Posters at the Capital | Middle Tennessee State University

Participating Universities

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. Beverly J. Davenport, Chancellor
The University of Tennessee, Martin (UTM), Dr. Keith Carver, Chancellor

Schedule for Tuesday, February 26, 2019

All times are Central Standard Time

8:00 a.m. MTSU Staff arrive at Cordell Hull Building.

9:00 a.m. MTSU Staff have access to rooms 8C & 8D & can start setting up tripods

9:15 a.m. (CST), Students arrive at Cordell Hull Building and check-in with security

9:30 a.m. Poster set-up in Cordell Hull Rooms 8C & 8D (use provided poster map)

9:45 a.m. Students stand by their poster

Students meet with legislators in their offices or at their poster

11:00 a.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 2/8/2019

11:45 a.m. Students take down their posters

12:00 p.m. Room must be clear and ready for the next event.

12:30 p.m. Everyone meets at the Capitol Information Desk for a group photo. (We will take them outside on the steps if weather permits.)

12:50 p.m. Guided Tour of the Capitol (Starts at 1:00pm at the Information Desk on the First floor of the Capitol Building and ends at 2pm)

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

Directions and Parking for the Event

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

Directions To Cordell Hull

Nashville Parking Garages

Nashville Parking Lots

Poster and Presentation Information

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.

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
Posters by University
Posters by Legislators

History and Goals

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.