September
12 , 2003 Alumnae
Association Sponsors Essay Contest
The Alumnae
Association wants to know what’s on your mind and is willing
to pay for the privilege. A new Alumnae Association-sponsored
writing contest invites current MHC students, faculty, and staff,
as well as alumnae, to submit essays on the topic “What
Concerns Me Most.”
The winner
will receive $500, and his or her essay will be published in the
spring 2004 Alumnae Quarterly magazine. The second-place
essayist will receive $250, and essays earning honorable mention
will be given noncash prizes. Essays by runners-up will be published
on the Alumnae Association’s Web site.
Avice A.
Meehan ’77, chair of the committee that conceived the contest,
says it aims to showcase the power of ideas. “Mount Holyoke
is—and always has been—a community of independent,
critical thinkers who connect the work of the academy to the concerns
of the world. The Quarterly is excited to offer a forum for students,
alumnae, faculty, and staff to voice their diverse perspectives
on a theme that reflects intellectual vigor and leadership.”
Essays should be 500 to 1,000 words, must not have been published,
and must be received no later than October 15. Judges will evaluate
entries for content and writing style, considering the writer’s
status (as student, alumna, faculty, or staff member). Writers’
names will be removed before judging. A panel of alumnae and faculty
judges is currently being formed.
To submit an essay, email it to eweir@mtholyoke.edu;
send it by campus mail to Emily Weir at the Alumnae Association,
Mary Woolley Hall; or send it by U.S. mail to Essay Contest, Alumnae
Quarterly, 50 College Street; South Hadley, MA 01075-1486. Your
name, class year, faculty/staff status, and email or phone number
must accompany the entry; entries will not be returned.
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