SJSU Grad Slam 2025 Event Information

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Register for Grad Slam 2025

Experience the excitement as our finalists present their groundbreaking ideas in just 3 minutes before a live audience at the Hammer Theatre on April 22, 2025. Tickets are NOW available!

Register for an In-person or Livestream Ticket

Finalists Coming Soon!

Meet the Judges & Emcee

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Jennifer Benbow - Judge

Jennifer graduated from San Jose State’s Masters of Bioinformatics Program in June 2024. For her master’s project with the Heller Lab, she developed deep learning computer vision models to support coral resilience research. She won first place winner in Grad Slam 2024.

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Marie Haverfield - Judge

Marie Haverfield is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at San José State University.

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Keith Hertzberg - Judge

Keith Hertzberg is an alumnus of San José State University and the Lucas College of Business. He currently serves as a Budget and Innovation Advisor to San José Mayor Matt Mahan.

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Jaedyn Rollins - Emcee

Jaedyn (Rollins) Grin is a 2022 and 2024 SJSU alumni, having studied Physiology. During her graduate program, Jaedyn competed in the 2023 SJSU and CSU Grad Slam competitions, receiving the first place awards in both.

Judging Criteria

Presenters are allowed three minutes and one static slide for their presentation and will be judged on criteria rated from 1 (needs improvement) to 6 (excellent).

See the Detailed Judging Rubric

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