WHAT: The Undergraduate Research Council (URC) of Valdosta State University invites undergraduate students to showcase their original research through the making and presenting of a 3-minute video. While your research may generally take hours to present in full, we challenge you to condense that research into 180 seconds or 3 minutes. The URC encourages students to unleash their creativity in the making of the 3-minute video. The top student videos will be chosen by the URC to be presented live at the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in April.

RULES:
  • Video can relate to a creative work or performance, research paper, senior thesis, laboratory project, or field research project.
  • The video should clearly note your research question or topic and should summarize your key findings or discoveries. A lay audience should be able to understand the finished result.
  • While aesthetics are encouraged, it is the research that is the heart of the project.  Please make sure your research is highlighted in your video.
  • Students must abide by all local, state, and federal laws along with all VSU rules and guidelines in the making of the videos.
  • Final video must be submitted by March 18, 2024

ENTRY:

  • Students are responsible for completing the abstract submission form on the right.
  • Students must submit a 3-minute video to Undergraduateresearch@valdosta.edu in one of the following formats (NO links): .MOV, .MPEG4, .MP4, .AVI, .WMV, .MPEGPS, .FLV, .3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm, or HEVC (h265).
  • If students would like assistance with their videos the New Media Center can help with the filming and editing.

EXAMPLES:

2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium Videos

2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium Videos

WINNERS:
  • Three winners will be chosen by Judges and audience participation at the Symposium.