CSULB BUILD Program

Eighth Annual BUILD Elevator Speech Contest🎤

Congratulations to our BUILD SURGE trainees for competing in our eighth annual BUILD Elevator Speech Contest! Scholars and Fellows shared about their ongoing faculty-mentored research in an Academic Talk and a Friends & Family Talk.

Presenters were judged by CSULB faculty and campus partners based on the Understanding, Delivery, and Timing of their speeches. First and second place winners were awarded in each category:

Academic Talk Winners:
🥇Paulina Nolasco (Y1 Scholar, mentored by Dr. Maricela Maldonado)
🥈Nikki Sternlieb (Fellow, mentored by Dr. Virginia Gray)

Friends & Family Talk Winners:
🥇Bianca Contreras (Y1 Scholar, mentored by Dr. Barbara Caplan)
🥈Cece Fanelli (Y1 Scholar, mentored by Dr. Briac Halbout)

Thank you to all our participants, judges, audience members, and event organizers! And thank you to the Office of Undergraduate Research Services for sponsoring this event!✨