"The Power of Community" Essay Submissions
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Jan 2007
The "Power of Community" Essay Contest, sponsored by Hill Motor Corporation, is available to:
1. Graduating High School Seniors
2. Undergraduate College Students
3. Graduate College Students
Scholarship Rules:
You must write an essay that is at least 500 words addressing the following points
(Remember, the more you can say with the fewest words, the better):
1. Why is it important for Black Americans to re-build a sense of community that transcends socio-economic boundaries?
2. What can be done to connect the fragmentations we have allowed to divide our race?
3. What are some of the characteristics of a growing and thriving community?
3. How can on-line social networking platforms such as HBCU Connect, Facebook and My Space best serve to aid in establishing the community that closely mimics the natural communities to which we were accustomed to growing up?
Deadline For Essays:
* June 1st, 2007
Scholarship Payout:
* Winners will be contacted no later than September 15, 2007
* $1,000.00
* Must prove enrollment in a college or university in the United States prior to award
Submitting Your Essay:
First create a user account: http://forums.hbcuconnect.com/register.php
All essays need to be submitted as NEW THREADS here in the HBCUCONNECT user forums under the "Essay Contest Forum". You can edit your submission as many times as necessary before the deadline...
All essays will be made readable only by you until our deadline for submissions has been met. Once the deadline has been met, we will open up all threads for PUBLIC viewing while we select finalists. Once finalists are selected we will post a poll to allow for public voting for winners.
Winning submissions to this contest will be posted on www.hillmotorcorp.com
In order to manage your submission you will need to create a user account and post your essay using the following link:
http://forums.hbcuconnect.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=53(Report Obscene Photo)
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