Students win $3,250 in cash and prizes

Congrats to our student winners of the 6^th Annual OCC Student Essay Competition!

First, second and third place winners were awarded $1,000, $750 and $500, respectively. Five honorable mention winners received OCC Bookstore gift certificates valued at $200 each. Essays were scored by a committee using college writing and critical thinking evaluation rubrics that were developed through previous assessment activities. Sponsored by the OCC Foundation and the Student Outcomes Assessment Committee, the contest was open to all current OCC students.

Students participating in the competition were required to write an essay between 1,000 and 1,250 about the city of Detroit.

This year’s winners are:

1^st Place Michael Borst  $1,000

2^nd Place Sarah DeLadurantey  $750

3^rd  Place Jenna Urbauer  $500

Honorable Mentions, who won book store gift certificates are:

Megan Freck

Christi Keaveny

Megan Korenek

Tracy Sorrow

Natalie Wright

The winning essays and student biographies can be viewed here.

Awards were announced on Monday, May 6, 2013.