Since 2008, the Showcase has served as a platform to highlight a wide variety of student projects & talents, including poster presentations, vocal & musical performances, artwork, poetry recitations, individual and group projects from across disciplines, and much more.
$8000 in scholarships available to AWC Showcase participants on Yuma & San Luis campuses!
Important Dates
- Showcase participant registration opens: March 3rd, 2025
- Showcase participant registration deadline: April 10th, 5pm
- Student Showcase & Scholarship awards Yuma campus: April 16th, 3:30-5:30pm, 3C South Wing
- Open Mic to celebrate the closing of the annual Showcase on the Yuma campus: 6:00-8:00pm, 3C South Wing
For more information, contact Student.Showcase@azwestern.edu
View Student Showcase event posting and the Open Mic event posting.
The purpose of AWC’s Guiding Principles for Learning is to shape the AWC student experience both through course curriculum and extracurricular activities. As you develop as a student you are also developing as part of a larger community, pursuing interests and expressing yourself in a variety of ways that are unique to you.
Project Description: In approximately 2 paragraphs OR in a 3-4 minute video, thoroughly and thoughtfully explain how the project you are presenting for the Student Showcase exemplifies your understanding and expression of one of the five Guiding Principles for Learning:
- Aesthetics & Creative Thinking
- Analytical Reasoning & Metacognition
- Collaboration & Inclusion
- Ethical Growth & Wellness
- Application & Creation of Knowledge
For example, if you are presenting a science poster at the Showcase how does it reflect the Application & Creation of Knowledge? Or is your presentation a better example of Collaboration & Inclusion? If you are presenting artwork or performing poetry or music, does your project align with Aesthetics and Creative Thinking? Analytical Reasoning? How so and in what ways?
While you will need to identify one overall Guiding Principle with which your project most aligns and provide supporting details to explain why, you are encouraged to also identify any additional Principles that your project may express.
Project Description Requirements: Effective paragraphs/videos will:
- Briefly describe your project
- Identify the primary Guiding Principle expressed by your project
- Explain in detail how that Principle is expressed in your project
- Explore any additional Principles that may also be expressed in your project
- Describe what you discovered and learned as a result of this project
- Express what you are still curious about, even after completing the project
Note: If you choose to submit a video, be sure to publish it to youtube & then share the active link in the Project Description area below.
