English
2022-2023 Winners
In April 2023, winners of the 2022 Leland Composition Essay Contest were recognized by the English department in an Awards Night ceremony. Copies of essays are currently unavailable for reading.
ENG 100
First Place: "Covid's Effect on Learning" by Maddie Koester
Second Place: "Multimedia Memoir: The Soundtrack to my Life" by Jade Forney-Bernson
Third Place: "A Liberal Educated Teacher" by Lakiyah Williams
ENG 180
First Place: "Advocacy Writing: Women Athletes Dealing With Mental Health Issues" by Alahna Davis
Second Place: "The Negative Effect of Abortion Bans on Women's Health" by Elizabeth Ziegler
Third Place: "Evaluating the Credibility of Darren Bailey" by Olivia Jung
Honorable Mention: "Teens’ Struggle With Mental Health" by Colin Scanlon
ENG 280
First Place: "The Western World's Appreciation and Appropriation of Psychedelics" by Ebony O.D.K. Lindsay
Second Place: "Problems of Stress in Nursing Students and Possible Coping Mechanisms: A Literature Review" by Lily Paw
Third Place: "Into the Metaverse: Will We Find Freedom or Free-for-all?" by Jasmine Kargbo
Honorable Mention: "No Home For Discrimination: Targeted Advertising and Fair Housing" by Georgiana Reedy
GH 101
First Place: "Treatment of the Uyghurs in China: Facts, Values and Decisions" by Paige Grice
Second Place: "Engaging, Educational, and Enjoyable: The Way to Rainy Mountain" by Megan Coleman
Third Place: "The Evolution and Confrontation of American Gun Culture" by Keira Botica
Multimodal
First Place: "My Exercise Journey" by Nicole Sprague
Second Place: "Politics and You: The Russia-Ukraine War" by Julietta Marini
Third Place: "My Experience Representing My Country" by Briza Duré Alvarenga
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