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The New York Times Video Contest
“Our Community, Our Times”
Presented by the American Democracy Project
Register Now!
Review the contest guidelines (pdf).
Review the scoring guidelines for the contest (pdf).
Civic Engagement is a central component of Transformative 
Learning at the University of Central Oklahoma. In addition, we are fortunate to belong to The New York Times readership program, with daily distribution of free copies of The New York Times to the campus community.
Deadlines:
• February 5th – Contest form due online
• March 26th – Video due to Library Room 315A before 5:00 p.m. (located on 3rd floor on the west side of the building)
Guidelines
As you prepare your video, please consider the following questions: What are the critical issues in your community? As an informed and engaged citizen in your community, how are you working to tackle one of the critical issues in your community? What can we do if we work together? How can the campus community get involved?
Who can participate?
• Current graduate and undergraduate UCO students can participate in this contest.
• 1-5 people can participate as a team.
• Team will register by February 5.
Video Criteria
• What are the critical issues in your community?
• As an informed and engaged citizen in your community, how are you working to tackle one of the critical issues in your community?
• What can we do if we work together?
• How can the campus community get involved?
• Length of video is 30 seconds to 2 minutes long.
• Please submit your video on DVD (that can be played on a standard home DVD player) to Library Room 315A.
Video Camera
• Students can use their own video camera, camera or cell phone to create the video.
• The Media Center in Information Technology located in the Administration Building Room 101 has several Sony camcorders and tripods that students may check out. Students may use the equipment for a period of one week but may extend depending on availability. For information, please contact Technology Resource Center at 974-5595 or http://technology.uco.edu/trc/mediacenter.html
Prizes
• 1st place – $500
• 2nd place – $300
• 3rd place – $200
Fill out the online registration form.
Review the contest guidelines (pdf).
Review the scoring guidelines for the contest (pdf).
Contact Patti Loughlin or Timothy Deffebaugh for more information.
UCO sweeps awards for civic responsibility
Campus Compact -- a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents that represents some six million students who are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education -- acknowledged UCO's dominance in the state's Civic Responsibility Contest.
Visit the Campus Compact site or read the article in The Daily Oklahoman.