Essays submitted in classes during the calendar year March 2000 to March 2001 are eligible. The deadlines for entries is March 9, 2001. Instructors should encourage students to submit papers for the contests and may go over the papers with the students. Instructors should submit the papers for the freshman and literary essay contests to the department chair and may submit up to three papers from each section or course. Every paper should have a title.
Minimum length is six pages.
Papers may or may not have secondary sources. Students should follow the style the instructor of the course has indicated, but no name should appear on the paper. Papers should be identified by social security number. The winners will receive cash prizes. Every paper should have a title.