Competition Guidelines
Students will present their work orally before a jury and an audience. Students will compete by
discipline category and, where feasible, by class standing (undergraduate/graduate). Each student will have
ten minutes for an oral presentation of his or her work and five minutes to listen and respond to juror and
audience questions. All entrants may use audiovisual materials as appropriate, and presenters are encouraged
to use delivery techniques that promote interaction with the audience. Entrants in the Creative Arts and Design
category may present an audio and/or visual record of a performance they have given or a work they have created;
their oral presentation should focus on the rationale and historical context underlying their interpretation of
the material.
Each entry (oral presentation plus written summary) will be judged on the following:
• Clarity of purpose
• Appropriateness of methodology
• Interpretation of results
• Value of the research or creative activity
• Ability of the presenter to articulate the research or creative activity
• Organization of the material presented
• Presenter’s ability to handle questions from the jury and general audience
AWARDS
Based on the recommendations of the jurors, cash awards will be provided to the outstanding presenter and the
runner-up in both the undergraduate and graduate divisions of each category.
If the undergraduate and graduate divisions of a category have been combined because there are fewer than four
presenters in one division, awards will be provided to the outstanding presenter and the runner-up without
regard to class standing.