Draft:E-Warrior Aspen Capital eScholarship/eScholarship Digital Photography Competition

Merrimak Capital Company has financed the WSU e-Warrior: Digital Life & Learning Program since 2000. Their programs have helped to insure that every WSU student has access to state-of-the-art technology, to include comprehensive service and support, accidental damage protection, and periodic upgrades.

A key component of the partnership established between Merrimak Capital and WSU includes Merrimak’s commitment to “give back” to the University. Accordingly, Merrimak is pleased to provide one $1000 (one thousand dollar) scholarship to the WSU student that wins the 2011 e-Warrior Digital Photography Competition.

About the Event

Calling all WSU student photographers! Show off your talents and win an e-Warrior: Digital Life & Learning Scholarship! Simply capture your interpretation of “the best of WSU” in a still photo and submit it as a .jpg or .png by January 1st. Creativity and imagination aided by the use of Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator or InDesign encouraged.

Students may submit up to two entrees. All entrees are entered into competition under a Creative Commons License. If you do not know what this is please be sure to read about it before you enter.

Deadline

• All entries must be submitted by January 1, 2012.
• Winners to be announced after semester break.

Qualifications

• You must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits) and be a part of the e-Warrior: Digital Life & Learning Program.
• You will be required to attend a luncheon on a date to be announced, to meet with your benefactor (casual attire).

Details

• Format: *.jpg or *.png format
• Subject: The Best of WSU. Pictures need to be of on campus or related to WSU
• Size: Needs to be 8 x 10, 300 dpi
• Can use Photoshop/Fireworks to enhance
  • Must use WSU supported software or software that is freely accessible by all
• Can use personal camera or borrow one from Somsen Front Desk
• Photos judged on the following:
  • Creativity-30 points
  • Visual Appeal-30 points
  • Represents WSU-30 points

Judging

• Selection of scholarship recipient will be based on the following:
  • How it captures the WSU theme – 30%
  • Creativity – 30%
  • Photographic quality – 40%

Judges

• Todd Copeman, WSU Assistant Webmaster
• Zach Boudreau, WSU Webmaster
• Dave Burman, TLT Staff

Disclaimer

By submitting an entry, I guarantee that the content of my entry is free of any copyright restriction and agree to provide WSU with copies of any copyright releases I have acquired, should they be requested. Winona State University cannot be held responsible for any consequences resulting from possible copyright violation. I agree to defend and indemnify the University and/or the University’s licensees and assignees and hold them harmless against all claims, suits, costs losses, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that the University and/or the University’s licensees and assignees may sustain by reason of any unlawful matter contained in the program. WSU also reserves the right to use submissions to the e-Competition, in whole or in part, for future promotion and demonstration.

Submission Information

You must use use this form to submit your entry.

General Questions

Char Gorak
Somsen 207
cgorak@winona.edu
507-457-2520

Helpful Information

• Merrimak Capital
• Merrimak Scholarships
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Fireworks
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign