Accepting submissions until May 2! Submissions do NOT need to be from just the past year.
NOTE: The deadline for entries has been extended to May 2.
鶹Ƶ students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to submit to the annual 鶹Ƶ Global Photo and Video Contest. Submissions are due Sunday, May 2.
The contest comprises 10 categories and will feature 14 winners.
Categories are either by theme, meaning any 鶹Ƶ student, alumni, faculty or staff (current or emeritx) may submit, or by participant, which is open to those that fit the category.
See full contest details here.
By Theme:
- Resilience – Photos that celebrate the many facets of “resilience” — grit, compassion, flexibility, support, courage, authenticity, or your own interpretation. Photos that find the silver lining, or recognize the helpers, or show the Phoenix rising from the ashes.
- Global Engagement – Photos that portray what global engagement means to you. This could be how an opportunity or challenge shaped your intercultural development, how your actions affected the community around you, or other moments of engaged global learning.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – photos that disrupt stereotypes in global education. This could be showcasing study abroad or Study USA participation by historically minoritized populations, or uprooting stereotypes, or otherwise challenging damaging myths (e.g. white savior complex, appropriation, etc.).
- ٰ쾱ԲԱ – photos that make you pause and consider the wonder of the world. From a sweeping landscape to a bustling street – moments that made you stop in your tracks just to be where you are.
- Video – (no more than 60 seconds) that encapsulates what global education means to you. We’re not looking for polished, heavily edited submissions; rather, we’re looking for video moments of global engagement.
By Participant:
- ԳٱԲپDzԲdzܲԾٲ – entries from those having their international experience right here at 鶹Ƶ, or attending 鶹Ƶ from their home country. The international community at 鶹Ƶ is vibrant and dynamic, including students from over 45 different countries studying in the U.S. on a student visa, Americans and dual citizens that have significant lived experience abroad, those that have chosen to become permanent residents of the U.S., and others. Submit a photo of your international experience at 鶹Ƶ or from your home outside of the U.S.
- ٳܻ – entries from 鶹Ƶ Study USA participants (current students or alumni) taken on a Study USA program (a Study USA Center or short-term program).
- Graduate Programs – entries from 鶹Ƶ’s graduate participants, including Business (MBA), Business Analytics (M.S.), Accounting (M.S.), Interactive Media (M.A.), Education (M.Ed.), Higher Education (MHE), Physician Assistant Studies (MS), Physical Therapy (DPT), and Law (J.D.). Submit photos from your 鶹Ƶ global experiences, whether that’s on campus or on study abroad.
- Alumni – entries from 鶹Ƶ alumni from study abroad or Study USA in years past or showcasing global impact in experiences following 鶹Ƶ (e.g. living abroad, working in globally focused fields, etc.).
- Faculty and Staff – entries from 鶹Ƶ faculty and staff (current and emeritx) showcasing global learning. From leading a short-term program or serving as faculty in residence at an 鶹Ƶ Center, to participating on the staff advisory council global engagement program, to mentoring independent research or service globally – we know global learning takes many shapes at 鶹Ƶ, and we want to celebrate all the ways faculty and staff help make this happen.
Ways to Win
All submissions are eligible to win their category and advance to the final round of voting for the overall winner (with a grand prize of a $350 flight voucher courtesy of !).
All submissions are also automatically considered for:
- Direct Travel Staff Pick
- GEC Staff Pick
- President’s Pick
Submissions welcome from all terms and experiences — those that make us reminisce about global experiences before COVID-19, and those that make us think about what “global” means during and after COVID-19.
While this may be a challenging subject for those whose global plans may have shifted, it also presents an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate global engagement, however that takes shape. Last year, the contest was expanded to include a “Resilience” theme category. The 鶹Ƶ community flooded this category with submissions of grit, compassion, flexibility, support, courage, and authenticity.
Voting takes place on April 30 to May 6 and on May 7 to 11.
Learn more from the 鶹Ƶ Global Photo and Video Contest Webpage.