On Thursday, April 9 between 10:00am – 5:00pm RISE Presenters will share their research virtually with RISE Judges, friends, family, professors, colleagues, University leadership, and all others who join via scheduled Microsoft Teams meetings.
At a minimum, each meeting consists of 1 RISE Presenter and 2 RISE Judges. Additional members may include 1 Focus Award Judge, RISE support staff, and any number of attendees.
Meetings between Presenters and Judges are 15 minutes in length, and will include introductions, the pitch, and Q&A.
After Judges exit the meeting, Presenters and general attendees are free to continue the conversation as long as desired. The Microsoft Teams meeting will remain open.
General attendees, please save questions and comments for this time, thank you.
Presenters
- Prepare and Submit your RISE Poster by Wednesday, March 25
- Step 6, 7 and 9 on Presenters page
- Disregard printing and poster pick-up automated messaging
- Download Microsoft Teams
- Participate in Pitch Training
- Step 8 on Presenters page
- Register for relevant Focus Awards
- Step 5 on Presenters page
- Accept invite to your scheduled Pitch Time (invite pending)
- View Live Opening of RISE | 9:50am | Join Opening
- Have your RISE Poster PDF and supplemental materials open and ready for sharing via Microsoft Teams
- Click the “Screen Sharing” icon in Teams to share once meeting begins
- You may also share supporting materials (e.g., images, websites, etc.) through this feature.
- Join Microsoft Teams meeting 5 minutes prior to your Pitch Time
- Once Judges arrive, introduce yourself and begin your RISE Pitch
- Answer questions from Judges and Attendees
- View Closing Remarks | 5:00pm | Join Closing
Stay tuned for RISE Finalist and Winner Announcements
- Contact the RISE Team and we will respond as promptly as possible.
- Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding if hiccups arise. We appreciate all who participate in Virtual RISE and practice resilience together!
Judges
- View RISE Judging Tutorial as needed
- Step 2 on Judges page
- Access assigned Presentations via MyRISE. Review Judging Guidelines
- Step 5 on Judges page
- Begin preliminary judging on April 1
- Complete preliminary judging by April 7
- Download Microsoft Teams in preparation for April 9
- Accept invites to scheduled judging times
- Attend Judges Meeting for review of process and tech troubleshooting
- Tuesday, April 7, 5:00 – 6:00pm | View Recording
- Accept invitation to April 9 Judges Lounge
- Virtual space to connect with fellow Judges throughout the day
- View Live Opening of RISE | 9:50am | Join Opening
- Join Microsoft Teams meetings at scheduled times using links provided in invitations
- Introduce yourself to the Presenter
- Listen to their RISE Pitch, and once complete, ask questions, share insights, provide feedback, etc.
- Record your “Overall Presentation” score in MyRISE; adjust all scores as desired
- Submit finalized scores
- Join next assigned Pitch using link provided in invitation
- Pop in and out of the Judges Lounge using link provided in invitation
- View Closing Remarks | 5:00pm | Join Closing
- Stay tuned for RISE Winner Announcements
- Contact the RISE Team and we will respond as promptly as possible.
- Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding if hiccups arise. We appreciate all who participate in Virtual RISE and practice resilience together!
Focus Award Judges
- Access judging platform, Evessio, to activate/update your profile
- Search email for Evessio automated account verification (if needed)
- See steps for “Judging via Evessio” below
- Access judging assignments
- Open “Focus Award Assignments” document. View your respective award tab, sort by your name
- Review judging criteria in Evessio
- Preview assigned presentations in Evessio
- Record preliminary scores by April 9
- Download Microsoft Teams in preparation for April 9
- Accept invites to scheduled judging times via Microsoft Teams
- Attend Focus Award Judges Meeting via Microsoft Teams for process overview and tech troubleshooting
- Tuesday, April 7, 6:00 – 7:00pm | View Recording
- Accept invitation to April 9 Judges Lounge via Microsoft Teams
- Virtual space to connect with fellow Judges throughout the day
- View Live Opening of RISE | 9:50am | Join Opening
- Sign into Microsoft Teams at scheduled Pitch times using links provided in invitations
- Introduce yourself to the Presenter
- Listen to their RISE Pitch, and once complete, ask questions, share insights, provide feedback, etc.
- Record and save your finalized score in Evessio
- Join next assigned Pitch using link provided in invitation
- Pop in and out of the Judges Lounge using link provided in invitation
- View Closing Remarks | 5:00pm | Join Opening
- Stay tuned for RISE Winner Announcements
- Sign into Evessio
- Click “Dashboard”
- Click “Judging” Icon
- Displays award category and list of all presenter award submissions
- Click “Judging guidelines” (under award category) to review assessment criteria
- Use “search” function (under award category) to search for judging assignments
- Search by presenter’s first name found in “Focus Award Assignments” document
- Click presenter’s name and review:
- RISE poster under “RISE Poster Upload”
- Supplemental response under “Award Prompt”
- Scroll to bottom of form, record score, offer feedback as desired
- Please keep comments positive and constructive, bearing in mind that presenters are students who are learning from this experience. Also, do not disclose scores.
- Click “Save” and continue to next award submission
- Contact the RISE Team and we will respond as promptly as possible.
- Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding if hiccups arise. We appreciate all who participate in Virtual RISE and practice resilience together!
Attendees
- Download Microsoft Teams
- Visit RISE website and view RISE Presentation schedule (schedule pending)
- Join Microsoft Teams meetings on April 9
- View Live Opening of RISE | 9:50am | Join Opening
- Use provided link to participate in RISE Presentations of interest
- Listen to RISE Presenters pitch their work and answer questions from Judges
- Ask questions once Presenters and Judges conclude
- View Closing Remarks | 5:00pm | Join Closing
- Visit RISE website for winner announcements on April 10
- Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding if hiccups arise. We appreciate all who participate in Virtual RISE and practice resilience together!