The Case Annual Common Reading Program Essay Contest for First Year Students

After reading Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains, you may elect to enter Case's annual Common Reading Essay Contest. Overseen by the Office of Educational Services for Students, the contest provides an opportunity for students to reflect on the book, to analyze selected topics, and to express opinions and reactions.

Thanks to the generosity of the Case Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, this year's winners will each receive a $200 University Bookstore gift certificate. President Hundert will announce the winners of the essay contest and award prizes at the annual all-class Share the Vision Orientation program, Thursday, August 25, in Severance Hall.

The Case Annual Common Reading Essay Contest Rules

1. All new first-time undergraduate students are eligible to enter.
2. Essays must be approximately 1000 words in length.
3. Even though your response may draw from your own experiences, it should also reflect a careful reading of the book.
4. MLA format should be used for any citations within the essay.
5. Contestants must include a title page listing the essay title, your name, home phone number, campus address, and Case email address. The essay itself should have only page numbers.
6. Essays may be submitted electronically to firstyearessay@ess.case.edu. Contestants may also fax essays to 216-368-8826 or mail it to Martina Croft, Educational Services for Students, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Sears Building, Room 470, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7062.
7. Essays must be received by 5 p.m., Monday, August 1. Contestants will receive an email confirmation to their Case email address on Friday, August 5.

Questions about the essay contest should be directed to Judith Olson-Fallon, Director of Educational Services for Students, at 216-368-8825 or jko2@case.edu.

More:

http://studentaffairs.case.edu/orientation/reading/newessay.html