"Are the United States and China on a path to conflict?" 2019 Essay Contest

The John Quincy Adams Society and The National Interest are pleased to announce their 2019 essay contest for 

college students. The winner will be published in The National Interest, will receive $1,000, and will have a seat at the 

Society’s 2019 student leadership conference in Washington, D.C. Several runners up and honorable mentions will 

also be recognized.

Essays are due by the end of the day on Sunday, March 24, 2019, and must be between 900 and 1200 words in 

length.  Full details, rules, and submission instructions are available 

here: https://jqas.org/2019-essay-contest-u-s-china-conflict/

The John Quincy Adams Society is a national network of students and professionals focused on the intellectual and 

career advancement of a new generation of leaders working for a more careful, realistic, and peaceful foreign policy.

The National Interest, established in 1985, is one of America’s leading foreign policy magazines.

Student Essay and Video Competition

If you’re a student, you’re invited to submit either an essay or video on the topic:

What is America’s Biggest Challenge in the World?

Maximum essay length: 750 words / Maximum video length: 5 minutes

Winners in each medium will be chosen by an expert panel of educators and designers of student outreach programs.

Criteria for judging: 

• Creative personal engagement with the Centennial Challenge topic 
• Compelling demonstration of the position you take 
• Breadth and depth of the vision you present 

Prizes:

1st prize: $1,500 and expenses for a trip to attend the 2018 Foreign Policy Centennial Spring Dinner in New York City.
2nd prize: $500
3rd prize:  $500

Submission deadline: March 1, 2018. Winners will be announced in early April 2018.

More information can be found here.

DataFest Registration Now Open!

Registration is now open for this event:

ASA DC DataFest™ 2018 | JPSM l Joint Program in Survey Methodology l University of Maryland

https://jpsm.umd.edu/event/asa-dc-datafest-2018

This event brings together teams of undergraduate students from several Washington, DC area universities and colleges to compete in a data-analysis event for prizes and the attention of potential employers.

DataFest was founded at UCLA in 2011, when 30 students gathered for 48 intense hours to analyze five years of arrest records provided by Lt. Thomas Zak of the Los Angeles Police Department. ASA DataFest is now sponsored by the American Statistical Association and hosted by several of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country. More than 2000 students take part from schools such as UCLA, Pomona College, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UC Riverside, University of Southern California, Purdue University, Duke, the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Emory, Princeton, Dartmouth, Smith, Hampshire, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, and the University of Massachusetts.

A key feature of ASA DataFest is that it brings together the data science community. Undergraduate students do the work, but they are assisted by roving consultants who are graduate students, faculty, and industry professionals. Many professionals find ASA DataFest to be a great recruiting opportunity–they get to watch talented undergraduate students work under pressure in a team and examine their thinking processes.

Environmental Justice Art Contest

Environmental Justice Art Contest

Accepting submissions until Oct 24 - $$ Prize

Description

UMD's SGA Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) is accepting entries for its visual arts contest about fossil fuel divestment.  By pressuring the University System of Maryland to "divest", we ask that they remove its $71 million invested in dirty energy sources like coal, oil and natural gas and redirect those funds into renewable energy companies. Art submissions must relate to divestment, or other ideas regarding our environment, energy, economics, power, justice, etc. All student submissions will be showcased at the SSC's Divestment event on October 27, 2016. Contest winners will receive a gift certificate to a local College Park business.

Submission Details

Submissions of two-dimensional pieces may be emailed to umcpsgassc@gmail.com, either as an attachment or as a photo of the art piece. Please contact that address for details regarding submission of three-dimensional pieces.