28 Showcase Judging and Awards
LHSI Alumni will judge your elevator pitch AND internship summary. You do not have to do anything extra for your work to be considered for judging, you’re already submitting these two items as assignments. Just remember to resubmit your elevator pitch visual after receiving feedback so we see the edits. Winners receive a certificate from the alumni and bragging rights (sorry, no cash prizes).
Elevator Pitch Visual
The rubric alumni will use to judge your elevator pitch is similar to the rubric used for your assignment. This rubric is a little more accurate since you’ve now received feedback from Brandi (and your ambassadors if you asked). If you added your name or supervisor’s name to your elevator pitch, please remove your name to make it fair for everyone. You are free to resubmit your elevator pitch in the original assignment as many times as you want until the judging deadline. Any resubmissions after this will not be judged.
| Criteria | Ratings |
| Visual | 1 point: There is little attempt to add relevant pictures and/or graphics. Graphics might not be relevant or hard to see. | 2 points: Some relevant pictures and/or graphics are used. Too many or not enough graphics are used. | 3 points: Relevant pictures and/or graphics are present. |
| Description of internship site or Project | 1 point: Description includes excessive scientific terms/jargon and is difficult for the general population to understand. | 2 points: Some description is present but it is either too long or too short. | 3 points: Concise, but detailed, description is present. |
| Organization and Flow | 1 point: Visual is not well organized and is hard to follow. | 2 points: The visual is slightly organized. There are some sections that are hard to read or are otherwise not visually appealing. | 3 points: Visual is well organized. Combines pictures/graphics, quotes, and descriptions in a way that is easy to understand. |
| Impact or Why | 1 point: The importance of work is not on the visual or is difficult to find among the other wording or images. | 2 points: The importance of the work is in the visual but may have other items competing for attention. | 3 points: The importance of the work is easy to find in the visual and is the first thing that draws your attention. |
Internship Summary
The rubric alumni will use to judge your internship summary is simpler than the elevator pitch since your summaries are just words. There are NO resubmissions for your internship summary.
| Criteria | Ratings |
| Description of Internship Site or Project in Layman’s Terms | 1 point: The educated layman cannot understand the summary of the internship site or project. The summary is incomplete and/or not easy for the general population to understand. | 2 points: The educated layman can easily understand the internship site or project but has further questions about the internship site or project. Few scientific abstract terms are used. | 3 points: The educated layman can clearly understand the internship site or project. The summary is concise, detailed, and written in layman’s terms.
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| Organization and Clarity of Summary | 1 point: The educated layman cannot understand the topic of the project or research unless they have experience in this field.
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2 points: The educated layman can understand the topic of the project or research but may require some follow-up questions to clarify. | 3 points: The educated layman can easily understand the topic of the project or research.
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