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This will be Great!<\/h1>\n

Academic Excellence Showcase 2026 will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
It will be a showcase of the best the minds at WOU have produced this year!<\/p>\n

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Student Deadline: May 1st\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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There are three types of presentation: presentation, poster or performance.<\/p>\n

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Make sure you are logged in to the WOU Portal before<\/span> clicking this button!
Submission instructions may be found under the “For Students” tab to the left.
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Faculty\/Staff Deadline: April 24th\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Submit a request for a special event, or presentation\/poster session.<\/p>\n

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Make sure you are logged in to the WOU Portal before<\/span> clicking this button!<\/p>\n

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Volunteers<\/h2>\n

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Want to Volunteer for AES? Click the button below to find the form. All AES volunteers are greatly appreciated and will be given some WOU swag for how long you volunteer for!<\/p>\n

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Meet the AES Planning Committee<\/h2>\n

Comprising faculty and staff from across campus and chaired by the PURE coordinator, the AES Planning Committee is dedicated to the event\u2019s success. In order to ensure the highest level of participation, the group includes faculty volunteers, representing academic disciplines across campus, to serve as session chairs.\u00a0Please consider joining us in our celebration of student scholarly excellence!<\/p>\n

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\"Chrys<\/p>\n

Maren Anderson:<\/strong> AES Coordinator; PURE Director<\/div>\n

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\"Stewart<\/p>\n

Stewart Baker:<\/strong> Omeka administrator; technical support<\/div>\n

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\"Camila<\/p>\n

Camila Gabaldon:<\/strong> Technical engineer and support<\/div>\n

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\"Stacey<\/p>\n

Stacey Rainey:<\/strong> Office of Disability Services<\/div>\n

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\"Lisa<\/p>\n

Nathan Sauer:<\/strong> Equipment systems specialist<\/div>\n

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\"Lisa<\/p>\n

Denise Visuano:<\/strong> Director of publications and creative services<\/div>\n

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\"Timothy<\/p>\n

Timothy Wallen:<\/strong> Facilities Services<\/div>\n

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Academic Excellence Showcase, 2024<\/h1>\n

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WOU\u2019s 2024 Academic Excellence Showcase (AES) was held on May 30, 2024, Thursday, to celebrate students’ accomplishment and scholarships. The plenary talk was held at the Willamette room, 9-10 am, at Werner Student Center. We were honored to have a team of distinguished speakers whose theme is “Community Responsive Research.”<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch the video highlights from AES 2024 below!\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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