UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Members of the Penn State and local communities are invited to serve as judges at the 2023 Graduate Exhibition, to be held March 20-24 on the University Park campus and online. The exhibition is designed to be a showcase of research and creative scholarship across the University, and features graduate students from dozens of degree programs exhibiting research posters, visual arts, musical performances, design projects and videos. No special expertise is needed to serve as a judge.
A goal of the Graduate Exhibition is to provide graduate students with an opportunity to present their work to a broad audience, which includes Penn State faculty, staff, students, and alumni. This can help students’ improve their communication skills as they discuss the importance and impact of their work.
Judges will learn about exciting research and creative scholarship across the University, while also sharing their perspectives to help students improve upon their work. Students receiving the highest evaluations will receive cash prizes in recognition of their work.
Judges can choose to evaluate one or more of three Graduate Exhibition judging categories: musical performances, poster presentations and videos.
Video judging can be completed online and can be done remotely. Judges will have from Monday, March 20 to Friday, March 24, at 4 p.m. to complete their evaluations.
For musical performances and poster presentations, judges must be present in person to complete their evaluations. The Graduate Exhibition’s performance night runs from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, March 20, in the Music Building’s Recital Hall on the University Park campus. The poster presentation session will take place from 1 to 4 in the HUB-Robeson Center.
Interested community members can register as a judge on the Graduate Exhibition website. Judge registration is due by March 15.