Students
Essay Contest Winners
06/27/2007 10:32
Congratulations to Julia Rodabaugh and Zach Lewis on
having there essays chosen for the 2007 department
essay contest. Julia's paper "Bodhidharma’s Warrior
Monks:The Historical Analysis of a Shaolin Temple
Legend" took first place in the Religious Studies
category, while Zach's paper "Earthdance: Living
Systems in Evolution" took first place in the
Philosophy category. Both essay are available for
download at the Essay Contest Winners page of the
Department website.
Department Essay Contest
04/05/2007 00:05
YSU Department of Philosophy & Religious
Studies - 2006-2007 Essay Contest
All majors and minors in the disciplines of philosophy and religious studies are encouraged to submit a paper in the annual essay contest of the department. The deadline is Monday, April 30, 2007. You are eligible to submit a paper if you are a major or minor in either discipline, and you were enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in fall 2006 or spring 2007.
Rules:
1. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, stapled, and not exceed 5,000 words.
2. The paper should have a cover page with your name and the title of your paper. Your name should not appear on any other page because there will be a blind review of the submissions by the jury. At the time of submission, your paper will be assigned a number by Mrs. Joan Bevan, department administrative assistant, which will be used to track it.
3. The paper may be on any topic in philosophy or religious studies.
4. You may submit no more than one paper.
5. Footnotes should be placed at the end of the paper.
6. You must submit your paper to Mrs. Joan Bevan in DeBartolo 401 no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2007. You may submit it in person, via e-mail (jbevan@ysu.edu) or U.S. mail (Essay Contest, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555).
7. Papers will be judged on the basis of knowledge of the topic, clear and persuasive writing, accurate and fair analysis of theories, doctrines, claims, and arguments, and success in shaping a coherent, justified stance.
8. Submissions may be new papers, revised or unrevised old papers, including non-winning papers submitted for a previous essay contest or a course at YSU, or papers done for a senior capstone project.
9. Winning papers will be posted on the department web site for several weeks.
Cash Awards (provided by The Philosophy Circle):
1st place paper in philosophy--$200
1st place paper in religious studies--$200
2nd place paper in philosophy--$100
2nd place paper in religious studies--$100
Announcement of Awards: Monday, May 25, 2007, via the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies web site at www.ysu.edu/~philrel/ and posting on the majors’ bulletin board in DeBartolo 401.
Jury: Drs. Mustansir Mir (chair), Linda J. Tessier, and Mark Vopat
Information: For more information, contact Mrs. Joan Bevan in DeBartolo 401 at (330) 941-3448 or jbevan@ysu.edu.
All majors and minors in the disciplines of philosophy and religious studies are encouraged to submit a paper in the annual essay contest of the department. The deadline is Monday, April 30, 2007. You are eligible to submit a paper if you are a major or minor in either discipline, and you were enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in fall 2006 or spring 2007.
Rules:
1. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, stapled, and not exceed 5,000 words.
2. The paper should have a cover page with your name and the title of your paper. Your name should not appear on any other page because there will be a blind review of the submissions by the jury. At the time of submission, your paper will be assigned a number by Mrs. Joan Bevan, department administrative assistant, which will be used to track it.
3. The paper may be on any topic in philosophy or religious studies.
4. You may submit no more than one paper.
5. Footnotes should be placed at the end of the paper.
6. You must submit your paper to Mrs. Joan Bevan in DeBartolo 401 no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2007. You may submit it in person, via e-mail (jbevan@ysu.edu) or U.S. mail (Essay Contest, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555).
7. Papers will be judged on the basis of knowledge of the topic, clear and persuasive writing, accurate and fair analysis of theories, doctrines, claims, and arguments, and success in shaping a coherent, justified stance.
8. Submissions may be new papers, revised or unrevised old papers, including non-winning papers submitted for a previous essay contest or a course at YSU, or papers done for a senior capstone project.
9. Winning papers will be posted on the department web site for several weeks.
Cash Awards (provided by The Philosophy Circle):
1st place paper in philosophy--$200
1st place paper in religious studies--$200
2nd place paper in philosophy--$100
2nd place paper in religious studies--$100
Announcement of Awards: Monday, May 25, 2007, via the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies web site at www.ysu.edu/~philrel/ and posting on the majors’ bulletin board in DeBartolo 401.
Jury: Drs. Mustansir Mir (chair), Linda J. Tessier, and Mark Vopat
Information: For more information, contact Mrs. Joan Bevan in DeBartolo 401 at (330) 941-3448 or jbevan@ysu.edu.