Student Showcase

The Student Showcase is a poster and storymapping competition that challenges students to think innovatively and compete for cash prizes. SCAG recognizes the effectiveness of simple yet powerful ways to inform, engage and inspire people through data and map-driven storytelling. SCAG is proud to invite student participants to conceptualize, create and submit posters and ArcGIS StoryMaps. This is a meaningful way to tell a story or provide insight, showcase plans and projects, engage supporters and stakeholders, illustrate the possibilities of data, and highlight the usefulness of open data at the regional level.

Students whose projects are chosen will be invited to attend SCAG’s Regional Conference & General Assembly in Palm Desert as SCAG Conference Fellows and receive complimentary event registration, hotel accommodation and admission to the conference. The conference will include an opportunity for the student fellows to present their posters and storymaps to elected officials and industry leaders from across Southern California.

A panel of judges will select one poster and one storymap for the “Best in Show” award. Conference attendees will vote on their favorite poster and storymap for the “Audience Award.” All four awards, each worth $1,500, will be announced at the closing of the conference.

In all, a total of $6,000 across four prizes will be awarded (two separate $1,500 “Best in Show” prizes and two separate $1,500 “Audience Award” prizes).

Contact

For more information on the Student Showcase, please contact:

Lyle Janicek
Phone: (213) 236-1966
Email: janicek@scag.ca.gov

2024 STUDENT SHOWCASE 

The 2024 Student Showcase competition will be announced in fall 2023. Subscribe to updates from SCAG to get notified when more information is available. 

AWARD RECIPIENTS

2023

POSTER COMPETITION

Best in Show – $1,500 – Baoqi “Eileen” Chen – University of Southern California: A Two-step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) Method to Evaluate Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Accessibility in Los Angeles

Audience Award – $1,500 – Denise Truong – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: Following the Food Trail: A Systems Examination of Food Waste Management at Upland, CA

STORYMAP COMPETITION

Best in Show – $1,500 – Dylan Ando – University of California, Irvine: A More Equitable Imagining of Metro Micro

Audience Award – $1,500 – Auzzsa Eaton – University of California, Irvine: Water Wonderful World: Groundwork for Greener Governments

2022

BEST IN SHOW

• 1st Place – $2,000 – Kyle Kramer – University of California, Irvine: How Can We Connect The Rim of the Valley Trail?
• 2nd Place – $1,000 – Takuya Marui – University of Southern California: Improving Ridership by Urban Development Near the Station

AUDIENCE AWARD

• 1st Place – $2,000 – Eric Martinez - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: Re-Imagine Our Electrical Towers
• 2nd Place – $1,000 – Sue Dexter – University of Southern California: Visible Fear: Accidents Far Outweigh Concerns of Emissions

HONORABLE MENTION

• Mankin Law – University of California, Irvine: Visualizing Countywide Mass Rapid Transit in Orange County

2021

PLANNING CATEGORY

• 1st Place – $2,000 – Reaghan Murphy – University of Southern California: Surviving SoCal’s Streets: The Case for Vision Zero
• 2nd Place – $1,000 – Lacy Gugliemino – Crafton Hills College: To Reach It, We Have to Teach It!

INNOVATION CATEGORY

• 1st Place – $2,000 – Irene Farr – University of California, Los Angeles: Identifying Hidden Open Spaces
• 2nd Place – $1,000 – Adam Doyle – California State University, Long Beach: Gas to Green