Purpose
To provide students with an opportunity to share their learning with the campus community from their summer 2022 internships.
All student interns who were unable to participate and display posters in the fall Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium are required to participate in a bring-back experience.
Bring-Back Options
Poster Session
Thursday, February 16; 12-1 PM
Students will create an internship poster highlighting their internship experience and present the poster among other students to members of the campus community during the poster session.
3MT: Three Minute Thesis
Tuesday, February 14; 12-1 PM
Students will create a maximum of three static presentation slides and present a 3-minute presentation from a podium. The audience of campus community members will have 3 minutes to ask the presenter questions following the presentation.
Up to 8 students can participate in this option.
Moderated Discussion Group
Thursday, February 9; 12-1 PM
Students will participate in a small moderated discussion with other interns to discuss and share reflections with each other. Students will be asked to dive deeper into their experiences and make connections to their coursework, community, and fellow interns’ experiences.
Up to 8 students can participate in this option.
Poster Session Instructions
Poster Details
Dimensions: Your poster should be 48″ x 36″ or 36″ x 48″.
Items to include on your poster:
- Your name, graduation year, major (if declared)
- Acknowledgement including name of the Fund/Donor that sponsored your internship award (or program affiliation) and a brief thank you
- Internship organization site and location (logo, if available)
- Pictures of you, your site, etc.
- Internship highlights
- Significant findings
- Important accomplishments/learning
- Graphs/Charts
- References/Sources of images/charts/graphs/findings
Saving instructions: The name of your poster file should follow this format: [LAST NAME First Name] Summer 2022 Poster. Example: KLEFSTAD Luke Summer 2022 Poster.
Detailed file instructions: Posters can be created in several different applications. Here are instructions for creating a poster on PowerPoint or Google Slides:
- Begin by creating a 1-slide PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation – choose a blank slide. (The poster must be contained in one slide.)
- Adjust the format size to make the poster dimensions 48” x 36” or 36″ x 48″
- In PowerPoint, go to Design > Slide Size > Custom slide size > enter 48 in width and 36 in height.
- In Google Slides, go to File > Page setup > Custom > enter 48 in width and 36 in height. Select inches.
- Save your poster as a .pdf. (Do NOT print to PDF: the dimensions will not be correct, because they will automatically change to standard paper dimensions.)
Poster Design Help
Doug Foxgrover (Academic Technologist for Presentation & Visual Design) and Matt Whited (Associate Professor of Chemistry) have made a helpful video on how to prepare and present an effective poster.
Previous internship poster examples.
Poster Presentation
Audience: Design for your audience, including other interns, parents, faculty members, and alumni (some of the donors as well). This is an infographic that should be understandable to all.
Presentation guidelines:
- Be prepared for this in-person poster session experience. Aim to keep your presentation short (roughly 2 minutes).
- Be prepared to provide a narration of your findings presented on the poster including:
- Your goals for the summer
- Your main activities
- What you learned
- How it will impact your plans going forward
- Acknowledgments of supporters (funders, faculty, hosts, family, friends, etc.)
3MT: Three Minute Thesis
3MT Details
- You will create a maximum of three static PowerPoint slides. Items that must be included:
- Your name, graduation year, major (if declared)
- Acknowledgement including name of the Fund/Donor that sponsored your internship award (or program affiliation) and a brief thank you
- Internship organization site and location (logo, if available)
- You will make a 3-minute (maximum) oral presentation
- You will have up to 3 minutes to answer questions from the audience
- There are several options for using your time:
- Present highlights of your summer experiences and learning
- A call to action encouraging listeners to change or take action
- Teaching/explaining something you researched/learned
- A story with a clear beginning, middle, and end – perhaps a day that was impactful
Preparation
PowerPoint Slides must be submitted in the registration form below by 5:00 PM on February 6.
If selected, you will be required to make a practice presentation to a career coach between February 6 and February 13 to receive feedback.
Moderated Discussion Group
Discussion Details
During the moderated discussion, you will be asked to dive deeper into your internship experiences and make connections to your coursework, community, and fellow interns’ experiences.
You should prepare initial thoughts to share on Thursday, February 9 around:
- One specific experience where you learned something important that changed your beliefs or actions in some way
- What happened and what you learned during your internship
- How you have or will apply the learning in the future
Registration Form
All students must register by Monday, February 6, 2023. You will receive a copy of your registration after you submit.
Please sign in with your Carleton credentials to access this form.