Wednesday, April 2 – Thursday, April 3, 2025
UTSA Main Campus, HEB SU Ballroom
Get ready for the 2025 COLFA Research Conference and Showcase! This annual event offers students at all levels (graduate and undergraduate) opportunities to showcase their original academic and creative work for a community of scholars, friends, and the community.
FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Why Participate?
Share your small bit of genius, gain experience, build your resume, post to social media, boast to family and friends, win cash prizes!
You already wrote the paper, created the artwork, learned the language. And you earned the “A.” You know it’s good. Why not share it with the world!
Who’s eligible?
Any student pursuing a major or graduate degree in a COLFA program (Anthropology, Art, Art History, Humanities, Communication, English, Film and Media, History, Medical Humanities, Modern Languages and Literatures, Philosophy and Classics, Political Science and Geography, Linguistics, Translation and Intepreting Studies, and more)
How to do it?
Just fill out the conference application. We’ll contact you and let you know everything you need to do to prep your project for primetime! There is no limit to your number of submissions.
Which category is best for me?
We’ve got categories for extroverts, introverts; scholars, creatives, and performers; English speakers and Spanish speakers. If you’ve got something to share, we’ve got a way for you to share it. We want to know what you’re thinking. See the categories below to find which best fits your project and personality!
Scholarships for First Place Winners in each category!
Winners of the 2025 COLFA Research Conference & Showcase
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Graduate
1st Place: Rebecca Bricker, Art History
2nd Place: Collin Ward, History
3rd Place: Megan Bynum, Art
Undergraduate
1st Place: Sylvia Kariu, Communications
2nd Place: Emily Acuna, History
3rd Place: Gael Posada, Modern Language Studies
MUSIC LECTURE & PERFORMANCE
Graduate
1st Place: Marco Corrales Ventura, Music
2nd Place: Ivan Lorduy-Camargo, Music
Undergraduate
1st Place: Benny Elrod, Music
2nd Place: Sarah Hamm, Music
3rd Place: Kenedy Lerma, Music
41ST ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW
Wai Ching Best of Show
Hannah Prince, Art
Graduate
1st Place: Tam-Hien Vuong, Art
2nd Place: Megan Bynum, Art
3rd Place: Ben Chapman, Art
Undergraduate
1st Place: Lydia Tran, Art
2nd Place: Kataleena Garrett, Art
3rd Place: Samantha Sipes, Art
CREATIVE WRITING
Graduate
1st Place: Zachary Sokoloski, English
2nd Place: Samantha Fisher, English
3rd Place: Alexis Walters, English
Undergraduate
1st Place: Ren Koppel, English
2nd Place: Samuel Brammell, English
3rd Place: Valita Rodriguez, English
Honorable Mentions
Christopher Jones, Spanish
Elizabeth San Miguel, English
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) PRESENTATIONS
Graduate
1st Place: Sara Valdes Cavazos, Spanish
2nd Place: Jonn Kusch, History
3rd Place: Sara Torrentera, History
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Graduate
1st Place: Samantha DeLeon, English
2nd Place: Maribel Pedraza-Rojas, English
3rd Place: Jennifer Keizer, English
Undergraduate
1st Place: Sean Cousins, Global Affairs
2nd Place: Jae Gonzales, History
3rd Place: Anel Tejeda, Medical Humanities
DIGITAL PROJECTS & STORYTELLING
Graduate
1st Place: Emily Rodriguez, Spanish
2nd Place: Sailor Stanley, History
3rd Place: Samantha Altamirano, Art
Undergraduate
1st Place: Madison Prado, Elizabeth San Miguel & Alexis Walters, English
2nd Place: Elijah Hernandez, Film & Media
3rd Place: Kellie Belknap, Classical Studies & Humanities
Presentation Categories
· Oral Presentations
· Poster Presentations
· 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) – graduate students only
· Digital Projects and Digital Storytelling
· Music Lecture-Performance
· Creative Writing
· Film & Video
· Art (the 41st Annual Juried Student Exhibition will be held in conjunction with the COLFA Research Conference and Showcase.)
For any questions, please contact colfa.conference@utsa.edu
