MARLBORO, Vt., Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlboro College announces the launch of their
popular Beautiful Minds Challenge for the 2017-2018 academic year,
with significantly expanded opportunities for scholarships and
prizes. Inspired high school students from across the nation and
around the world are invited to respond to the prompt: "Innovative
communication unites people. Share your vision."
"Creative and effective communication is more important than
ever, to counter the current climate of divisiveness in national
and world discourse," said Kevin
Quigley, president of Marlboro. "This year's Beautiful Minds
Challenge celebrates the innovation of students working in this
crucial area from the local level to a global scale."
Now in it's sixth year, and based on its great successes over
the years, the Beautiful Minds Challenge has been expanded to be
even more attractive, with four times as many scholarships
available for finalists. A total of 12 full (direct costs of
attendance) or partial, four-year scholarships are now offered to
seniors interested in enrolling at Marlboro, and more than $2,000 in prizes for other students.
The Beautiful Minds Challenge is open to all teens, age 15-19
and not yet enrolled in college full-time. Entries in the form of a
creative digital documentation, whether that's words, images,
audio, or video, are due by Friday, December
1, 2017.
Submissions will be judged by a panel of Marlboro faculty, staff, and students based on
their quality, creativity, preparation, and demonstration of
original, critical, and innovative thinking. Finalists will be
awarded expense-paid trips to one of two Beautiful Minds Symposia,
during the spring 2018 semester, where they will share their
projects and experience Marlboro
College firsthand.
"The Beautiful Minds scholarship has made our community
accessible to many, myself included," said senior Alessandro Pane, a finalist in the 2013
challenge now studying music composition, performance, and critical
theory.
"The Beautiful Minds Challenge allows students who like to think
deeply about complex themes, and express their thoughts creatively,
to see what a Marlboro learning
experience might be like," said Angela
Hamilton, admissions events and non-degree program
coordinator.
For more information, including a video of the prompt as well as
detailed rules, instructions, and prizes, go to:
http://minds.marlboro.edu/
About Marlboro:
Located in the foothills of Vermont's Green Mountains, Marlboro College provides independent thinkers with
exceptional opportunities to broaden their intellectual horizons
and benefit from a small and close-knit learning
community.
CONTACT: Matthew Barone,
802-251-7644, MBarone@Marlboro.edu
View original
content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marlboro-college-adds-full-ride-scholarships-awards-to-beautiful-minds-challenge-for-2017-300519899.html
SOURCE Marlboro College