ANNOUNCING
THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION
Campus Competition
California State University , Fullerton
Application Deadline: February 27, 2006
CSU System-Wide Competition
California State University , Channel Islands
May 5 & 6, 2006
Purpose
The competition is held to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments throughout the twenty-three campuses of the California State University.
Who May Apply
Undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled at any CSU campus, as well as alumni/alumnae, who received their degrees in spring, summer, or fall 2005, 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. There will be separate undergraduate and graduate divisions for each of the following categories (unless a division has fewer than three entrants, in which case undergraduate and graduate divisions will be combined). The California State University , Sacramento steering committee reserves the right to adjust categories as numbers of submissions necessitate. The nine 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 "Competition Guidelines" )
• Education
• Engineering and Computer Science -- Awards sponsored by Lockheed Martin
• Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
• Humanities and Letters
• Physical and Mathematical Sciences -- Awards sponsored by Lockheed Martin
A campus delegation may include up to ten entrants in the nine categories. (A small team of students making a single presentation counts as one "entrant.")
How to Apply
Interested students should submit their research summary to the Office of Academic Programs in MH-111 at Cal State Fullerton by February 27, 2006. All who submit their documents by the deadline will be included in the campus competition and they will be scheduled to give an oral presentation of their research at CSUF at scheduled times. Only those students selected from the Campus Competition will compete at the CSU System-Wide competition.
All students will submit a Student Delegate Registration Form and six copies of their written research summary to the Office of Academic Programs in MH-111. The rules governing this written summary are as follows:
- Each copy must include the name of the student and the title of the presentation.
- The written summary may not exceed five doubled-spaced pages. Use fonts and margins that ensure legibility.
- Appendices (bibliography, graphs, photographs, or other supplementary materials) may not exceed three pages.
- It is expected that the student will not make an oral presentation by simply reading directly from this summary.
Campus Competition
Tuesday, March 7th , Wednesday, March 8th, Thursday, March 9th and Friday March 10th, are the days selected for the oral presentations. The presentations will take place in McCarthy Hall room 141 .
You will make a ten-minute presentation to a panel of jurors followed by three minutes to respond to questions.
If you are selected to participate at the CSU System-Wide competition, you will need to submit an original plus five copies of the written research summary, and an original plus five copies of the delegation registration form to the Academic Programs office by Monday, March 13th . These will be mailed to CSU Channel Islands.
Awards
A $250 award will be given to each project selected to compete at the CSU competition. If selected, each individual will need to sign an invoice to be used to request the award. Note: if a project is submitted as team effort, the team will share the $250.00 award . This invoice will be available for signature in MH-111 when you submit the registration delegation forms and revised written research summaries, by Monday, March 1, 2006.
CSU System-Wide Competition Site
California State University Channel Islands, the newest and 23rd campus in the CSU system, is a student centered university that has established a reputation for its interdisciplinary approach, civic engagement, and multicultural and global perspectives.
CSUCI offers majors in art, biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, English, environmental science & resource management, history, liberal studies, mathematics, psychology, sociology, and Spanish, in addition to multiple subject, single subject, and special education credential programs. Several master’s degrees and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology are offered through the Extended Education Division, including a new Master of Science in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics degree that features strong partnerships with local businesses.
Students are taught and mentored by an outstanding faculty who provide students with opportunities for individual attention and personal and professional growth.
Minutes from the Pacific Ocean, the 670 acre campus, known for its historic Spanish mission architecture, is located at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains, halfway between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. The campus offers easy access to many recreational areas such as the Channel Islands, beaches, and mountains. World-class art, theater, dancing, and music performances are available all year in nearby Thousand Oaks, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles.
For more information on California State University Channel Islands, visit www.csuci.edu
All travel arrangements and expenses will be the responsibility of each participant.
Guidelines for the System-Wide Competition
Students will present their work orally before a jury and an audience. Students will compete by discipline category and class standing (undergraduate/graduate), as described above in "Who May Apply." Each student will have ten minutes for an oral presentation of his or her work and three minutes to listen and respond to juror and audience questions. All entrants may use audiovisual material 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 and written summary) will be judged on the following:
- Clarity of purpose - 15%
- Appropriateness of methodology - 15%
- Interpretation of results - 15%
- Value of the research or creative activity - 15%
- Ability of the presenter to articulate the research or creative activity - 15%
- Organization of the material presented - 15%
- Presenter's ability to handle questions from the jury and general audience - 10%
Awards
At the system-wide competition at CSU Channel Islands, based on the recommendations of the juries, cash awards will be provided to the outstanding presenter and the runner-up in both the undergraduate and graduate divisions of each category. If a category has been combined because there are fewer than three presenters in one division, awards will be provided to the outstanding presenter and the runner-up without regard to class standing. In any division with just three entrants, only one award will be given. In divisions with more than ten entrants, two runner-up awards will be presented.
Questions
Student questions should be directed to Cheryl Liberty in the Office of Academic Programs, MH-111 or by calling her at (714) 278-3744. E-mail address is: cliberty@fullerton.edu
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