Posters at the Capitol

February 26, 2020

On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, sixty-three undergraduates from the nine Tennessee state universities presented their research posters to legislators and guests at the Tennessee State Capitol, in the Cordell Hull Building, 425 5th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243, on the 8th floor in rooms C & D. These students were selected to represent the best of undergraduate research at their own institutions. For 14 years, undergraduates have been amazing Senators and Congress men and women with their outstanding research results in a wide variety of academic disciplines.

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. Wayne Davis, Chancellor
The University of Tennessee, Martin (UTM), Dr. Keith Carver, Chancellor

Schedule for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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 2/7/2020

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 Parking for the Event

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

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 (Coming Soon)
Posters by University (Coming Soon)
Posters by Legislators (Coming Soon)

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.