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Video Option

Videos should be a short presentation (5 minutes or less of content, plus up to 30 seconds of acknowledgments) that captures the excitement, importance, and value of your scholarly work. Videos will be judged using criteria appropriate to the video format. Specific judging criteria are provided below. The format for the video is up to the presenter and can range from a narrated PowerPoint presentation to a presentation with video and music.

Videos should be produced for presentation on YouTube. Students will also be asked to submit high quality versions of their videos to the Graduate School for archival purposes and for possible use by Penn State units (with permission). 

Since the videos will be publicly available through a YouTube channel, they must adhere to common practices of copyright and intellectual property rights. Additionally all videos are required to include closed captioning.

Ready to be a part of the Graduate Exhibition? 

Students that are interested in competing in the 2024 Graduate Exhibition can register at the below link. You can also view registration deadlines on the Graduate Exhibition schedule page

Deadlines

  • Tuesday, January 16: Registration opens
  • Sunday, March 10: Deadline to register (including faculty adviser approval) and have video uploaded and added to registration system

Category Prizes:

  • First place: $1,000
  • Second place: $500
  • Third place: $250

Judging Criteria

Judges will use a scoring rubric when evaluating videos. You are encouraged to review the rubric when preparing your video materials.

Technical Specifications of the Submitted Videos:

  1. Total length of 5 minutes (content) plus up to 30 seconds of acknowledgments.
  2. Available via a personal YouTube channel or Kaltura; you will be asked to provide a link to the Graduate School so that it can be added to the Graduate Exhibition video website
  3. High quality (original) version uploaded should be minimally at 720p resolution
  4. Video must include closed captions

Examples of Past Videos: 

Video Production Support

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