Welcome to iSchool Capstone 2023!

Capstone is the culmination of students’ learning experience at the iSchool. For their Capstone projects, Informatics, MLIS, and MSIM students identify real-world information problems. They then develop the approaches and methods required to address those problems, conduct research, and finally present their findings in both oral and written formats. Students collaborate with faculty researchers or diverse sponsor organizations from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. While students are encouraged to work in teams of their choosing, individual projects are also welcome.

The annual Capstone Gala is a celebration of student achievements that provides students the opportunity to present their projects to a wide audience: peers, faculty, alumni, project sponsors, prospective employers, industry partners, friends, and family.

This year’s Capstone Gala extends over two nights, offering an online experience on Wednesday, May 31, followed by a campus event in the Husky Union Building on Thursday, June 1.

Over the course of two evenings, more than 150 student teams will give live presentations followed by Q&A with the audience in a conference-style showcase. In between sessions, participants can mix and mingle. Student teams will present once each, making the two events completely unique. 

Each night will have a series of 30-minute sessions in which students will present their Capstone projects with an intermission between each session. There will be multiple, concurrent presentations during each session. After the project presentations, there will be time for questions and discussion between student presenters and attendees. 

You can find a full schedule and list of presenters in the Exhibition Hall. 

Please join in the fun of this year’s gala by posing questions to the Capstone teams about their projects, using the #iSchoolCapstone hashtag on Twitter, and exploring current and past projects in the Capstone archive.

The annual gala will conclude with an award presentation and brief remarks from iSchool leaders on June 1 at 8:50 p.m. PT. Tune in to the livestream or join us in the HUB North Ballroom.

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