The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies is hosting the second annual 3-Minute Research Competition or 3MR!
The winner (and his or her faculty mentor) will be invited to go to New Orleans to compete at the regional 3MR competition hosted by the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools in March! The winner and runner-up(s) will also be honored at the spring Graduate Student Awards reception and will travel in May to represent Appalachian at Graduate Education Day in the Capital in Raleigh.
Participants must be able to explain their research or scholarly/creative projects in standard non-disciplinary English to a general audience (the public) in 3 minutes with the help of only one static PowerPoint slide.
The competition will be held on Thursday, January 29th from 3-5 PM. Location TBA. There are also helpful ideas (DOCX, 112 KB) to help you prepare for the competition.
To participate, please submit the application form (DOCX, 14 KB) electronically by noon on December 12th to sandersrl@appstate.edu.
Eligibility:
1) Currently enrolled graduate student in good standing at Appalachian
2) The topic must come from a research or scholarly/creative project of significant scope (thesis, dissertation, capstone research, product of learning).
3) The topic must be interesting enough to hold the attention of a nonspecialist--think Smithsonian magazine, Discovery Channel, Nat Geo, Dwell.
Rules:
• One single static PowerPoint slide is permitted - no slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description.
• No additional electronic media (e.g., sound or video) are permitted.
• No additional props (e.g., costumes, instruments, equipment) are permitted.
• Competitors exceeding the 3 minutes are disqualified.
• Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g., no poems, no songs) in English.
• Presentations are considered to have commenced as soon as a presenter starts the presentation through movement or speech.
• Presentations must be aimed at the educated non-specialist; no disciplinary jargon or specialized vocabulary can be used unless the explanation is part of the 3 minutes.
Judging: The competition will be judged by a panel of community, industry, and alumni representatives.
Questions? Please contact Rob Sanders (sandersrl)