One Idea, One Slide Summit
Mark your calendar for the third annual One Idea/One Slide Summit to be held May 16, 2025 in Pearson Hall Auditorium, more details to come. The One Idea/One Slide Summit provides an open and collaborative forum for faculty and staff to share their exciting ideas that advance academic excellence in research, education and impact. Ideas are encouraged from across campus, with the intent of identifying problems and opportunities, while simultaneously leveraging a community approach to potential solutions.
All are welcome to attend. Presenters will have two minutes and one slide to share their ideas. Audience members will be able to indicate an interest in participating in any of the presented projects.
Last year, more than 70 ideas were presented from groups of faculty and staff. The audience and presenters were also able to network, identifying partnerships and synergies.
One Idea, One Slide Summit 2025 Participation
The entire University community is invited to participate in the Summit. If you have an idea to share and present, please complete the One Idea/One Slide template linked below and design a single Powerpoint slide to assist with your Summit presentation.
The submission deadline has been extended to May 9, 2025.
The Summit guidance document and the submission template are helpful resources. Access will require a CAS login.
All questions should be directed to Kate Sanford in the Office of the Provost at ksanford@udel.edu.
Collaborate After the Summit
Faculty and staff are encouraged to view the recorded presentations and use this collaboration form to indicate their interest in any of the presented ideas. This approach creates inclusivity and may strengthen the ideas and approaches that are pursued. We expect that collaborative efforts will also uncover opportunities for enhancements and improvements.
One Idea, One Slide Summit 2024
The second annual One Idea/One Slide Summit was held May 2024. The two-minute fast pitch forum continued to be an opportunity for 70 ideas to be presented.
The Summit continues to be the perfect opportunity for the audience and presenters to network, identify partnerships and synergies. Each idea presented had a pathway to move forward, matching the right resources and support to their goals.
The 2024 ideas and their assigned pathways can be found using the link below.
One Idea, One Slide Summit 2023
The first One Idea/One Slide Summit was held May 2023. More than 280 contributors were a part of over 70 ideas presented to a University audience using one slide and a two-minute fast pitch. The result was incredible, with so many interesting and creative ideas.
The Summit became the perfect opportunity for the audience and presenters to network, identify partnerships and synergies. Each idea presented had a pathway to move forward, matching the right resources and support to their goals.
The 2023 ideas and their assigned pathways can be found using the link below.
