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.
Schedule At a Glance
Wednesday, April 2nd
DEAN´S WELCOME (STUDENT UNION: TRAVIS)
9:15
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (STUDENT UNION: TRAVIS & HARRIS)
9:30 am Round 1 Presentations
10:30 am Round 2 Presentations
11:30 am Round 3 Presentations
6:30 pm Round 4 Presentations
POSTER PRESENTATION SET-UP (STUDENT UNION BALLROOM)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MUSIC LECTURE-PERFORMANCE (ARTS BLDG.)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
JURIED ART SHOW (ARTS BLDG.)
6:00 pm
FILM SHOWCASE (STUDENT UNION: RETAMA)
7:00 pm
Thursday, April 3rd
COLFA SHOWCASE (STUDENT UNION BALLROOM)
11:00 am Creative Writing Presentations
12:00 pm “Literature is Dead! Long Live Dead Literature!”: A Faculty Panel
1:00 pm Creative Writing Presentations
2:00 pm “Why COLFA? Students Talk Liberal and Fine Arts”
4:00 pm COLFA Languages Showcase
3MT PRESENTATIONS (STUDENT UNION BALLROOM)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (STUDENT UNION BALLROOM)
6:00 pm – 7:20 pm
DIGITAL PROJECTS & STORYTELLING (STUDENT UNION BALLROOM)
6:00 pm – 7:20 pm
AWARDS CEREMONY (STUDENT UNION BALLROOM)
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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!
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
COLFA Conference & Showcase Workshops: Oral Presentation
Join COLFA Student Success Center for a workshop series designed to get you ready for the 2025 COLFA Research Conference and Showcase Oral Presentations! In-Person Workshops will be held at the COLFA Student Success Center – MH 3.376.
