Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Winning Essay - Campus Read Essay Contest

Congratulations to Alexis Leidholm, who wrote the winning essay for this year's Campus Read essay contest.

In honor of her achievement, Alexis will be awarded a $500 scholarship for the Spring 2014 semester.  Her essay will also be published in an upcoming issue of The Mystician, BSC's student newspaper, and in Figments of Imagination, BSC's annual literary publication. 

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Campus Read Essay Contest - Deadline Today!

A reminder ... the deadline for submitting your entry for the Campus Read Essay Contest is today, Wednesday, November 27, at 5 p.m.

See the previous posting for details.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Campus Read Essay Contest & Scholarship Opportunity

Clint Hill’s Mrs. Kennedy & Me
 
You’re already reading, discussing, and writing about Mrs. Kennedy & Me, this fall’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 tuition scholarship from the BSC Foundation for the Spring 2014 semester.  Part-time or dual credit students will be awarded up to three credits of scholarship funds.
Essay 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, student ID number, address, phone number, and email address.
·        Essays that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.
Essays will be judged anonymously by Bismarck State College staff, faculty, and administration. 
The deadline to submit an essay is Wednesday, November 27.  Essays may be submitted electronically as an attachment and emailed to Michael.Tomanek@bismarckstate.edu.

The winning essay will be published in the Mystician.