You know all of that amazing research you did on that incredible paper last year? Wouldn’t it be great if, along with that A+, you could also win a prize? Well Freshmen, you can!

It is called the Eckles Prize for Freshman Excellence and it is given for…well…excellence.

The prizes are great (especially since it is for work you’ve already done). They are:
Numero Uno
• Bragging rights plus $300 JetBlue Gift Card OR $300 Amazon Gift Card OR $300 Apple Gift Card
Silver Medalist
• A victory lap plus $200 JetBlue Gift Card OR $200 Amazon Gift Card OR $200 Apple Gift Card
3rd, but Still Awesome
• Parental pride plus $100 JetBlue Gift Card OR $100 Amazon Gift Card OR $100 Apple Gift Card

You can find out the specifics by clicking here, but remember that entries must be received by May 31, 2008.

Nathan Zapolsky!

Nathan submitted an excellent research paper titled, “Civil Disobedience and Cooperation in the African American Civil Rights Movement.” The pape and his application essay will be posted on our website soon so others can see his excellent uses of library resources.

Eckles Prize winner Nathan Zapolsky displays his trophy (middle) with finalists Nathan Williams (right) and Ashley Roberts (left) and Reference Librarian Sarah Palacios-Wilhelm (far left).

We had many fine entries which deserve recognition. Below are the names of the other finalists:

Emily Mitnick
Sara Narod
Melissa O’Brien
Ashley Roberts
Nathan Williams
McKenzie Wilson

Congratulations to everyone who submitted!

Wondering who won this year’s Eckles Prize? Are you on the edge of your seat with excitement? Boy, we are!

There were 33 excellent submissions for the prize and the competition is fierce! The Eckles Staff read all of the submissions (pfew…there were a lot!) and narrowed them down to the top seven. Those seven are currently being judged by a panel of professors, librarians and a dean.

The winner will be announced tomorrow at 4pm at Eckles Library. Join us for some coffee, cake and this exciting announcement!

This is it, Freshmen! This is your last chance to submit your research paper for The Eckles Prize for Freshman Research Excellence. Don’t miss out on our fabulous prize - Your choice of ONE of the following:

$250 Gift Certificate to JetBlue OR
30 GB iPod OR
$250 iTunes Gift card

Applications are due by 11:59PM TONIGHT! Submissions can be delivered to the Eckles Library service desk or emailed to eckles@gwu.edu.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to impress your friends and family while winning a fabulous prize!

You have just one more week to distinguish yourself!   Submission for the Eckles Prize must be received by Friday, May 4th.

Click here for more information, including the submission application.

Come on…you know you want a new iPod!

Freshmen students are encouraged to submit a research project of any length or format, along with a one page essay summarizing how they used library resources to complete the project. Students should submit only one project that reflects their best work of the year.

The winner will select one from the following prizes:
$250 Gift Certificate to JetBlue
OR
30 GB iPod
OR
$250 iTunes Gift card

All submissions must include:
Application Cover Sheet - Due May 4, 2007
Research Project - Due May 4, 2007
Research Essay - Due May 4, 2007
Faculty Support Form - Due May 11, 2007

Submissions can be delivered to the Eckles Library service desk or emailed to eckles@gwu.edu. Email submissions should include all of the above information.
The winning project and research essay will be made available to the public.

The Application Cover Sheet and Faculty Support Form will be available from this site later this week as will a complete Selection Criteria Matrix. If you have any questions please contact Sarah Palacios Wilhelm at palacios@gwu.edu.