The following students were recognized at New Students Convocation, on August 31, 2013, for their prize-winning essays about this year’s Common Read:
1st Place: Kelly Anne Murphy, Middle Eastern Studies
2nd Place: Elizabeth McDermott, Biology
3rd Place: Alexander Brosseau, Mathematics
Thank you to all the students who submitted essays to the contest! And thank you to the contest judges: Joel Martin, Vice Provost; Madeleine Charney, UMass Libraries; Alex Phillips, Commonwealth College; and David Fleming, English Department.