The Undergraduate Research Office works with several campus partners to provide workshops that prepare you for making and presenting your poster. We are grateful to our campus colleagues for sharing their time and expertise. Please review the workshop(s) below and attend those that will help you in this important part of your research experience.
Improving Presentation Skills and How to Make a Poster
April 3rd 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. in Nord 213
This session will be presented by Shaun Hoversten, Assistant Director of Academic Support Resources for Students. This presentation is designed to help you maximize efficiency when creating your posters and improve your presentation skills when sharing your research with others.
Poster Printing Information
The Undergraduate Research Office (URO) will provide printing for one poster of bond quality for Intersections individual presenters and one per group presenters. When ordering, remember that Intersections board sizes are 32' x 40" and 40" x 60". You can check which size you requested on your registration form. The URO does not pay late fees.
There are two campus vendors who provide this printing service: University Student Activities and Leadership (SA&L) and FedEx. Please choose one of these vendors and follow their specific guidelines (below). Please note that the SA&L provides bond printing but not High Weight Coated (HWC) printing, which is offered on campus through FedEx. At this time, the URO provides free printing for bond quality only. If you have any questions about poster printing in general, please contact ugresearch@case.edu. If you have specific vendor questions, please contact the vendor.
FedEx Office CWRU Thwing Center - Spring 2025 Intersections
Email: usa5686@fedex.com; 216-229-2111
Students must email (usa5686@fedex.com) the finished PDF no later than 48 hours prior to when the poster is need your poster. The email must contain the following information: (1) first and last name, (2) poster size, (3) a note that the Undergraduate Research Office is paying.
Students will be notified by email when their order is completed. Intersections pricing is good ten days prior to Fall Intersections and is only available at the FedEx Office on campus. If there are any questions, please email or phone FedEx (information is above).
Fall Intersections Pricing: 32" x 40" = $17.00; 40" x 60" = $33.00. Please note that FedEx provides HWC printing quality, but the URO cannot provide free printing for HWC.
Students who need "last minute" printing up to 24 hours in advance will be charged standard rates (not Fall Intersections Pricing). The URO will not pay for last minute (standard rates) printing.
University Student Activities and Leadership (SA&L) - Fall 2024 Intersections
Thanks for choosing SA&L for your Intersections poster printing needs. Presenters requesting poster printing through SAL must use this form. However please read the information below before submitting your request.
Please save your poster as a PDF sized to the poster size you need printed (32'x40" or 40"x60")- and scaled accordingly - (check document properties) and with the file name: LastName.FirstName.size (example: Stegemann.Rachel.32x40).
If you need help resizing a powerpoint slide before converting it into a PDF, check out this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htt56KOS_AI
All posters submitted through this form will be printed by the day before Intersections unless otherwise noted and must be picked up between Mon-Thurs 9am - 5pm, Fri 9am - 3pm in the Office of Student Activities & Leadership. Students will receive an email confirmation when their poster has been printed.
Please note that the Undergraduate Research Office will only pay for one copy of the poster to be printed. Any reprints, 24 hour rush fees, or additional copies will be charged to the individual.
If there are any questions, please email SpartaCenter@case.edu or call 216-368-2679.
Other Information
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