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COMPETITION RULES AND INFORMATION
Please read before completing the application below.


COMPETITION ELIGIBILITY
You must be a full-time Purdue University undergraduate and meet ONE of these criteria:

  • be a POLSCI Major or Minor or
  • have taken a POLSCI course in Spring/Summer 2024 or
  • are currently enrolled in a POLSCI course


PRIZE ELIGIBILITY

  • All qualified contestants selected for the competition who attend one help session or pass the C-SPAN Video Library quiz with a 100% score and prepare and present in-person at the competition a 5-minute presentation on a political science concept or theory will receive $100.
  • Winners will receive an additional $500.

  • All applicable prize money will be disbursed directly into each competitor’s Bursar Account.

  • You must pass the C-SPAN Video Library quiz with a 100% score

 

PRESENTATION CRITERIA
Presentation must:

  • be 4-6 minutes in length

  • include two video clips from the C-SPAN Video Library that illustrate the political science concept or theory

    • clips will demonstrate a clear understanding of the political science concept or theory at work

    • clips should not exceed 20 seconds each or 40 seconds combined length

  • include a final slide with APSA format source citations

  • be based on a political science concept or theory

    • political science concept must be clearly stated and defined

 

APPLICATION SUBMISSION
The Top 10 Submissions will be selected to move on for the competition.

Your submission must include:  

  • completed application

  • the political science concept or theory about which you will be presenting

  • types of C-SPAN Videos that will demonstrate the political science concept at work

 
IMPORTANT DATES

  • Application Deadline: October 4, 2024

  • Competition Date: October 23, 2024       
    Time: 2:30 - 4:30 pm                  
    Location: Beering Hall 1245
     

RESOURCES


ABOUT THE COMPETITION
This competition is sponsored by the Department of Political Science in collaboration with the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement to encourage undergraduate critical thinking, learn how to use the C-SPAN Video Library, improve presentation skills, and give students an opportunity to win cash prizes.

QUESTIONS - email Andrea Langrish at alangris@purdue.edu

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