Thursday, October 25, 2012

Campus Read Essay Contest - Scholarship Opportunity!

To All BSC Students:
You’re already reading, discussing, and writing about The Hunger Games, this year’s Campus Read selection. Shape up those ideas and submit an essay to the Campus Read essay contest!
Full-time students with the winning essay will be awarded a $500 scholarship from the BSC Foundation for the Spring 2013 semester. Note: Part-time or dual credit students will be awarded up to three credits of scholarship funds.
Guidelines
  • Submit your best work of 600 words or more.
  • The topic for your essay may be anything related to your consideration of the selection.
  • The essay may be a critical response to the book or a narrative essay relating your own experiences that relate to the theme of the book.
  •  Don’t be afraid to be creative with other ideas.
  • Quoted, paraphrased, or summarized material must be correctly cited (any recognized format accepted).
  • The essay must be typed.
  • Include a cover page with your name, address, phone number, and email address.
  • Essays that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.
  • The submission deadline is Friday, November 30, 2012. 
  • Essays must be submitted electronically as an attachment and emailed to BSC.CampusRead@BismarckState.edu
  • Essays will be judged anonymously by a committee of BSC staff, faculty, and administrators. 
  • The winning essay will be published in the Mystician.

We look forward to hearing from you!
The BSC Campus Read Committee

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