Welcome and thank you for attending the 7th annual Diversity Research Showcase (DRS) for MSU undergraduate students! The DRS provides students with the space to discuss their diversity research with peers, faculty, and staff in a supportive and constructive atmosphere. Topics span cultural, racial, ethnic, functional, gender, international, LGBTQ+ and political diversity.

The Diversity Research Showcase was made possible by sponsorship from the Honors College, Undergraduate Research, MSU Libraries, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, James Madison College, College of Natural Science, and College of Social Science

Schedule of Events

January 10 - 13

• Poster Presentations Judging | Asynchronous

January 13

• 1:30 - 2:00 PM ET | Networking and Poster Presentations*
• 2:00 - 4:00 PM ET | Oral Presentations: Block A & B
• 4:00 - 4:30 PM ET | Reception
• 4:30 - 5:00 PM ET | Awards Ceremony

*Live poster presentations are optional for our researchers; not all posters may be present during the live DRS.

Questions and comments on each presentation are encouraged! Please remember our commitment to advancing a culture of respect at MSU, and that you uphold our values for advancing student learning and success.

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Provisional Land Acknowledgement 

We collectively acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan’s twelve federally-recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.

2023 Diversity Research Showcase Sponsors:

Honors College, Undergraduate Research, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, College of Arts and Letters, James Madison College, College of Social Science

Please note: Visitors under 13 years of age must receive parental consent prior to registering for access to comment function or participation in live sessions.