Thursday, April 16, 2026
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MCC-Maple Woods
Campus Center 110
2601 NE Barry Road
Kansas City, MO 64156
The MCC-Maple Woods Student Scholar Showcase is an opportunity for students to share discoveries and creative works with the MCC community through posters and oral presentations. Students who participate will have an opportunity to:
- Strengthen their creativity, critical thinking, presentation, and performance skills
- Enhance their ability to form and defend scholarly conclusions
- Feature a scholarly presentation on their list of accomplishments on resumes and university applications
Submission information
If you would like to share a class project at the showcase, please reach out to an instructor to ask if they can serve as a mentor. The faculty mentor will help you develop your project, complete the application form, and align it with the discipline’s expectations.
The deadline to submit the 2026 application form is Friday, March 13, 2026.
Presentation guidelines
Click on the links below to access guidelines for each format of presentation.
- Creative writing and dramatic performance guidelines (PDF)
- Experiential learning poster guidelines (PDF)
- Research poster guidelines (PDF)
Presentations types accepted
Students may present class projects or assignments from their time at MCC, including
- Capstone projects
- Research projects
- Experiential learning
- Poems, dramatic monologues, short stories
- Essays
- And more!
Final poster requirements
Presenters may create their own poster design in cooperation with their faculty mentor or use an optional template provided by the school. Final posters must be:
- Designed in Microsoft PowerPoint using the standard (4:3) slide ratio
- Sized to 36 x 24 inches in either landscape or portrait orientation
- Typed in a legible font that is large enough to read from a distance of 3-5 feet
- Branded with the MCC-Maple Woods logo (provided to students designing their own poster)
Posters are printed by the school. Submit your poster in format (.pptx) to lydia.authier@mcckc.edu by Monday, April 6 to allow time for printing.