Research & Service Leadership Symposium

Judges Award Selection Process

Judges Award winners will be selected by a committee of Foothill faculty, staff, administrators, and community members from diverse academic disciplines and roles.

Here is the process that they will follow.

1. A packet consisting of all the applicaton content (title, project description, resources, and initial presentation materials), but without any identifying or demographic information, is sent to each reader.

2. Special attention will be given to those projects which have provided initial presentation materials by the Judges Award Consideration Deadline (approximately 2 weeks prior to the event). 

3. Prior to the event, each committee member reviews the application content and presentation materials in order to determine which projects to prioritize during the event viewing. In addition, each proposal is reviewed by a committee member in that field of academic expertise for quality and credibility.

4. During the event, all committee members view the presentations and posters independently, using the Judges Evaluation Rubric to score the projects. 

5. The committee then meets to discuss their scores and evaluations, collectively and holistically ranking the projects.

6. The committee works to reach a consensus when selecting the top 5 projects, which will earn the Judges Awards.