[Cce-faculty-list] 3MT Faculty Nominations Needed - 1 week remaining

[Ricksy, Jennifer R]

Nominate a graduate student to represent your academic unit before February 7!

The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholars annual Three Minute Thesis competition is scheduled for April 15th! To increase academic representation in our 3MT(r) competition, we are asking that faculty members nominate talented graduate student(s) to represent their academic units.

Nominees must be current Purdue graduate students or postdoctoral scholars in the final stages of their research. Each nominee will be contacted by Graduate School staff and encouraged to register for the competition. Nominations are not required for students to submit a draft video; they are simply intended to help our office identify and encouraged talented students to participate.

I have shared the link to the nomination form below, as well as some additional information about the competition.

3MT 2025 Nomination Form (Feb. 7 deadline)<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_eXne3G6rXGGLeWa&data=05%7C02%7Ccce-faculty-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C6eed82c586914e793ad408dd422a6616%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638739472182640376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HvuzRcVkZvibnUgoAeDBzT77y3I%2Flw%2B7yHpP6CHD1d8%3D&reserved=0>

What is 3MT(r)?
Three Minute Thesis (3MT(r)) is a research communication competition that helps graduate students develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills so that they can effectively explain their research to a non-specialist audience. During each competition, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars will have three minutes to present a compelling discussion on their research topic, including its significance and relevance, to the public. This is a fast-paced competition where the top 10 finalists compete by summarizing their two to three-plus years of research in only three minutes with only one slide.

The cash awards for this year's competition are $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place, and $2,000 for the People's Choice Award winner. The first-place winner will also be invited to compete in the Midwestern Association of Graduate School's (MAGS) annual 3MT(r) competition.

2025 Competition Timeline

  *   Friday, February 7, 11:59 PM - Faculty Nominations Due
  *   Monday, March 3, 11:59 PM - Student and Scholar Video Submissions Due
  *   Thursday, March 25, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Semi-finals - YONG B 83
  *   Monday, April 14 - Rehearsal, Fowler Hall 5:00 p.m. EST - mandatory
  *   Tuesday, April 15 - Competition, Fowler Hall, 7:00 p.m. EST

Please email me, Allison Loy (Loy2 at purdue.edu<mailto:Loy2 at purdue.edu>), with any questions!


Thanks,
Alli

Allison Loy (s/her)
Events Coordinator
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Professional Development
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your normal working hours.

Ernest Young Hall, Room 160 | 155 S. Grant St. | West Lafayette, IN 47907

Loy2 at purdue.edu<mailto:Loy2 at purdue.edu>

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