Schedule

Keynote Speaker Attendance Requirement

Monday, April 13, 2026

8:00-10:00 pm

 

Screening of Elizabeth Miller-Derstine's award-winning film Bloom. The American hospital system can be daunting and unpredictable; Bloom follows four birth workers and the parents they advocate for. This event will take place during Black Maternal Health Week, in the Science Center auditorium. Refreshments provided. Suter Science Center 106
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

10:15-11:15 am

Keynote address 

Lehman Auditorium

Thursday, April 16, 2026  

All Day

Displays such as the following can be viewed throughout the day; For Engage credit, QR codes will be available only during the events in the schedule below.

  • Posters on display - Suter Science Center upper and lower levels
  • Capstone Art Exhibition - M.M. Gehman Gallery (UC179)
  • Arts Club Exhibition - Uuniversity Commons 177
  • EMU Authors' display (9:30 am-3:30 pm) - University Commons Hall of Nations
  • Nursing Toy Display - Martin Chapel foyer
 

Engage QR codes will be available at events scheduled between 8 am and 5 pm on Thursday. 
3 QR code events earn 1 Engage point. (
See Attendance Requirements for more info.)
(Exceptions: No Engage credit for the coffee break, lunch, the Nursing Toy Display or the Arts Club Exhibition.)

8:45-10 am First Session Time Block  
  Oral Presentation Session A
(Nursing Colloquium starts at 8:30 am)

Strite Conference Room (CC105)
Campus Center 226
Suter Science Center 104
Suter Science Center 106
Martin Chapel

10-10:30 am Coffee and Networking Campus Center Martin Greeting Hall, Science Center Discovery Room
10:30-11:45 am Second Session Time Block  
  Oral Presentation Session B

Strite Conference Room (CC105)
Campus Center 226
Suter Science Center 104
Suter Science Center 106
Martin Chapel

 

Poster Session A

Suter Science Center

11:45-1 pm Lunch (and networking) Dining Hall 
Private Dining Rooms
  12 - 12:50 pm Music Department Student Recital  Lehman Auditorium
1-2:15/2:30 pm

Third Session Time Block

 
 

Oral Presentation Session C
(Sessions in this time block may vary in length: some may end early.)

Strite Conference Room (CC105)
Campus Center 226
Suter Science Center 104
Suter Science Center 106
Martin Chapel
Lehman Recital Hall

 

Poster Session B (ends at 2:15)

Suter Science Center

2:30-2:45 pm

Break

 

2:45-3:45 pm Fourth Session Time Block  
  Oral Presentation Session D

Strite Conference Room (CC105)
Campus Center 226
Suter Science Center 104
Suter Science Center 106
Martin Chapel

  VACA Majors Capstone Art Exhibition opening

M. M. Gehman Gallery (UC179) 

3:45-5 pm

EMU Authors’ Reception and Award Presentations

Refreshments, music, and authors' display
Award presentation program beginning at 4:30 pm

University Commons
Hall of Nations and Student Union