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Student Pitch Competition

Competitions

Due to an overwhelming response, the time for the 3M Thesis Competition has been extended to accommodate more than 15 pitches!

Graduate Student 3M Thesis© Competition - Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 10:30 - 11:55 am

Undergraduate Student Research Elevator Pitch Competition - Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 1:20 - 2:00 pm

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Important Dates
Pitch registration Opens Aug. 24, 2025
Pitch Registration deadline Sept. 21, 2025
Pitch Competitors Selected and Notified by Oct. 3, 2025
Graduate Student 3 Minute Thesis Competition Oct. 28, 2025
Undergraduate Student Elevator Pitch Competition Oct. 28, 2025

Thank You to Our Judges

The UTC Graduate School and the Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (URaCE) would like to thank and gratefully acknowledge the UTC faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners who will graciously give their time to serve as pitch competition judges. We are thankful for your support and partnership.

 

Undergraduate Student Research Elevator Pitch Competition

*Lee Hope, Assistant Director of Youth Services & Community Engagement, Chattanooga Public Library

*Walker Rhodes, Unum Scholar Manager, Unum Group

Lane Wilkinson, MA, MLIS, Director, Research and Instruction, UTC Library

*Larvizo Wright, Chief of Staff to the CEO, Unum Group

 

Graduate Student Three Minute Thesis Pitch Competition

Dr. Manjot Bhussar, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, UTC College of Business

Jesse Foster, Enrollment Counselor, UTC Mocs One Center

Dr. Natalie Haber, Online Services Librarian & UC Foundation Associate Professor, UTC Library

*Dr. Heather Palmer, Director of English Graduate Studies, UTC College of Arts & Sciences

Azurae Johnson Redmond, Founder, Young Black & Widowed

*UTC alumni

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Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor

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