South Guilford News

From March 14, 2023 post.

Calling all college students in Greensboro! We have a poster contest for anyone with a passion for reducing food waste and promoting sustainable efforts.

The City-University Partnership, a collaboration between the City of Greensboro and local colleges and universities, is accepting poster abstracts from undergraduate and graduate students in Greensboro through March 15 for its March 22 “Love the Food, Hate the Waste” symposium.

Students interested in participating must submit an abstract addressing issues of food waste and can include aspects highlighted by the EPA food recovery hierarchy by March 15. Those selected will be notified to prepare a poster for the March 22 event. The symposium will be held from 1-6 pm on March 22 at the North Carolina A&T State University Farm Pavilion, 3020 McConnell Rd. At the event, students will display their associated poster to be evaluated. Winners will be selected and presented with gift cards.

Abstracts must be fewer than 200 words, including the title of the poster. Submissions are limited to one per person and may be submitted to LiveGreen@greensboro-nc.gov, and include the following information:

• Name

• University/College

• Academic Level (undergraduate or graduate)

• Academic Focus

• Contact Information (phone number and email)

Objective: To design an illustrative poster representing various actions to prevent and divert food waste.

Abstract and Poster Selection Criteria:

• Title: Clear and understandable, memorable, and summarizes abstract. (10 points)

• Framework: Background on research or project area, providing context for how it could work on a larger scale; stating the why. (20 points)

• Objectives: Identifying food waste solutions/management and explaining potential project outcomes. (20 points)

• Content: Quality of idea demonstration, show how it can work at the municipal government level. Presenter demonstrates clear understanding of subject and can answer questions. (20 points)

• Format/Quality of Poster Illustration: Clear, understandable, creative, and memorable with an effective design, formatting, and organization. (20 points)

• Conclusions: Interpretation of outcomes. Student provides context for how the work could fit in the larger field. (10 points)

[100 total points]

Source can be found here.