Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activities

2026
Schedule of Events

At the conclusion of each spring semester, all Allegheny Community members are invited to gather to celebrate student research, scholarship, and creative activities on campus. This year, we celebrate the 20th year of the Senior Project Poster Session and also the 10th Anniversary of the The Cook-Lahti Scholars Symposium. The 2026 Cook-Lahti Scholars Symposium will take place in various locations throughout the day on Tuesday, April 28th. In addition, there are a number of Affiliated Scholars Symposium events that are taking place in the days leading up to the main event.

Please view the schedule of events below and keep in mind that this website will be updated as we add, revise, and finalize details… so please be sure to check back frequently.

For more information, please contact Dr. Matthew Venesky (mvenesky@allegheny.edu), Director of URSCA.

Affiliated Events

Date and Time TBD
Biology Department Senior Project Symposium, various rooms in Steffee Hall of Life Sciences
The Department of Biology is pleased to host its 27th Annual Senior Project Symposium to celebrate the biological research accomplishments of the Class of 2026. All members of the college community are invited and welcome to attend. Juniors, sophomores, and freshmen who are majoring or intending to major in Biology are especially encouraged to attend and participate. Follow this link for the full schedule of Biology Senior Presentations.

Scholars Symposium — April 28

Are you a first or second year student interested in opportunities to engage in research, internships, civic engagement, or other Allegheny opportunities like these? Would you like to talk with students, faculty, or staff who have participated in such opportunities in the past? If so, please complete this Google Form to RSVP for the Scholars Symposium Mentor Breakfast. The Mentor Breakfast is a casual, catered breakfast where first year and second year students can mingle and talk with graduating seniors, professors, and representatives from the Maytum Center for Student Success about how to get involved in these opportunities at Allegheny.

Academic Poster Session. Students from across all years and disciplines will present research projects and creative activities that they have completed during the 2025-2026 academic year. Stop by the Campus Center lobby to view the outcomes of these projects and chat with our student scholars.

Allegheny Art Galleries. Senior comp students majoring in the Art Department will be in the Allegheny Art Galleries along with representative pieces. Please swing by and view their work during this morning session.

Join us in this special session to listen to a selection of 3 graduating seniors as they given a brief oral presentation about their Senior Comp Projects. These students were nominated by members of their Department/Program and selected by the Director of URSCA to share the outcomes of their Senior Comp.

For the past 20 years, Allegheny College has held a Senior Project Poster Symposium to highlight work from nominated students across all departments and programs. At this session, you can learn about research and scholarly activities from graduating seniors in the humanities, natural and social sciences, interdisciplinary pursuits, as well as seniors that have participated in internships, civic engagement projects, and international experiences. More information about this event will be provided in April. Light refreshments will be provided.

At this special ceremony, student prizes are announced and awarded by representatives of all the departments and programs at Allegheny College. In addition, the valedictorian of the 2026 graduating class will speak.

Please join us in the theatre for a screening of senior project films conceived and produced by students across several academic programs: