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Focus the Nation Essay Contest
Four CU Boulder undergraduates will win $1000 scholarships.
The CU Environmental Center in partnership with The Divison of Continuing Education and Professional Studies presents the Focus The Nation Essay Contest.
Focus the Nation is coordinating teams of faculty and students at over a thousand colleges, universities and K-12 schools in the United States, to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about “Global Warming Solutions for America.” Focus the Nation will culminate January 31, 2008, in the form of national symposia held simultaneously at over one thousand venues across the country.
As part of CU Boulder’s contribution to Focus the Nation Day, the Environmental Center and the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies is sponsoring an interdisciplinary essay contest. This is your chance to get involved and participate in this historic national event. We are looking for essays from the next generation of people who will have to live and work with climate change as a reality. A $1,000 scholarship, and the invitation to speak at the capstone event on Focus the Nation Day, will be awarded to the winning essay in each category. All essays will be considered for publication on our sustainable practices online community. In order to encourage essays from a broad range of perspectives we will accept essays in the four categories outlined below.
Learn more about Focus the Nation activities at CU-Boulder.
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Learn more about focusthenation.org |
Focus the Nation is based in educational institutions, but also is engaging Americans in their churches, mosques, synagogues, businesses and civic organizations. The intent is to focus the growing concern in the country about global warming, and to create a serious, sustained and truly national discussion about clean energy solutions, linking students and citizens directly with our political leaders.
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Category Descriptions:
Policy and Technology: including but not limited to the role of government, science, research and development, educational institutions, political movements and NGOs, etc.
Motivating Change: including but not limited to finding the right message and the right medium, getting people to care, creating international support, moving beyond the fatalistic viewpoint, re-localization and community building, and celebrating the transformative potential of climate change, etc.
Business Obligations and Opportunities in Response to Climate Change: including but not limited to how to remain profitable while addressing climate change, using the economy to combat climate change, green entrepreneurship, new business sectors and opportunities for carbon mitigation, corporate responsibility and global business approaches, etc.
Creative and Cultural Expression on Climate Change: This catch-all category allows participants to express their viewpoints outside of the prescribed categories above. Surprise us with the connections between climate change and your academic discipline.
Write your paper within the context of one of these categories, and indicate which category you picked on your title page. Word count should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words. Essays will be judged on good writing, sound arguments, innovative ideas and adherence to submission guidelines. All essays must be submitted electronically to FTNessay@colorado.edu no later than midnight on January 14th, 2008.
In addition to the four $1000 scholarships, we are hoping to add additional prizes from local associations and merchants. By participating in this contest you are agreeing to allow CU’s Division of Continuing Education to publish your essay in educational and promotional contexts.
Or contact:
Alexandra Speers
FTN Essay Coordinator
Alexandra.Speers@Colorado.EDU
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