Judging Information:

• Day of the event: Friday, April 17th, 2026
• Judges are automatically registered for the event. There is no need to register again.
• Information packets, including a judging rubric, will be available upon check-in.
• Judging is completed in person, at the venue on the day of the event.
• All judging scores must be submitted as soon as possible on the day of the event.
• We request that judges be open to judging all categories. The Symposium is a time when our entire campus community comes together to share our work with one another, breaking down the silos of our individual departments and colleges. For this reason, one of our most important judging criteria is that students be able to explain their project in a way that is easily understood by people outside of their area of expertise. By judging presentations outside of your area, you will be contributing to an important educational experience for our students. To facilitate this, we will no longer ask judges to sign up for specific categories. 

Event Venue:

• New Balance Field House, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
• A map of the campus is available here

Program:

8:00 AM: Doors open
9:00 am – 9:15 am – Welcome/VPRDGS/President/Director

9:30 am – 11:30 am- Poster/Oral/Exhibit Presentations

• UG Categories – 9:30 am to 11:30 am
  • 1 -Physical & Mathematical Sciences
  • 2 -Business
  • 3 -Education
  • 4 -Allied Health
  • 5 -Engineering
• Graduate Categories – 9:30 am to 11:30 am
  • 6 -Art
  • 7 -Social Sciences & Humanities
  • 8 -Natural Sciences
  • 9 -Interdisciplinary Studies
  • 10 -Biomedical Sciences

11:30 am – 1:30 pm- Poster/Oral/Exhibit Presentations

• Undergraduate Categories – 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
  • 6 -Art
  • 7 -Social Sciences & Humanities
  • 8 -Natural Sciences
  • 9 -Interdisciplinary Studies
  • 10 -Biomedical Sciences
• Graduate Categories – 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
  • 1 -Physical & Mathematical Sciences
  • 2 -Business
  • 3 -Education
  • 4 -Allied Health
  • 5 -Engineering

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Student Panel on Stage

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Presentation of Awards on Stage

Parking:

• For those visiting the UMaine campus, parking will be available near the New Balance Field House.
• A visitor parking pass will be sent to your inbox as an external UMaine judge. Please be sure this is printed and displayed on the dashboard of your vehicle. We will have some available inside the venue.

For accessible accommodations, please email um.symposium@maine.edu.