SU Showcase has undergone quite a transformation this year: focusing on a single issue, (sustainability), locating itself on the Quad, and developing a Showcase Fellows program to highlight the outstanding work done by undergraduate and graduate students.

Selecting the first class of SU Showcase Fellows who could present their work on sustainability has been a long and engaged process. For the past five months, SU Showcase organizers have contacted more than 150 faculty seeking nominations for the inaugural class of ‘SU Showcase Fellows.’ During this time, the organizers also reached out to students through e-mail campaigns, classroom visits and newspaper articles asking them to ‘self–nominate’ for a chance to highlight their sustainability-related project.

The response to these efforts was tremendous. And as you might expect, the process of selecting students out of a rich and diverse pool of projects has been difficult. Indeed, the tough selection choices presented to our Showcase organizers speaks directly to the strengths and creativity of our student population.

Still, out of the work of many, we are very pleased to present the 2010 SU Showcase Fellows. We hope you will come hear their presentations at SU Showcase on Monday.
 
Steve Parks
Director, SU Showcase
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric