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Each year, the Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility at the Milgard School of Business invites undergraduate teams from select world-wide universities to participate in the annual invitational competition on social responsibility.
The13th Annual Milgard Invitational Undergraduate Case Competition on Social Responsibility (MICCSR) took place on March 1st, 2024.
Congratulations to Kylie Seto, Daius Steiner, Avneet Dhunna and Christopher (Kip) Guthrie from Simon Fraser University for winning 1st place in the 13th Annual Milgard Invitational Undergraduate Case Competition on Social Responsibility (MICCSR) held on March 1, 2024
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Competition Schedule
2025 Competition Timeline
- November 1, 2024: Deadline to request an invitation for your undergraduate team to participate
- December 1, 2024: Official Invitations Issued
- December 15, 2024: Final confirmation of participation
- January 17, 2025: Team names are due
- February 14, 2025: Case distributed electronically to teams
- February 21, 2025: Teams submit case solution electronically
- February 21-26, 2025: Judges review slide decks
- February 27, 2025: Welcome dinner for MICCSR
- February 28, 2025: Preliminary Rounds (morning) and Final Round of Competition (afternoon)
We will select 20 teams from universities in the U.S. and globally. We will start a wait-list when these numbers have been reached. Wait-listed schools will be notified by January 17, 2025. All dates and times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Presentation Day Schedule - Friday, February 28, 2025
All times in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- 8:30 am - 12:05 pm - Preliminary Rounds
- 12:05 pm - 1:05pm - Lunch
- 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Announcement of Finalists & Judges Comments
- 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Final Presentations
- 4:00 pm - Awards Ceremony
Competition Rules
Rules & Format
Composition of Teams
Teams are made up of up to 4 matriculated undergraduate students who are enrolled at their schools as of the date of the competition.
Invitations
The deadline to request an invitation for your undergraduate team to participate is November 1, 2023. We will issue official invitations by December 1, 2023. We have the capacity to accommodate up to 20 teams. Wait-listed schools will be notified by January 16, 2024. Because of this, early expression of interest is important.
International Universities
Due to US Government regulations around taxes on student awards, international participants will not be eligible for the cash prize pool for MICCSR.
U.S. Universities
The competition will have four pools of five teams in the preliminary round, with one team advancing from each pool. The prizes for the winning teams (U.S. teams only) are as follows:
- 1st place - $1,000 per participant
- 2nd place - $500 per participant
- 3rd place - $250 per participant
- 4th place - $125 per participant
Competition Format
We have designed the competition so that undergraduate students can compete in this event while minimizing the impact on their studies. In order to do this, we distribute the case electronically, allowing students time to work collaboratively and virtually to research and prepare their presentation.
Preliminary and Final Round
PRELIMINARY ROUND
March 1
Preliminary Rounds will occur in the morning between 8:30 am-12:05 pm.
In the Preliminary Round:
- All teams will be assigned to one of four groups. The winner from each group will progress to the finals.
- Each team will have 35 minutes to meet with the judges:
- Teams will have 15 minutes to present to the judges
- Judges will have 10 minutes to ask the team questions about their presentation (Q&A)
- Judges will have 10 minutes to provide feedback to the teams
- There will be a timekeeper for the Q&A and Feedback sessions. The timekeeper will alert the teams and judges when there are 5 minutes, 2 minutes and 1-minute remaining for the presentation, Q&A, and will notify the team and judges when time has expired. Timekeepers also ensure that rules are followed by team members and judges.
- After all the teams meet with judges, the judges will decide on a winning team from each group.
FINAL ROUND
The four finalist teams will present their presentation to the panel of judges on February 28.
Judging Criteria
Presentations will be judged according to the following criteria:
- 40 - Quality of Analysis
- Scope and depth of analysis
- Ability to draw valid conclusions from case data and research
- 30 - Quality of Recommendations
- Scope and viability of recommendations as it relates to analysis
- Anticipated impact on the organization and its stakeholders
- Backed up recommendations with documentation and anticipated outcomes
- 15 - Quality of Presentation
- Logical sequence of presentation
- All members participated
- Representation of the case and company values
- 10 - Quality of Q&A
- Understand and respond to questions appropriately
- Demonstrate forethought and preparation for questions
- 5 - Overall Performance
Judge's score sheets will NOT be made available to students after the event. They only serve as a starting point for their judging, not a strict numeric calculation.
Integrity
Rules and guidelines can only cover a limited number of scenarios. It is our expectation that every team participating in this case competition will act with the highest sense of integrity, honor, and respect for the spirit of the competition and its competitors.
Prizes
FIRST: $1000 for each presenting team member
SECOND: $500 for each presenting team member
THIRD: $250 for each presenting team member
FOURTH: $125 for each presenting team member
FAQS FOR PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Yes. The period for developing your recommendation is the case analysis and problem solving period. Once you submit your electronic presentation, your focus should shift to refining your delivery style for your presentation.
No. Employee knowledge about company practices, regardless of title or company, is not considered to be publicly available information accessible to all teams. Conversations with company employees are limited to typical customer-company transactions.
No. Teams may not get input on their presentation's content at any time from any one. The content of the presentation includes the work of the student team members and no one else.
Yes. Teams may request feedback on their delivery of the case solution after they have submitted the final PPT on Monday. Presentation skills advice addresses things like verbal tics, body language, speaking too fast, clothing suggestions, volume, or timing of slides. Advice should not attempt to change the content of slides or the team's proposed solution.
Yes. The period for developing your recommendation is comprised of the one week prior to the electronic presentation deadline. The days between the submission deadline and the competition day are to be used to refine your delivery style and travel to the UW Tacoma campus. Keep in mind:
- Your preliminary round assignment will be based on the quality and thoroughness of your recommendation.
- Judges are instructed to make sure that the electronic presentation is aligned with and supported by your verbal presentation.
