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The Center for Civic Engagement and the American Democracy Project are accepting entries that address the following essay topic:
"How would you define the American Dream and what role, if any, does the Constitution
play in fulfilling it?"
Essays should be between 750-1000 words and must be submitted to surveymonkey.com/r/constitutionessay by Monday, September 28 at 5 pm.
Essays will be read by a panel of faculty, staff and administrators from across the university and will be judged according to the following criteria:
- Originality and creativity-20 points
- Depth of content-25 points
- Connection to essay topic-30 points
- Organization and writing -25 points
Winners will be announced on Monday, October 5 between 11:30 am -12:30 pm in the MLK room in the Ellison Campus Center.
$100 prizes will be awarded to the first place essay for the following groups:
- First year student
- Returning student/transfer student
- Graduate student
Please contact Cynthia Lynch, director, Center for Civic Engagement at 978.542.2873 or clynch@salemstate.edu with any questions.
Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement and the American Democracy Project
