Marquette University to host its annual Three Minute Thesis competition, Feb. 25

Feb. 22, 2022


3MT LogoMILWAUKEE — The Marquette University Graduate School will host its fifth annual Three Minute Thesis competition Friday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium, 1506 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Graduate students will compete for a $500 prize by presenting their research in three minutes or less using one slide and no animation. There will be an array of presentations from various disciplines including history, clinical psychology, biological sciences, exercise and rehabilitation science, and electrical and computer engineering. The winner will represent Marquette University in a regional Three Minute Thesis competition at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools, April 6-8, in Milwaukee.

The Three Minute Thesis entrants will be judged by Devi Shastri, Marquette alumna and higher education reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Keith Stanley, executive director of Avenues West and the Near West Side Partners; and Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president for research and innovation at Marquette.

Media wishing to attend should contact Kevin Conway at kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu.

The Three Minute Thesis is a global research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland in Australia. The competition is open to all master’s and doctoral students enrolled in a program that contains an original research project. The degree program need not formally require a thesis or dissertation, but the presentation topic must cover the original research project.


About Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Kevin is the associate director for university communication in the Office of University Relations. Contact Kevin at (414) 288-4745 or kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu