COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS PAGE
Students will need to prepare a presentation on a particular college or university in the spring I will present the United States Military Academy at West Point After I present West Point to students, I will walk them through the process of creating their own Google Slides presentation on their school of choice as I start to create another presentation on the University of Montana. Students will have plenty of time in class to work on this task, but they will also need to practice presenting the school to their classmates. This has been a very exciting assignment for students over the past few years, and I look forward to what your children come up with. Creativity is huge!
Dates, Directions on the Assignment, Rubric, and Samples are included down below.
Please also see an extended list of schools at the very bottom of this page.
Please also see an extended list of schools at the very bottom of this page.
Due dates for colleges to be presented
May 17, 2024
Mr. Miller will have presented the United States Military Academy, West Point on March 21, 2024
Mr. Miller will present the University of Montana
May 15, 2024
First TWO Volunteers to present on this day will receive an extra 10 points
Monday, May 20, 2024 Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Louisiana State University Stanford University
New York University Howard University
Michigan State University University of Pittsburgh
Florida State University University of North Carolina at Asheville
California Institute of Art University of California Santa Cruz
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Thursday, May 23, 2024
Harvard University Duke University
School of Visual Arts, New York University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Oregon Laguna College of Art and Design
Princeton University University of Kansas
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom University of California, Berkeley
Friday, May 24, 2024
Yale University
University of South Carolina
California State University Long Beach
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Los Angeles
what you will need to study and present to the class via google slides
University Presentation
Directions: I have listed some of the components that might be included in the presentation, but not all of them will apply. Please feel free to focus your time and energy on the components that interest you most about the university.
1) Students are to prepare a 5-minute presentation on a college or university that they are interested
in.
2) The presentation must have a visual component like a powerpoint or Google slides presentation,
which can be used throughout the 5-minute presentation.
3) Students will be assigned a specific day to present the school of their choice and present that
school May 20-24, 2024
4) The presentation can be delivered orally in class or through a video presentation produced by the
student. (For example if a student went and filmed on UCLA’s campus)
5) Each student is required to turn in a one-page fact sheet of the presentation. I have listed some of
the components that should be included in the presentation, but not all of them will apply, and yet
I’m sure I will have left something out with regards to your specific school. You don’t have to
include everything…
Basic Components of University Interest on Google Slides
1) Name of the school, when it was established, and its location
2) Official school logo
3) The school motto in Latin and its translation
4) The number of students enrolled
5) School colors, and nickname
6) School website information
7) The schools ranking in either Forbes magazine or U.S. News and World Report
8) Brief historical context of the school
A) Founding
B) Milestones in history: Name change(s), wars, integration of women and minorities, etc…
9) School campus, physical size, workforce, budget or endowment
A) Number of Colleges within the system and some of their fields Like veterinary medicine, law,
education, engineering, etc… or school specialties
B) Faculty to Student ratio
C) Study abroad opportunities
D) Museums and Art galleries
E) Medical Field preparation
F) Iconic statues, parks, houses, songs, obelisks, arches, etc…
10) Athletic Department
A) Sports offered, and notable sports complexes
B) Championship teams
C) Notable athletes
D) Olympic athletes and the games
E) Mascot and sports logo
11) Fraternities and Sororities
12) Media publications
13) Notable alumni Please see the Rubric for your best success
Directions: I have listed some of the components that might be included in the presentation, but not all of them will apply. Please feel free to focus your time and energy on the components that interest you most about the university.
1) Students are to prepare a 5-minute presentation on a college or university that they are interested
in.
2) The presentation must have a visual component like a powerpoint or Google slides presentation,
which can be used throughout the 5-minute presentation.
3) Students will be assigned a specific day to present the school of their choice and present that
school May 20-24, 2024
4) The presentation can be delivered orally in class or through a video presentation produced by the
student. (For example if a student went and filmed on UCLA’s campus)
5) Each student is required to turn in a one-page fact sheet of the presentation. I have listed some of
the components that should be included in the presentation, but not all of them will apply, and yet
I’m sure I will have left something out with regards to your specific school. You don’t have to
include everything…
Basic Components of University Interest on Google Slides
1) Name of the school, when it was established, and its location
2) Official school logo
3) The school motto in Latin and its translation
4) The number of students enrolled
5) School colors, and nickname
6) School website information
7) The schools ranking in either Forbes magazine or U.S. News and World Report
8) Brief historical context of the school
A) Founding
B) Milestones in history: Name change(s), wars, integration of women and minorities, etc…
9) School campus, physical size, workforce, budget or endowment
A) Number of Colleges within the system and some of their fields Like veterinary medicine, law,
education, engineering, etc… or school specialties
B) Faculty to Student ratio
C) Study abroad opportunities
D) Museums and Art galleries
E) Medical Field preparation
F) Iconic statues, parks, houses, songs, obelisks, arches, etc…
10) Athletic Department
A) Sports offered, and notable sports complexes
B) Championship teams
C) Notable athletes
D) Olympic athletes and the games
E) Mascot and sports logo
11) Fraternities and Sororities
12) Media publications
13) Notable alumni Please see the Rubric for your best success
A sample google slides presentation that students need to complete and present to their classmates
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Critique On Miller's Presentation:
The Google Slides presentation here is longer than students will need to do. My presentation is particularly long in slides, videos, and with pictures crammed in, but I am also quite happy it. This is my fourth version, or rough draft, so perhaps a 5th version would show a more concise edited final draft. The United States Military Academy has such a long history and is uniquely different from other colleges and universities, so I dedicated more pages to represent it to students. I broke some of the general rules in creating my "slides." A big rule I broke in my presentation is that it is too wordy. "No more than 30 words per slide." Haha. |
Please see the "Top Eight Rules for Creating a PowerPoint, Google Slides, Presentation" below. |
Top Eight Rules for Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
1. Remember that you are the presenter. Don’t read the slides.
2. Keep text to a minimum (6-8 lines per slide, no more than 30 words per slide). Write in sentence fragments using key
words, and keep your font size 24 or bigger.
3. Stay away from weird colors and busy backgrounds. Use easy-to-read fonts such as Arial and Times New Roman.
4. Make sure they can read it before you begin.
5. Leave out the sound effects and background music.
6. Stick with simple animations if you use them at all.
7. Proofread, proofread, proofread.
8. Practice, practice, practice.
2. Keep text to a minimum (6-8 lines per slide, no more than 30 words per slide). Write in sentence fragments using key
words, and keep your font size 24 or bigger.
3. Stay away from weird colors and busy backgrounds. Use easy-to-read fonts such as Arial and Times New Roman.
4. Make sure they can read it before you begin.
5. Leave out the sound effects and background music.
6. Stick with simple animations if you use them at all.
7. Proofread, proofread, proofread.
8. Practice, practice, practice.
- originally from www.pharmacoepi.org and edited by Mr. Miller
how you will be graded on your presentation
samples of the facts page, which you will also need to turn in on your specific presentation day
completed google slides presentations
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The Google Slides presentation on the United States Military Academy at West Point was created for the class of 2024, and illustrates a presentation that is thoughtful but crammed full of information. I included lots of information on Benedict Arnold, and perhaps took too much space on the history of the campus. The Point's history and the large group of highly influential leaders graduating are my favorite components about the campus, so I over did it. Haha.
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VIDEOS ON WEST POINT TO SHARE
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Other Colleges and Universities: here and there
COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Purdue University, University of Colorado, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Duke University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, Tuskegee University, University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of Mississippi, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Temple University, Tulane University, University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, Vanderbilt University, Rutgers University, University of Louisville, Old Dominion University, Clemson University, Wake Forest University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Lincoln University, Ohio State University, University of Nebraska, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, Baylor University, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Tech University, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, University of Wyoming, Rice University, Marquette University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, Wellesley College, Smith College, Kent State University, Ball State University, Miami University, Colorado State University, University of Nevada Las Vegas, University of New Mexico, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, University of Washington, Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, University of Idaho, University of Montana, Gonzaga University, University of South Carolina, Shaw University, University of Arkansas, Texas A & M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Appalachian State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Southern Alabama, Georgia State University, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Boise State University, Campbell University, Hampton University, Gardner-Webb University, Kennesaw State University, Monmouth University, Howard University, University of Delaware, Drexel University, James Madison University, Villanova University, Stony Brook University, University of Maine, Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth University, Harvard University, Bethune-Cookman University, Augusta University, Missouri State University, Farleigh Dickinson University, Barnard College, Long Island University Brooklyn, Robert Morris University, Saint Francis College, Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Boston University, Bucknell University, Butler University, Davidson College, Morehead State University, The Citadel, Mercer University, Virginia Military Institute, Wofford College, Furman University, Sam Houston State University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Grambling State University, Southern University,
OTHER CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES NOT MENTIONED ABOVE
California State University (CSU) Fresno, Mount St. Mary's University, San Jose State University, University of California (UC) Berkeley, California Polytechnic State University, CSU Bakersfield, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, CSU Fullerton, CSU Sacramento, CSU Northridge, University of San Diego, California State Polytechnic University Pamona, CSU Chico, CSU Dominguez Hills, UC San Diego, Humboldt State University, San Francisco State University, CSU Long Beach, Chapman University, Pepperdine University, Scripps College, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, CSU Maritime Academy, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Biola University, Harvey Mudd College, Marymount California University, Occidental College
FORBES' EXPERT LIST OF THE WORLD'S BEST UNIVERSITIES (2019)
#50: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, #49: Australian National University, #48: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium),#47: Heidelberg University (Germany), #46: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, #45: Technical University of Munich (Germany), #44: McGill University (Canada), #43: University of Wisconsin - Madison,
#42: The University of Tokyo, #41: Paris Sciences et Lettres - PSL Research University of Paris, #40: Karolinska Institute (Sweden), #39: University of Texas at Austin, #38: King's College London, #37: University of British Columbia (Canada),
#36: University of Hong Kong, #35: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (France), #34: Georgia Institute of Technology, #33: University of Melbourne (Australia), #32: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany), #31: Peking University (China), #30: University of California - San Diego, #29: University of Edinburgh (Scotland), #28: University of Washington, #27: New York University, #26: London School of Economics and Political Science, #25: Northwestern University, #24: Carnegie Mellon University, #23: National University of Singapore, #22: Tsinghua University (China),
#21: University of Toronto (Canada), #20: University of Michigan, #19: Cornell University, #18: Duke University, #17:University of California, Los Angeles, #16: Columbia University, #15: University of California, Berkeley, #14: University College London, #13: University of Pennsylvania, #12: John Hopkins University, #11: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich,
#10: University of Chicago, #9: Imperial College of London, #8: Yale University, #7: Princeton University, #6: Harvard University, #5: California Institute of Technology, #4: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, #3: Stanford University,
#2: University of Cambridge (England), #1: University of Oxford (England)
Purdue University, University of Colorado, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Duke University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, Tuskegee University, University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of Mississippi, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Temple University, Tulane University, University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, Vanderbilt University, Rutgers University, University of Louisville, Old Dominion University, Clemson University, Wake Forest University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Lincoln University, Ohio State University, University of Nebraska, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, Baylor University, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Tech University, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, University of Wyoming, Rice University, Marquette University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, Wellesley College, Smith College, Kent State University, Ball State University, Miami University, Colorado State University, University of Nevada Las Vegas, University of New Mexico, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, University of Washington, Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, University of Idaho, University of Montana, Gonzaga University, University of South Carolina, Shaw University, University of Arkansas, Texas A & M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Appalachian State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Southern Alabama, Georgia State University, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Boise State University, Campbell University, Hampton University, Gardner-Webb University, Kennesaw State University, Monmouth University, Howard University, University of Delaware, Drexel University, James Madison University, Villanova University, Stony Brook University, University of Maine, Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth University, Harvard University, Bethune-Cookman University, Augusta University, Missouri State University, Farleigh Dickinson University, Barnard College, Long Island University Brooklyn, Robert Morris University, Saint Francis College, Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Boston University, Bucknell University, Butler University, Davidson College, Morehead State University, The Citadel, Mercer University, Virginia Military Institute, Wofford College, Furman University, Sam Houston State University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Grambling State University, Southern University,
OTHER CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES NOT MENTIONED ABOVE
California State University (CSU) Fresno, Mount St. Mary's University, San Jose State University, University of California (UC) Berkeley, California Polytechnic State University, CSU Bakersfield, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, CSU Fullerton, CSU Sacramento, CSU Northridge, University of San Diego, California State Polytechnic University Pamona, CSU Chico, CSU Dominguez Hills, UC San Diego, Humboldt State University, San Francisco State University, CSU Long Beach, Chapman University, Pepperdine University, Scripps College, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, CSU Maritime Academy, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Biola University, Harvey Mudd College, Marymount California University, Occidental College
FORBES' EXPERT LIST OF THE WORLD'S BEST UNIVERSITIES (2019)
#50: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, #49: Australian National University, #48: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium),#47: Heidelberg University (Germany), #46: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, #45: Technical University of Munich (Germany), #44: McGill University (Canada), #43: University of Wisconsin - Madison,
#42: The University of Tokyo, #41: Paris Sciences et Lettres - PSL Research University of Paris, #40: Karolinska Institute (Sweden), #39: University of Texas at Austin, #38: King's College London, #37: University of British Columbia (Canada),
#36: University of Hong Kong, #35: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (France), #34: Georgia Institute of Technology, #33: University of Melbourne (Australia), #32: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany), #31: Peking University (China), #30: University of California - San Diego, #29: University of Edinburgh (Scotland), #28: University of Washington, #27: New York University, #26: London School of Economics and Political Science, #25: Northwestern University, #24: Carnegie Mellon University, #23: National University of Singapore, #22: Tsinghua University (China),
#21: University of Toronto (Canada), #20: University of Michigan, #19: Cornell University, #18: Duke University, #17:University of California, Los Angeles, #16: Columbia University, #15: University of California, Berkeley, #14: University College London, #13: University of Pennsylvania, #12: John Hopkins University, #11: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich,
#10: University of Chicago, #9: Imperial College of London, #8: Yale University, #7: Princeton University, #6: Harvard University, #5: California Institute of Technology, #4: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, #3: Stanford University,
#2: University of Cambridge (England), #1: University of Oxford (England)
painted college logos
