Invitation for Presentation at Earth Day, 2004GENERAL:Earth Day will be celebrated nationally on Thursday, April 22, 2004. As part of the Earth Day Celebration, the Concerts & Lectures Committee is sponsoring a poster session at UMC. Students who have specific interests in topics which are of an environmental concern are invited to prepare a short report in the form of poster.Possible topics include sustainable energy sources such as wind or biomass, waste reduction and recycling, water quality, habitat restoration techniques, pros and cons of organic farming techniques, threatened plant/animal species or topics related to the human impact on the environment. You are not restricted to these topics. Poster set-up will take place in Morsels cafeteria on Thursday, April 22, 2004, at 11:30 a.m. and jugding will begin at noon and continue for approximately 1 hour. Morsels is located near the center of campus in the Sahlstrom Conference Center. PRIZES:Prizes of $75, $50, and $25 (or their cash equivalent) will be awarded to the student, or group of students for first, second and third places, respectively. Projects will be judged on content, creativity, professional display and the student's ability to verbally communicate their ideas. Presentations will be judged by members of the Concerts & Lectures Committee.EVALUATION CRITERIAYour poster will be evaluated by 2-3 Judges (selected from the UMC Faculty/Staff/Student population) based on the following equally weighted criteria:
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:To participate, students must submit a project title and brief explanation by using the submission form provided below and be willing to be on hand to explain the content of the poster from 11:30-12:50 p.m on Thursday, April 22, 2004. Proxies are allowed, but not encouraged. We suggest you consult your faculty advisor or appropriate faculty/staff member for ideas or support.Earth Day 2004 Abstract Submission and Database Preview the Earth Day 2003 Database | Preview 2002 Database | Preview the Database prior to 2002 |