MLK Week 2013

Living King's Legacy: Making a Career of Humanity

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2013 Essay Contest Prompt

Make a career of humanity

In 1958 while in Washington, DC, the Reverend Dr. King said, "Make a career of humanity, and you will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." This quotation appears on the MLK National Memorial in that same city.

The MLK Week Planning Committee, in conjunction with the Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity and International Student Services invites Penn State Altoona students to submit an original written or video essay that draws on their experience to respond to this question:

How do you plan to make a career of humanity?

Successful essays will answer the question, and refer specifically not only to the writer's personal experience and observations but also to the life, times, and writings of Dr. King.

Categories: Undergraduate written essay; undergraduate video; (prizes may not be awarded in all categories)

Length: 1,000-1,500 words for written essays; 30-120 seconds for video essays

Eligibility: All current Penn State Altoona students

Prizes: 1st place - $150 Barnes and Noble Gift Card. 2nd place - $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card.

Deadline: Wednesday January 16, 2013 by 5pm.

Submissions:

  1. All entries, written and video, require an essay and a cover sheet.
  2. Cover sheets must include name, address, phone number, and e-mail addresses. Entrants' names should not appear in the essays. To ensure blind judging, students should not show drafts of their essays to committee members or judges.
  3. Files: Written essays should be forwarded as Microsoft Word documents with the cover sheet at the beginning of the document to diverse@psu.edu. Video essays should be copied to CD or DVD, with a cover sheet as a separate Microsoft Word document on the same disk and delivered to the Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and International Student Services in 103 Slep Student Center. Please DO NOT send videos as attachments; videos sent as attachments will be disqualified. Please click the following links for detailed submissions guidelines:

Prizes will be distributed at the annual MLK Jr. Day Celebration Luncheon on January 21, 2013.

Events Sponsored by the Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and International Student Services, MLK Planning Committee, Campus Ministry, Black Student Union, Caribbean Student Association, and Student Activity Fee.