ESSAY CONTEST - $500 AWARD
SPONSORED BY CWU and the
WASHINGTON CONSORTIUM for the LIBERAL ARTS (WaCLA)
The Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts (WaCLA) (http://www.evergreen.edu/provost/wacla/home.htm)
advocates for the importance of a liberal arts education and believes that the voices of those who are benefiting from
such an education are profoundly persuasive. In an effort to let those voices be heard, we invite undergraduate
students at WaCLA institutions to participate in an essay contest.
Submissions must address the following prompt:
A liberal arts education values ways of knowing that cross the humanities, the arts, and the
social, natural, and physical sciences. This multifaceted approach to knowledge inspires
creative responses to important topics and pressing issues, both present and future. Drawing
on your experience with a specific topic or issue that you have explored either inside or outside
of school, discuss the importance of the liberal arts as a means of engaging with the present
and shaping our individual and collective future.
Eligibility: All undergraduate students currently enrolled at CWU. A campus committee
will pre-screen entries and submit no more than 6 essays to the statewide
competition: up to 3 from freshmen/sophomore category; 3 from junior/senior
category
Length:
500 words maximum in 12 point font
Format:
Typed, double-spaced, with a centered title, in Microsoft word; cover page
required; cover page can be found on the WaCLA website:
http://www.evergreen.edu/provost/wacla/waclacollegeessay201415instructions.htm
Deadline: Submission to CWU committee: 11 April 2015 at CAHDean@cwu.edu You
will receive a message letting you know that we received your essay. If for
some reason you do not receive a message, please contact CAHDean@cwu.edu
to be sure we received your essay submission.
Deadline for Submission to State Committee: 1 May 2015. Winners will receive
instructions on how to submit their essays.
Prizes:
Each CWU student submitting an essay that goes on to the state level will
receive a $500 tuition waiver for next year; State prizes are: $1,000 for
1st place; $750 for 2nd place in each category - announced by 5 June 2015
Release:
Everyone submitting an entry must sign the release on the cover sheet
permitting distribution of the essay, with attribution, as determined by
WaCLA
Contact:
Laila Abdalla (abdallal@cwu.edu) or Roxanne Easley (easleyr@cwu.edu)