The annual contest is designed to challenge college students to analyze urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world.
Entries are in the form of a personal essay.
No research or term papers should be submitted. Entry essays should range from 3,000 to 4,000 words. Students are encouraged to raise questions, single-out issues, and identify dilemmas. The essay may be developed from any point of view and may take the form of an analysis that is biographical, historical, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological, or theological. Students are required to have a professor review their essay and complete a Faculty Sponsor form.