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From: Sarena Seifer <sarena@u.washington.edu>
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Subject: student award for essay on citizenship
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Please forward this announcement to full-time juniors or seniors at your
college or university...

America, in the minds of many, is experiencing a crisis of citizenship, a
loss of a sense of community and common purpose.  As a result, serious
public problems are receiving inadequate attention and engagement in
public affairs is on the decline.

Do you agree with this observation?  What does it mean to be a citizen
today?  How have changes in technology and public attitudes altered the
meaning of citizenship?  Is citizenship still important?  Why?

To explore this important issue, the Johns Hopkins University Institute
for Policy Studies is sponsoring a Citizenship Essay Contest on the topic
of "Citizenship for the 21st Century."  For this contest, citizenship is
defined broadly as the rights and responsibilities that flow from
membership in a community of individuals sharing common goals and
experiences.  These rights and responsibilities can be political in
character, but they can also go well beyond this to embrace social and
economic rights and other forms of engagement in community life.  All of
these facets of "citizenship" are thus appropriately a focus of this
contest.  Eligible essays must meet the following criteria:

Awards - $2000, $1500 and $1000

Eligibility - writers must be full-time juniors or seniors in accredited
US colleges or universities

Content - develop a thesis on some aspect of citizenship and support the
thesis with persuasive evidence.  Where possible, applicants are
encouraged to illustrate their principal points with actual experiences
either of the author or someone the author knows

Format - maximum length is 1500 words, text double spaced, 12 point font,
one inch margins, white paper.  Cover page should include name, mailing
address, phone number, email, and name of college or university.  The
author's name should appear only on the cover page and not on any page of
the text.

Advance registration - send name, address and phone number to
mmshack@hjunix.hcf.jhu.edu or to Essay Contest, Institute for Policy
Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
21218-2696

Award criteria - relevance to the topic, clarity, pursuasiveness, and
creativity

Submission deadline - 5 pm on May 1, 1998.  Three copies should be mailed
to the above address.

Supported by a grant from the WK Kellogg Foundation

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