Event Details

CARS 2026

This on-campus showcase of students' work will take place Tuesday, April 21, 2026. 

Undergraduate classes before 6 p.m. are suspended to enable students and faculty to attend.

Check out last year's CARS program to see what others have presented!

Apply to Participate in CARS

Identify a faculty sponsor and confirm their agreement to sponsor/approve your endeavor.

Carefully read and follow the appropriate guidelines for your chosen participation format (described below).

Submit your proposal by Wednesday, March 11. Be sure you use the exact wording you want to see in the CARS Program! Your faculty mentor might provide you with some feedback and ask you to edit your abstract or keywords, but otherwise the CARS Committee will not edit the information you provide in your proposal for spelling, grammar, etc.

  • NOTE: If you are applying to present as a group, your group only needs to submit one application!

Presentation Formats

Poster Presentation

CARS Poster Presentation Guidelines

We recommend starting with one of these poster templates, as they are all the correct size. See the presentation guidelines above for more design information!

Make sure you submit your poster for printing within your assigned printing window (see instructions here)!

If you have any questions, please contact your faculty sponsor or Megan Tobin.

Panel Presentation

CARS Panel Presentation Guidelines

Life Hack: Asking (and Answering) Good Questions at a Conference

If you have questions, please contact your faculty sponsor or Dr. Francesca Gentile.

Performance

CARS Performing Arts Guidelines

If you have questions, please contact your faculty sponsor or Dr. Octavio Vazquez.

Community Engaged Research

CARS Community Engaged Research Presentation Guidelines

If you have questions, please contact your faculty sponsor or Dr. Ed Wiltse.

CME

Did you do a really cool CME project that you'd like to share? Talk with your CME instructor and/or Dr. Scott Campbell.

Honors

Check in with Dr. Stephanie Zamule for more information!

Summer Research (SOARS and SPARK)

SOARS and SPARK participants can share their projects through any of the formats listed above.

Reach out to your faculty mentor or Dr. Megan Tobin in the Office of Research, Scholarship, and Innovation if you have any questions.

Class assignment examples

These assignments were created for previous in-person CARS events. Hopefully, they will spark some inspiration!

Key Dates

March 11: Deadline to submit application to present at CARS

March 30-April 10: Submit posters to Media Resources for printing

April 21: CARS 2026

Information for Faculty

As in the past, we are asking faculty sponsors to review proposals before they are forwarded to the CARS Committee. The main goal of this review is to ensure the abstracts are ready to be included in the CARS program.

CARS 2026 Visitors

We invite all Nazareth community members, their families and friends, as well as the Rochester community to join us on campus as Nazareth students showcase their creative activity and research on Tuesday, April 21, 2026!

Recommended parking lots include Visitor lot F, the Arts Center lot (A) or parking by the stadium (lot P) if these are full. Please observe all parking restrictions.

Campus map for CARS