Posters at the Capitol

• Austin Peay State University (APSU), Dr. Alisa White, President
• East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Dr. Brian E. Noland, President
• Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, President
• Tennessee State University (TSU), Dr. Glenda Glover, President
• Tennessee Technological University (TTU), Dr. Philip B. Oldham, President
• University of Memphis (U of M), Dr. M. David Rudd, President
• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), Dr. Steven R. Angle, Chancellor
• The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), Dr. Donde Plowman, Chancellor
• The University of Tennessee, Martin (UTM), Dr. Keith Carver, Chancellor

All times are Central Standard Time

9:00 a.m.  TSEC Staff arrive at Cordell Hull Building 

10:00 a.m.  TSEC Staff have access to rooms 8C & 8D & can start setting up tripods

10:15 a.m. (CST), Students arrive at Cordell Hull Rooms 8C & 8D (use provided poster map)

10:45 a.m. Students stand by their poster

Students meet with legislators in their offices or at their poster

12:00 p.m. Lunch will be brought in around this time to designated areas in the rooms with the posters.

Legislators can have lunch with the students - RSVP by 2/7/2022

12:45 p.m. Students take down their posters

1:00 p.m. Room must be clear and ready for the next event.

1:05 p.m. Begin going to where the photo with the Governor will be taken.

1:30 p.m. Picture with the Governor at a location of his choosing.

2:00 p.m. (optional) Individuals can make appointments to meet with their legislators in their offices.

Directions and lists of parking options are found in the links below.

• Directions To Cordell Hull
• Nashville Parking Garages
• Nashville Parking Lots 

Posters will be assigned a tripod for their presentation. Poster numbers 1-31 will present in room 8C. Poster number 32-62 will present in room 8D. See building and layout maps for more information.

Poster Guidelines

The poster size should be 30” x 40” and should be displayed portrait. Posters should NOT be trifold. Posters will be displayed on tripods which will be provided. You are responsible for having your poster printed and either foam mounted or purchasing a foam board to which you can attach your printed poster. Please keep in mind that poster text should be legible from a few feet away.

Students are expected to provide poster and the foam board backing to support the posters on the tripods. Tripods will be provided by TSEC for this event. 

• Room 8C Map
• Room 8D Map
• Building Map
• Posters by Numbers (Coming Soon)
• Posters by University (Coming Soon)
• Posters by Legislators (Coming Soon)

On February 1, 2006, Tennessee joined a dozen other states by exposing state legislators to undergraduate research from across the state through the first-ever Tennessee Posters at the Capitol. Undergraduate students from six Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) universities and three University of Tennessee campuses will present their research through posters at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville. Legislators are encouraged to meet students from their districts and see the outstanding research being conducted by undergraduates across the state. The Posters at the Capitol project, sponsored by the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee system, and hosted by Middle Tennessee State University, has two goals—to expose legislators to undergraduate researchers and to expose undergraduates to their legislators. The state of Tennessee is the beneficiary of this exciting effort.