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Sac State & CSU Grad Slam Competition

Get Ready for the 5th annual Sac State Grad Slam April 8, 2025!

What is Grad Slam?

Sacramento State is hosting a Grad Slam competition in Spring 2025. Grad Slam is an academic research communication competition that challenges graduate students to present a compelling speech about their research and its significance to non-academic persons in just three minutes using only one presentation image. The goal is to not only support our students but also to raise the profile of graduate education in the CSU system. The winner of the Sac State Grad Slam competition will go on to represent the campus at the CSU Grad Slam competition. Here's a video from 2023’s competition: https://youtu.be/5MYVr1Rg_08?si=mhL6DFv5QYxMjrcQ

This is for students who will still be enrolled in Spring 2025. Consider applying to this professional experience!

Eligibility: All active master's and doctoral students who are conducting independent research or projects, including independent research projects done for a graduate-level class, are eligible to participate in Grad Slam competitions at all levels. Entrants must be current graduate students at the time of the competition (i.e. enrolled in the Spring 2025 semester).

  • Group projects or group research is not eligible for submission and/or presentation in Grad Slam competitions. All projects and/or research must be conducted independently by the student applicant.
  • At this time, Fall 2024 graduates are not eligible to participate in Grad Slam 2025. However, we are awaiting clarification from the CSU regarding if Fall 2024 graduates will be permitted to participate in Grad Slam 2025. If Fall 2024 graduates are granted permission to participate in Grad Slam, we will announce that information as soon as possible.

Prizes!

  • 1st place: TBA
  • 2nd place: TBA
  • 3rd place: TBA
  • Honorable Mention: TBA

Want more information? Register for a Virtual Information Session!

  • Session 1: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (12:00pm - 1:00pm)
  • Session 2: Thursday, February 6, 2025 (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

All Information Sessions will be hosted virtually on Zoom. To register for a session, use this link: https://surveys.csus.edu/jfe/form/SV_2c9k5nzAs9FJ11I

Ready to Compete? Applications are open!

Apply here.

Mark Your Calendars! Important Grad Slam Dates:

Application Open:

October 21, 2024 open until February 14, 2025

Info sessions:

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (12:00pm - 1:00pm)

Thursday, February 6, 2025 (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

Judging for 3 min videos:

February 17 - February 22, 2025

Finalists Announced:

February 28, 2025

Grad Slam:

April 8, 2025 (5:00pm – 7:00pm)

CSU Grad Slam:

May 2, 2025

Sac State Grad Slam 2025 Competition Planning Committee

 
Members College Email
Bridget Parsh, Chair College of Health & Human Services parshb@csus.edu
Chevelle Newsome, Dean Office of Graduate Studies cnewsome@csus.edu
Angela Clark-Oates College of Arts & Letters clark-oates@csus.edu
Carmen Stitt College of Arts & Letters stitt@csus.edu
Pooria Assadi College of Business pooria.assadi@csus.edu
Yanira Madrigal-Garcia College of Education y.madrigal-garcia@csus.edu
Alessandra McMorris College of Continuing Education mcmorrisa@csus.edu
TBD College of Engineering & Computer Science  
Farshid Zabihian College of Engineering & Computer Science farshid.zabihian@csus.edu
Yvette Farmer College of Health & Human Services drfarmer@csus.edu
Carel Mountain College of Health & Human Services carel.mountain@csus.edu
Rachel Hill College of Health & Human Services r.hill@csus.edu
Scott Thompson College of Health & Human Services irwin.thompson@csus.edu
Stephanie Landers College of Health & Human Services landers@csus.edu
Laura Cravens-Ray College of Health & Human Services l.cravens-ray@csus.edu
Meghann Costa School of Nursing meghann.marcin@csus.edu
Matt Krauel College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics krauel@csus.edu
Mical Shilts College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies shiltsm@csus.edu
TBD College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies  
Melissa Cardenas Dow University Library cardenas-dow@csus.edu
Emily Merrifield University Library emily.merrifield@csus.edu
Staff: TBD    

5th Annual CSU Grad Slam Competition hosted by CSU San Bernardino

2025 CSU Grad Slam

4th Annual CSU Grad Slam Competition hosted by CSU Long Beach

https://www.csulb.edu/graduate-studies/csu-grad-slam

3rd Annual CSU Grad Slam hosted by San Diego State University

https://grad.sdsu.edu/csu-grad-slam

Sac State Grad Slam 2024 Competition

Congratulations to our top three 2024 presenters!

  • First Place: Stevie Capps (MA in Biological Anthropology)
  • Second Place: Niki Kangas (MA in Gender Equity Studies)
  • Third Place: Deborah Ferguson-Doss (MA in Childhood & Adolescent Development)

Missed Sac State Grad Slam 2024? Watch the event recording!

Click here to watch Sac State Grad Slam 2024 held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024