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For those that don't know me, my name is Alquincia and I am the new President of the Kappa Theta chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
I am pleased to inform you that
ON OCTOBER 20th AT THE BARN
the first BiAnnual event and contest at UCR will be held called
"Project: Elevate."
The purpose of the event is give away a minimum of 6 scholarships; 2 for Inland Empire high school students, 2 for Riverside Community College students and 2 to UCR students. To win the scholarships, the students will have to submit a Spoken Word piece on the theme of "Elevation" via email or (preferably) YouTube.com.
The event and contest will be hosted by our Sorority, Kappa Theta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. We, and the featured poets will choose the finalist from the submissions and the audience will choose the winners and order when applicable (1st, 2nd). The finalists will not be known until the event.
THE FINALIST WILL PERFORM THEIR POEM AT THE EVENT ON OCTOBER 20TH!
(That's right...you'll share the stage with HBO Def Jam Poets!)
Admission:
$3 Stage seating (Pillow style only 30 available)
$2 Regular Admission*
FREE Highschool Students (with ID)
*admission does not guarantee seating, get there early!
THIS IS A NON-PROFIT EVENT.
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND PAYMENT TO THE FEATURED ARTISTS.
O U R _ I S S U E:
Our primary concern is financially assisting college students in an effort to help them complete their educational goals. Just 54% of students entering four-year colleges in 1997 had a degree six years later — and even fewer Hispanics and blacks did, according to some of the latest government figures. After borrowing for school but failing to graduate, many of those students may be worse off than if they had never attended college at all.
Overall, the federal figures report 57% of white students finish their degree, compared with 44% of Hispanics and 39% of blacks.
A recent report by the Education Trust warned that "hundreds of thousands of young people leave our higher education system unsuccessfully, burdened with large student loans that must be repaid, but without the benefit of the wages a college degree provides.
O U R _ G O A L:
In an effort to circumvent some of these realities, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS to:
1. Give away (at least) 6 scholarships ranging from $250-$1,000 to help individuals; (1) get into college, (2) transfer to a 4 year college and (3)remain in college, by providing financial assistance.
2. Create a interest in poetic expression and have each individual to not only think about their current situation, but how they have elevated or can elevate themselves/others further.
3. Expose and promote Spoken Word Artists in an academic setting.
WANT TO DONATE $$, SEND AN EMAIL TO [email protected]
O U R _ D R E A M:
1. Thousands of students all over the Inland Empire will sit down and think about their present and their future. They'll write out possible goals and dreams as a first step to actualizing them.
2. Students who don't have access to open mic venues will come by the hundreds to be heard and to hear people who look like them, and sound like them. Some of Spoken Words finest will exemplify to the younger generation that it's cool to be intelligent, articulant and fly...and it's not a contradiction.
3. These students will be hooked on the art of self expression and open mics will spring up all over the Inland Empire, providing positive outlets for our youth!
4. The high school and college students will be exposed to the art of Spoken Word and have access to purchase CDs directly from the artist.
5. Professors will understand how significant and supplemental Spoken Word and Spoken Word artists can be to their cirriculum as guest lecturers.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE CONTEST?
1. You'll get to see, live and in person, some of the most cavalier Spoken Word artists in the industry!
2. You'll be witnessing HISTORY! Never has a Greek Organization collaborated with Spoken Word artists and given away Scholarships on this level!!
3.You'll have access to CDS/TShirts/BOOKS and other merchandise from some of the Dopest Spoken Word artist on the planet!!
4. You'll find out about upcoming shows and venues. You can join mailing lists and stay informed about your favorite artists.
E L I G I B I L I T Y
HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS:
1. You must be a highschool senior currently enrolled in a school in the Inland Empire and transferring to Riverside Community College OR Cal State San Bernardino OR University of California Riverside in Fall of 2008. 2. You must have a GPA of at least 2.30 at the time of transfer.
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS:
1. You must be enrolled in Riverside Community College (any of the three campuses) and transferring to Cal State San Bernardino OR University of California Riverside in Spring/Fall of 2008 (You can be transeferring in the Winter, but the scholarship will not be disbursed until FALL Quarter of 2008). 2. You must have at least a 2.5 GPA at the time of transfer (as required by the UC and CSU systems).
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE STUDENTS:
1. You must be enrolled in the University of California Riverside or the UCR Extension Program. 2. You must have a GPA of at least 2.3 when you enter the contest.
H O W__T O__E N T E R:
Spoken Word is "performance" poetry, therefore, we will need to read the poem and see you perform it as well.
1. Send the written piece to [email protected] and type "Contest Entry" in the subject heading.
2. Record yourself performing the poem you are entering and either:
(a) Upload it to internet and email the link to [email protected] when you send the written portion
OR
(b) Send the video to projectelevate.com, along with the written portion.
D E A D L I N E:
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE BY
OCTOBER 10 5:00 PM!
E S S A Y _ R U L E S:
1. The theme is ELEVATION; what is the importance of elevation, how have you elevated, how eduacation can help you elevate further, what you can do to elevate others, or how others have elevated and inspired you to do so as well.
For the purpose of this contest we are using the following definitions:
elevate:
1. to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
2. to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote.
3. to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level: ex. Good poetry may elevate the mind.
4. to raise the spirits; put in high spirits.
elevation:
1. the event of something being raised upward
2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
3. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something.
elevator:
1. one who elevates or raises.
2. There is a 3 minute minimum and a 4 minute maximum, points will be deducted for not meeting the minimum or exceeding the maximum.
3. You must use AT LEAST ONE word from EACH section (E S P):
E
Empowerment
Education
Economic
Elevation
Enable
S
Succession
Strength
Sacrifice
Serviceability
Sisterhood
P
Priority
Prevail
Prosperity
Progress
Partnerships
You can choose any word, and version of the word, for example...if you choose "progress" from the "P" catergory, you can use "progression" "progressing" etc. You may use the words in any order/sequence in any order throughout your poem. You can use as many of the words as you like, but you must use 1 from EACH! The words must be used "within" the context of the poem...therefore, you can not write an entire poem and simply input 3 of the words at the end. 4.Family members of Kappa Theta are NOT eligible.