10-Minute Presentation

Students must submit an application and a written report of their research or creative project. The report is to include the following and not to exceed 5 pages in total:

• 1-page written summary of the research or creative project
• up to 3 pages of optional appendices (bibliography, graphs, images, or other supplementary materials)
• optional cover page

 The rules governing the written report are as follows:

• Though a title page is optional, the summary must include the name(s) of the student(s) and the title of the presentation.
• The summary may not exceed one single-spaced page. Use fonts and margins that ensure legibility.
• Appendices (bibliography, graphs, photographs, or other supplementary materials) may not exceed three pages.
• Research that has human or animal subjects’ involvement must have an appropriate institutional review.
• It is expected that the student will not make an oral presentation by simply reading directly from this summary.

Students will be grouped into sections of 6 to 8 presenters, and where feasible, by discipline category and class standing (undergraduate/graduate), as described below in “Eligibility.”

Each student will have 10 minutes for an oral presentation of his or her work and five minutes to respond to juror and audience questions. Entrants are asked to use PowerPoint slides to support their presentation although we recognize that entrants in the Creative Arts category may use other means to present their work (film, audio, readings). Creative Arts oral presentations should focus on the rational and historical context underlying the interpretation of the material.

Each entry (oral presentation plus written summary) will be judged on the following:

• Clarity of purpose – 15%
• Appropriateness of methodology – 20%
• Interpretation of results – 20%
• Value of the research or creative activity – 15%
• Ability of the presenter to articulate the research or creative activity – 10%
• Organization of the material presented – 10%
• Presenter’s ability to handle questions from the jury and general audience – 10%

Undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled at Chico State, as well as alumni who received their degrees in the spring, summer, or fall of 2023, are eligible. The research presented should be appropriate to the student’s discipline and career goals. Proprietary research is excluded.

Presentations from all disciplines are invited. The ten categories are as follows:

• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Biological and Agricultural Sciences
• Business, Economics, and Public Administration
• Creative Arts and Design (creative projects are welcome—see above)
• Education
• Engineering and Computer Science
• Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
• Humanities and Letters
• Interdisciplinary

The CSU, Chico steering committee reserves the right to combine or subdivide these categories or to move an entrant from one category to another, as the numbers of submissions necessitate. Research proposals may be single-authored or co-authored by two or more students, but each student participant must fill out the student application with demographic and contact information.

If you are presenting as a team with other students, only one person needs to complete the application on behalf of the team. During registration, you'll have the opportunity to list your co-presenters on the application form.

Application deadline for 2025: TBD