Grad Expo

The Grad Expo is an all-day event where Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences graduate students from a variety of disciplines present papers and posters to their fellow students, faculty, and other members of the Pitt community. This event provides the opportunity for graduate students to gain experience in presenting their research as well as fostering interdisciplinary communication amongst the departments and programs within the School of Arts and Sciences. It is an opportunity for students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines to be exposed to practices and concepts from diverse fields as a way of enriching their own work and their academic experience at The University of Pittsburgh.

Grad Expo 2024

This year, the Grad Expo will be held in-person on March 28th, 2024, starting at 12pm in the William Pitt Union. Poster presentations will be from 12-1pm and panel presentations (10–12-minute presentations with a 5-minute Q&A) from 12-4pm. Awards will be announced at 5:30pm.

This symposium is an opportunity for graduate students across the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences (DSAS) to share their research as a poster or oral presentation to a broad, diverse, and multidisciplinary audience across DSAS. This year, we will award six selected presenters with $200 to be used for research activities or related purchases.

Participants will be scored on the significance and impact of their research, presentation abilities, and on their ability to present their research to a panel of academic judges from a wide range of scholarly disciplines. This opportunity will give you the opportunity to polish necessary skills for teaching, grant writing, discussions with stakeholders, and more!

Call for Abstracts

We invite you to submit your abstract (<250 words) for either a poster or oral presentation format. If the number of submissions exceeds event capacity, participants will be selected based on the clarity and accessibility of the abstract.

Deadline for Abstracts: February 9th, 2024

Notification of Participants: March 1st, 2024

To submit your abstract, please follow the link: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXIJaZUkT3OfGnk

Call for Reviewers

We invite all DSAS faculty members, post-graduates, and graduate students to join us promoting and celebrating the work of graduate students across disciplines. Judges will be expected to participate in at least two sessions (panel or poster) and score presenters based on a rubric provided by the Grad Expo Committee. Poster sessions and panel presentations will take place across different sessions between 12pm and 5pm on March 28th, 2024.

If you are interested in supporting Grad Expo as a judge, please fill out the form at the following link by February 16th, 2024: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b1xezWo1E5kmEdw

For other inquiries, please contact the A&S GSO Grad Expo Committee via e-mail: Payne Banister (wpb20@pitt.edu), Tash Cole (nac245@pitt.edu), Juliana Sebolt (juliana.sebolt@pitt.edu), Maura McGrath (mam1192@pitt.edu)