The annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, February 29, at the Normal Theater in Uptown Normal.
3MT is an academic competition that challenges Illinois State University graduate students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience. The event is free and open to the public.
This year, 10 contestants will participate in the finals:
- Melvin Sangalang—School of Kinesiology and Recreation, College of Applied Science and Technology
- Marley Knowles—Department of Agriculture, College of Applied Science and Technology
- Jayden Lawrence—Department of Agriculture, College of Applied Science and Technology
- Ebuka Okoli—School of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sumaiya Hasan—School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- Maisha Tahsin Orthy—Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Aminat Abdulsalam—Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment, College of Arts and Sciences
- Breanne Evans—Creative Technologies, Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
- Harrison Krebs—Nursing, Mennonite College of Nursing
- Todd Dugan—Educational Administration and Foundations, College of Education
Winners of the competition will receive monetary rewards, including first place and People’s Choice receiving $750 each and second place receiving $500. The first-place winner will also move on to compete at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools contest.
