The Holocaust Genocide Studies Project at Monroe Community College recently announced that the top prizes for the Anna and Joseph Gartner Foundation Annual Essay Contest are $1,000, $500 and $250, a significant increase over prizes offered last year. The contest is open to all undergraduate college students in Monroe County.
“Our hope is that the opportunity to win significant prizes will inspire more students to enter the contest,” said Angelique Stevens, adjunct professor of English and assistant director of the Holocaust Genocide Studies Project. “Researching and writing essays on the Holocaust also encourages students to creatively relate Holocaust issues to modern times,” she said.
This year’s theme is “After Auschwitz, how can one believe in humanity?” which is based on a question raised by Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
Entries must be postmarked by April 2, 2004 and will be judged based on conveyed understanding of the Holocaust and ability to relate its inherent issues to contemporary times, clarity of message and creativity. Entrants must submit five copies of the essay to the Holocaust Genocide Studies Project at Monroe Community College, Attn: Valerie Keller, 1000 East Henrietta Rd., Rochester, N.Y. 14623. Entries will not be returned. For more information and submission guidelines, please call x3321.
Please use the attached flier to share the news with students.
Angelique Stevens
English/Holocaust Genocide Studies Project
02/11/2004 |