NAU Graduate College 3 Minute Research Presentation

The 3 Minute Research Presentation (3MRP) Competition provides an opportunity for NAU graduate students to present their thesis, dissertation,  capstone research, scholarship, and/or creative work to an intelligent, non-specialist audience in just three minutes.  This professional development opportunity is designed to increase and improve graduate students’ communication skills as well as their capacity to effectively present research, scholarship, or creative work.

Save the Date!

3MRP Competition Finals

Tuesday, March 27
3:30 PM
High Country Conference Center

Competition information & resources

Information, training, and practice sessions

You do not need to have complete data analysis or be “defense ready” on your capstone, thesis, or dissertation work to participate in the 3MRP competition!

We are looking for students who have made progress on their project, research, creative work, etc. and can prepare a presentation that addresses scope, significance, and impact of their work. Preliminary data, pilot study data, and preliminary results are good, but they do not necessarily need to be definitive.

Additionally, NAU’s Graduate College offers robust training and formal practice sessions for Northern Arizona University graduate students participating in the event. We work with you through training sessions, practice sessions, librarian support, and library resources so that you will be fully prepared and polished before you participate in the event.

These sessions are open to all NAU graduate students, regardless if they are participating in the competition. Students accepted to participate in the 3MRP competition are required to attend one training session and one practice session.