Student Showcase | Colorado Mesa University Popular search terms Tomlinson Library IRIS: Student assistance The Maverick Bookstore Athletics Financial aid & scholarships Tuition & fees Human Resources Housing & Residence Life Parking services Campus maps Campus Resource Hub A-Z Index Student Showcase Welcome to the 17th Annual Student Showcase! The Student Showcase is a yearly event that celebrates the creativity, research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and artistic performance of CMU/CMU Tech students from all of our campuses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The 2026 Student Showcase will occur on Friday, May 1 on the main campus of CMU in Grand Junction, Colorado. The event is open to the public. 2026 Important Dates Mark your calendar! February 2 Applications Open Check your MAVzone for an app that will link you to the application. March 4 Submission Deadline Proposals must be submitted by 11:59pm May 1 Check In 9am–12pm, University Center, first floor: Students check in and receive your name badge and program. May 1 Main Event 12:00–3pm, Main campus: Presentations, posters, performances, demonstrations and exhibits May 1 Celebration Event 3:30–5:00pm, University Center, Meyer Ballroom, second floor: Come celebrate your hard work from this past year! How do I apply? Who can participate? Where do I park for the event? Everything you need to complete your application can be found on the How to Apply tab in the navigation bar to the left. The Showcase application is available as an app in every student's MAVzone portal starting in February of each year. The app allows students to access the electronic submission process. Because every project must have a faculty mentor, a faculty member is named as a mentor on each application. The mentor is responsible for advising his/her students on how to design and present the projects that they are sponsoring. They also proof the abstracts before they are submitted as part of the application process. Students may have more than one faculty mentor if appropriate. All current CMU, CMU Tech, and CMU Montrose students, both undergraduate and graduate levels. Students who are currently working on an original project, or completed an original project since Spring semester 2025. Students who collaborated on a project with their peers and/or a faculty member. Attendees and participants of the Student Showcase can park in the following areas: University Center (UC) Parking Garage (CP11, P1) The Parking Area west of the Art Building (CP9) Maverick Center (MC) Parking Garage Health Science (HS) Parking Lots (M16 and M26) Any of the Pay to Park lots (P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) Guests parking in these areas will NOT be ticketed on the day of this year's Showcase, May 1, 2026. Use the View Map button above (COMING SOON) to access a map of Showcase venues and guest parking areas. Videos from Previous Showcases 4 videos (select below to browse) Watch Video 2025 Showcase Watch Video 2024 Showcase Watch Video 2023 Showcase Watch Video 2022 Showcase Carousel slider with 12 rotating slides. Pause or play carousel rotation with button controls. Slider control tabs. Use the left and right arrow keys to change the displayed slide. Press tab to preview slide. Slide 1 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 2 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 3 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 4 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 5 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 6 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 7 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 8 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 9 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 10 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 11 Student Showcase 2025 Slide 12 Student Showcase 2025 Previous Next