Fall Poster and Creative Activity Forum

• Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni from ALL disciplines can participate
• Exchange ideas, discuss new discoveries, and interact with like-minded individuals
• We remove the financial burden by ordering and paying for all posters submitted by the deadline specified on the application
• Participants choose their favorite poster

2024 Most Favored Posters Participate in 2025 Poster Forum 2024 Poster Forum Photos

Workshops

• Fall 2025 Workshops
• Gain or enhance your academic and professional skills

Research Process & Advanced Lit Searching Intro to Research Constructing a Poster

Spring Symposium

• Students share their research in a 10-minute oral presentation to the campus community
• All students and disciplines are encouraged to sign up
• 1st and 2nd place selected winners receive monetary award and are recognized at an award ceremony
• Top 10 first place awardees are selected to compete in the Annual CSU Student Research Competition against all 23 Cal State Universities
• New Competition Date Coming Soon

1st and 2nd place Winners

CSU-wide Student Research Competition

• Top 10 first place winners in the Spring Symposium compete in annual CSU-wide Student Research Competition
• Sac State CSU-wide competitors have the opportunity to have travel and lodging funded by the Student Research Center
• 6 Sac State students placed 2nd and 3rd at the 2025 CSU Student Research Competition located this year at Cal Poly Humboldt.

Sac State Winners

Celebrating Excellence

• A section that highlights Sacramento State students involved in research, scholarship, or creative activity

Research and Creative Activity Spotlight

The Importance of Student Research

• Cultivates critical thinking & intellectual curiosity
• Enhance problem solving, and analytical skills that are essential for academic and professional success
• Encourages and prepares students for graduate programs

• Develops mentor and mentee relationships with faculty
• Build a professional network
• Enhance resumes and curriculum vitae
• Become more competitive in job markets and graduate programs

Contact Us

Library

• 2nd Floor - Room 2026

Phone

• (916) 278-6629

Email

• student.research@csus.edu

Hours

• 9:00am - 2:00pm
• For hours outside of this time slot, please email us

Reserve the Center

• Individuals, partners, and small groups working on posters, presentations, or research can contact student.research@csus.edu to reserve a time slot

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