Students Shine
Students Shine is a program all about students showing off their hard work, skills, and talents. Once a year, the program hosts Students Shine Presentation Day, which provides an opportunity to showcase excellence in academic, technical, and/or professional projects and contributions created by students, usually within their courses, with a focus on the involvement and support of faculty sponsors.
This year's event is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 9 in Medlin Campus Center, second floor. Click for more information.
2026 Program
Students Shine Presentation Day 2025
Students Shine Presentation Day
Requirements for applicationGuidelines
- Student work that is deemed outstanding by the faculty in an academic or technical field.
- Exemplary student work that has already been graded. Student Shine Presentation Day is a chance to show off students’ work, not to grade or judge it.
- Clubs and/or club members are invited to submit applications as long as the presentation showcases an academic or technical accomplishment in a curriculum area and a faculty sponsor supports this accomplishment.
- Sponsoring faculty should be involved with the project described in the application.
Types of participation
- Presentation: Oral delivery of materials related to the project that can include visual aids/multimedia. (Presentations are in 15-minute blocks.)
- Exhibit: Display the project and be prepared to explain the content and answer audience questions.
- Demonstration: Show the process required to create the project.
- Videos: Recorded processes involving students producing/demonstrating outstanding work usually in the technical fields (30-minute time-slot – maybe 15-minute video then 15-minute Q&A or explanation).