Donor Appreciation Lunch at Showcase
Donor Appreciation Lunch
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 –11:30 a.m., DeLand Campus
You are cordially invited to join us for an exclusive appreciation lunch featuring Stetson students, Showcase keynote speaker Dr. Graeme Harper, Dean of the Honors College at Oakland University in Michigan and Stetson President Dr. Christopher Roellke.
2025 showcase programWhat Is Showcase?
Stetson Showcase is a celebration of achievement that was established to foster an appreciation for academic excellence at Stetson University. Established in 1999, the event has grown to be one of the oldest and most distinctive comprehensive undergraduate research days in the United States.
Student presenters share their research through presentations, portfolios, posters, readings, music and theater performances, art shows, and multimedia work. They present their knowledge in professional settings for audiences that include judges, faculty, fellow students and interested members of the community.
Showcase Stories
Read about Showcase 2024 in the Stetson Today article
Read about this year’s Keynote Speaker, Graeme Harper
Dean of the Honors College at Oakland University in Michigan.
The Importance of Showcase
“Since its debut in 1999, Showcase has been one of the most distinctive comprehensive Undergraduate Research Days in the United States. Not only is it one of the oldest of its kind, but it has also proven itself distinctive nationally from its inclusiveness. Other campus Undergraduate Research Days are designed for Honors students, or graduating seniors, or STEM majors or posters or academic presentations only. Stetson, with its significant emphasis on undergraduate research opportunities in all years and its mandatory capstone in all fields of Arts, Sciences, Creative Arts, Music and several of Business degrees, has a wealth of student posters, presentations, recitals, art exhibits, dramatic performances and business ventures every year. On top of that, Showcase welcomes first and second-year Honors projects, the best junior recitalists, theatrical performances and entrepreneurial projects. The day is an amazing kaleidoscope of Stetson’s undergraduate excellence, academic rigor and cutting-edge creativity in ways that other schools can only envy.”
Professor Kimberly Reiter, Chair of the Undergraduate Research Committee at Stetson University.
Showcase Program
A full schedule of events, including details regarding poster sessions, presentations, and performances, will be available soon. For reference, last year’s schedule is available through the link below.
Check the 2025 program for reference on poster presentations, art exhibits, oral presentations, recitals and more.
Location
The Warren and Barbara Carr Stetson Room, 2nd floor
Carlton Union Building
131 E. Minnesota Ave.
DeLand, FL 32723
Parking is available for guests behind Flagler Hall and Allen Hall on West Minnesota Ave. Golf cart assistance to the Carlton Union Building will be provided.
Schedule
9:00–11:30 a.m.
Student Poster Presentations
Brown Hall (optional)
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Donor Appreciation Lunch
Stetson Room–Second Floor of CUB
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Formal student presentations
DeLand Campus different locations (optional)
5:45 p.m.
Evening Reception and Awards Ceremony*
Rinker Welcome Center
6:15 p.m.
Keynote speaker, Dr. Graeme Harper*
Rinker Welcome Center
*Please contact Brian Piazza at [email protected] or 386-822-4259 if you plan to attend these events.
In conjunction with Showcase, Donor Relations offers you the opportunity to meet your scholarship recipient before the end of this semester.
If you are part of the Stetson Leadership Society, have an established scholarship, and would like to meet your students, please contact Director of Donor Relations Brian Piazza directly at [email protected] or 386-822-4259.