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College Essay Contest 2014-15
Congratulations to the following students who were selected by a panel of judges as the 2014-15 WaCLA College Essay Contest winners:
First and Second Year Students
Second Place
Third and Fourth Year Students
Second Place
The winning essays were reviewed by three panels of judges. A special thank you goes out to the panel of our finalist judges:
Karen Fraser, State Senator
Hans Zeiger, State Representative
The essay contest was open to all undergraduate students currently enrolled in WaCLA member institutions. Entrants were divided into two categories: students who have freshman or sophomore standing at their institution and those who have junior or senior standing. Awards were made in two categories: freshmen/sophomores and juniors/seniors. Two awards were made in each category: $1,000 for first place and $750 for second place.
The student essays responded to the following prompt, in 500 words or less:
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.
On behalf of WaCLA, thank you for participating!
Michael Zimmerman, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
The Evergreen State College
Mission Statement:
The Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts (WaCLA) is an association of Washington state public and private higher education institutions, organizations and individuals promoting the value of a liberal arts education to the people and communities of the state.