GREAT Day is a college-wide symposium celebrating the creative and scholarly endeavors of our students.
The symposium’s name, Geneseo Recognizing Excellence, Achievement, and Talent, reflects its mission to foster academic excellence, support professional development, and strengthen community connections.
GREAT Day is Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Classes will not meet on this day.
Read about our keynote speaker, Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts
All students are encouraged to participate and may do so using a number of formats, including but not limited to:
- artwork
- dance performances
- instrumental performances
- internship projects
- poster presentations
- PowerPoint presentations
- paper presentations
- readings of creative works (including poetry, prose, and fiction)
- vocal performances
- theatrical performances
- the Geneseo Insomnia Film Festival
Submissions for inclusion in GREAT Day are due Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Those presenting posters must submit them to the Duplicating Center by Monday, April 6th for printing.
Find out more about how to submit and get answers to FAQ from faculty.
Schedule & Program
- 2026 Schedule At-a-Glance
- 2026 Panels At-a-Glance
- 2026 Posters At-a-Glance
- Online Program
- 2026 Full Program (PDF)
Poster Locations
Special Content
- Keynote by Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts. A talk exploring issues of nature, environmental justice, anti-racism, and mental health.
- Festival of the Arts Sessions
- Ideas That Matters 25-26: Climate Change & the Individual
- Online Poster Gallery: Coming Soon
Contact Us
SUNY Geneseo stands on land that once belonged to the peoples who are now the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. We recognize that this territorial acknowledgment is by itself inadequate, and by itself an empty gesture, without action on all our parts to work together to overcome and remedy a long legacy of violence, dispossession, and exploitation. We have much work left to do. You may consider using the Native Land app and/or websites such as sni.org to learn more about the community of more than 7,000 enrolled Indigenous Peoples.