

Kacey Dykeman

Podcast Project in Environment Gender and Sexuality

Chloe Gordon

Outstanding Major Presentation Award Winner for Integrative General Studies

How Yoga, Breathwork, and Meditation Provide Positive Coping Mechanisms for Those Suffering from Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, or Incarceration

Sipho C. Langa

Distinguished Presentation Award Winner and Outstanding Major Presentation Award Winner for Interdisciplinary Studies

A Nietzschean Perspective on AI Adoption: Ethical Reflections and Normative Approaches

Jordan Lipner

Mapping the 2023 Israel-Hamas War’s Water Infrastructure Damages as of 12/08/2023

Annabel Michel

The Presence of Microfibers in Coton, Viscose, and Polyester

Shanzida Toha

Addressing Sexual Abuse: Unveiling Hidden Realities

Lex Tracton

Outstanding Major Presentation Award Winner for Environmental Studies

Spatial Distribution and Significance Of Burdens to Environmental Justice in Parramore, Florida: An Urban Resilience Perspective

Alexie Vergara

Harmony in Work: Cultivating Excellence, Empowerment, and Well-Being through Therapeutic Approaches

Ava Nelms and Lauren Hankes

The Importance of Grassroot Initiatives: Reforestation in Guatemala

Nicole Boisson, Alexandra Silio, and Emily Padden

FairTrade Campaign at UCF

Keri Pollock, Analisa Lazzara, and Rachel Martella

Differing Carbon Pools Across Restored and Natural Coastal Wetlands

Eligibility

Current CUGS students and alumni. Alumni are not eligible for scholarships.

Students can collaborate on poster presentations. Co-presenters can be non-CUGS students. In these instances, the CUGS student must be present at all times.

Presenters must attend their assigned one-hour poster session in its entirety.

Students who are HIE Stipend recipients must participate in the CUGS Showcase.

Presentation Categories

Poster presentations can include research and creative projects in progress.

Poster presentations from other events, including:
- UCF’s Student Scholar Symposium poster presentations
- Amy Zeh High-Impact Practice Student Showcase
- Honors Undergraduate Thesis

Presentations about high-impact experiences, such as Study Away, internships, and service learning.

Articles written for scholarly and academic journals, such as Inside Out: Interdisciplinary Studies, can serve as the basis of presentations.

Scholarship Information

The CUGS Showcase is a juried poster presentation. Faculty judges select the projects that will receive scholarships. Students can collaborate on a project. Awards are per poster presentation. The scholarship award criteria will be consistent with the guidelines established by the UCF Office of Student Financial Assistance.

Award winners for 2024 were announced at the CUGS Showcase Awards Ceremony that took place on April 24, 2024, in the MIRC.

Need More Information?

If you have questions about the CUGS Showcase, please email CUGS@ucf.edu.

CUGS Showcase 2024