Texas Tech has a lot of traditions, but there is always room for more. Last semester was the first ever Matador Ethics Video Challenge, and this semester continues the new tradition under the theme of academic integrity.
The program is part of the Quality Enhancement Plan. Last semester’s theme was ethics, whereas this semester the topic is more specific, although there are still options and subcategories.
Any Tech student in good standing and groups of up to eight people can enter. The videos must be under one minute, comply with the Code of Conduct, and be turned in with an application from the Web site.
This semester the program is being run by Yi-Hui Lee, a graduate assistant with big plans for the new tradition.
“Last semester we didn’t have the criteria for high artistic value,” Lee said, “but this semester we added (academic integrity) in because when you look at the videos you automatically will feel how artistically high quality this video is.”
Lee said changes from last semester are due to the quality of submissions; the editing, transitions, audio and ideas had surpassed the expectations of last semester’s judges. The quality of last semester’s entries raised the bar for this semester’s filmmakers.
“We’re expecting really high quality in the productions this semester,” Lee said.
The first— place video will be played at the men’s basketball game against Baylor on March 2 and the winner will receive two tickets to the game. There will be an award ceremony for all entrants, and the winners — first, second, third and best out of organizations or departments/colleges entering — will air before Tech Activities Board movies and on the Tech Movie Channel.
Roxenya Grevel, a senior communications design major from El Paso, won second place in the fall semester with a video about diversity. She said the experience was a fun way to apply what she’d learned in her motion graphics class. It was the first video she’d made, and she didn’t expect to win.
For those interested in entering, Grevel said she suggests keeping it simple, making sure the concept is well executed and receives plenty of feedback.
“Have fun with it,” Grevel said, “The more fun ones were the most memorable.”
Her video was featured at a Board of Regents meeting where Grevel met Tech President Guy Bailey.
“It’s very good for your resume,” Grevel said, “and if you Google your name, there are just lists of results from it.”
The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Feb. 15 to Administration building Room 243 and entries must be formatted as .WMV, .MPEG2 or .AVI on a disc. Visit the Matador Ethics Video Challenge Web site or contact Lee at yi.lee@ttu.edu for more information, rules, and regulations. Follow the challenge, watch submissions and check for winners on the Web site as well as the Matador Video Ethics Challenge Facebook page.
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