Seventh Annual Black History Month Essay & Speech Contest
Application Deadline: 5:00 pm, Friday, February 10, 2012
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, Friday, February 10, 2012, in the Department of Africana Studies, S-249 SBS Building, or the EOP/AIM Office, Room W-3520 Melville Library.
Finalists
The finalists will present their essay speeches to a panel of judges on February 15, 2012, from 12:40 pm to 2:00 pm, in the UNITI Cultural Center, SB Union. This program is open to the Stony Brook community.
Awards
Awards will be presented to the first-, second-, and third-place winners at the Black History Month Closing Ceremony, on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 8:00 pm, in Student Activities Center Ballroom A. Admission is open to everyone, free of charge.
Eligibility
All eligible applicants must be undergraduates students enrolled (full-time or part-time) and in good academic standing. Only applicants who were not contest winners in the previous academic year are eligible to apply.
Submission Requirements
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, 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:
