Third Annual Black History Month Essay and Speech Contest
Application Deadline: 5:00 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Download application form.
Essays should reflect the following theme:
"Fifty Years of Fighting for Freedom: Where We've Been, Where We're Going"
Essays must reflect one of the following topics:
Application Deadline:
The application form (download in pdf format) and your essay submission are due by 5:00 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in the Department of Africana Studies, S-249 SBS Building, or the EOP/AIM Office, Room W-3520 Melville Library.
The finalists will present their essay speeches to a panel of judges on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, from 12:40 pm to 2:00 pm, in Room 304 Student Activities Center. This program is open to the Stony Brook Community.
Awards will be presented to the first-, second-, and third-place winners at the Black History Month Closing Ceremony, on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 8:00 pm, in Student Activities Center Ballroom A. Admission is open to everyone, free of charge.
Submission Requirements:
Only Stony Brook undergraduates are eligible to participate. Essays must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than three to five pages. Speeches must be five to seven minutes in length. All submissions must be accompanied by a completed application form (on reverse side); forms are also available in the Department of Africana Studies, EOP/AIM Office, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Suite 222 Student Activities Center.
The following criteria will be used to judge the essays and speeches:
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