The annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 25, via Zoom webinar.

The event is free and open to the public. Those interested can access the Zoom link the day of the event. The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) is an academic competition that challenges Illinois State University students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience. 

This year nine contestants will compete. They are: 

Jessica Barrack, School of Kinesiology and Recreation, College of Applied Science and Technology
Jessica Brougham, School of Kinesiology and Recreation, College of Applied Science and Technology 
Megan Donnelly, Department of  Pyschology, College of Arts and Sciences
Shahrbanoo Hamzeh, Wonsook Kim School of Art, Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
Raeann Huffman, Department of Agriculture, College of Applied Science and Technology
Whitney Green, School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Kelly Murphy, School of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences
Kate Neally, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education
Amani Wise, Department of Pyschology, College of Arts and Sciences

Students will compete for prizes, includingt first place of $750, second place of $500, and People’s Choice for $750. The first-place winner will move on to compete at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools contest.