1st Place ($250):
“Standardized Testing in the United States School System”
Author: Gabriela Lezama Martinez
Instructor and Course: Joe Helminski, Composition II ENG 1520, Winter 2023
2nd Place ($150):
“The Need for Comprehensive Sex Education in U.S. Schools”
Author: Rocio Lezama Martinez
Instructor and Course: Joe Helminski, Composition II ENG 1520, Winter 2023
3rd Place ($100):
“Generative AI and Art”
Author: Ella Beck
Instructor and Course: James Anderson, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2023
1st Place ($250):
“Searching for the Oak Grove: A Brief Exploration of the Incarnations of Druids from the Iron Age to Modern Day”
Author: Elizabeth Bock
Instructor and Course: Tara Hendin, HL Campus Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2022
2nd Place ($150):
“Mushrooms for Medicine”
Author: Therese Yarbrough
Instructor and Course: Theodore Bolak, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2022
Honorable Mention ($50):
Auburn Hills
“Representation of the Deaf Community in Healthcare Jobs”
Author: Della Hall
Instructor and Course: Cindy Mooty, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2022
Highland Lakes
“The Effects pf Plastic Pollution in the Ocean”
Author: Adriane Watson
Instructor and Course: James Anderson, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2022
Orchard Ridge
“Book Censorship in U.S. Public Schools”
Author: Lauryn Thomas
Instructor and Course: Camille Ziolek, Composition I ENG 1510, Fall 2022
Royal Oak
“The North American Prison Systems Rehabilitation”
Author: Caitlyn Stock
Instructor and Course: Kimberly Caswell, Composition II, Winter 2022
Southfield
Unfortunately, none of the papers submitted from the SF Campus met the minimum qualifications of the competition.
1st Place ($250):
“The Ethics and Law Behind Americas Commercial Slaughter Industry”
Author: Kara Jenneker
Instructor and Course: Ted Bolak, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2021
2nd Place ($150):
“Later High School Start Times: A Small Change with a Big Impact”
Author: Sarah Trumbull
Instructor and Course: Suba Subbarao, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2021
Honorable Mention ($50 – one per campus):
Auburn Hills
“Assyrians in Iraq”
Author: Lily Collins
Instructor and Course: Alfred Defreece Jr., Sociology of Diversity SOC 2620, Winter 2021
Highland Lakes
“Racial Bias in Policing: Broken or Working as Intended?”
Author: Todd Skiles
Instructor and Course: James Anderson, Composition II ENG 1520, Summer 2021
Orchard Ridge
“Blowing Smoke”
Author: Deja Green
Instructor and Course: Leah Michels, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2021
Royal Oak
“Tecumseh of the Shawnee: An Irreparable Loss”
Author: Todd Bates
Instructor and Course: Michael Vollbach, HIS 1520, Summer 2021
Southfield
“Healthcare Careers as a Psychiatrist”
Author: Chanece Torbert
Instructor and Course: Joseph Ajiri: HCA 1000, Introduction to Health Care Administration, Fall 2021