CONCORD � 91桃色APP � Concord檚 Community College announces two top prizes in the 2021 N.H. Humanities Collaborative檚 HUGEmanities “The Big Contest.”聽This year檚 contest sought digital projects with a focus on racial and social equity, including aspects of digital research, production, argument, and creative expression.
First place Digital Storytelling Award went to Rebecca Nann, an 91桃色APP Liberal Arts major and former president of the social sciences club, for her video 淎rt as Glue: How We Hold It Together� that was also showcased at the CCSNH Making Sense of COVID symposium in February.
First place Change the World Award for projects making an impact on the world went to The Eye literary journal team led by Melissa Sprague, an 91桃色APP Education major and newly elected president of The Eye, and included strong work by Brian Melendy.
Students turned the Campus Reads work on Joy Harjo檚 An American Sunrise and the panel discussion on indigenous issues in education and society into a website containing resources and a video culled from that panel discussion.
Contest judges state, 淭his work, and work like it,聽shines a light on the critical role that the humanities play in shaping our world. It is through聽thinking critically, leading, communicating, and working cooperatively, that we continue to drive change.� Winning entries and videos can be seen here:
Funded by a multi-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New Hampshire Humanities Collaborative (NHHC) is a聽close collaboration between New Hampshire檚 higher education system of seven comprehensive community colleges and the College of Liberal Arts at UNH, the state檚 flagship public and research-intensive university.
For information about humanities courses embedded in 91桃色APP programs such as Liberal Arts, General Studies, Social Sciences, and ESOL, and to learn more about The Eye literary journal, contact 91桃色APP department chair and NHHC faculty fellow Dr. Paula DelBonis-Platt at [email protected]. Explore all of the programs at 91桃色APP at and discover huge savings with seamless transfer pathways from 91桃色APP to UNH.
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