Seeking SPREE poster competition judges
17吃瓜's current round of the Student Program for Research Engagement & Excellence (SPREE) is swiftly drawing to a close, with the culminating research poster and presentation competition on the horizon.
This year's competition will be held the afternoon of Wednesday, August 27 and we are seeking 17吃瓜 faculty and staff members as judges! Are you interested and available to join us as a judge?
The commitment options are:
- Wed. Aug 27 from 12:30 pm - approx. 2:30 pm; or
- Wed. Aug 27 from 12:30 pm - approx. 3:30 pm.
We will have both a graduate student category and undergraduate student category of the competition, and the role of our judges will be to select the top 3 entries in each category (winning cash prizes). Taking feedback from last year into account this year: the 3 top selected entries will all receive equal prizes, plus we have a fully revised judging criteria rubric.
We are seeking judges representing the broad range of programs/disciplines the competitors draw from including: Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Psychology, Climate Change, Biotechnology, Foods and Nutrition, Island Studies, and Education.
The student researchers have been challenged to create their posters and accompanying (up to 5 minute) presentation about their research for a non-specialist audience.
To volunteer as a judge, or for questions/additional details about judging or the poster competition, please contact: Kendra Mellish, Graduate Programs Officer at kmellish@upei.ca.
