SIFE at Susquehanna
Changing the World

Ethics Essay Contest

Our prompts for the spring contest are now available online! Please click on the links below to view the promt for the applicable grade level. Please also note that the cover sheet and teacher letter are applicable for each grade level. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!

In 2003 SU SIFE conducted our first essay contest with the theme of entrepreneurship. We received 4 entries, and continued the contest the next year, doubling our entries to 8.

In the contest's third year we decided to shift topics for the contest and focused on business ethics instead. In an effort to expand the contest, we distributed flyers and bookmarks to over 200 schools in 7 surrounding counties. We also tied the judging criteria to PSSA standards so that teachers could incorporate our contest into their curriculum.

We received 278 entries in total and awarded savings bonds to the winners during an awards ceremony held at SU. In its fourth year, the contest again grew to 296 entries. We incorporated teacher evaluation sheets into the project that provided positive feedback on the impact our contest had in their classrooms. Teachers told us about classroom discussion that was generated because of our age appropriate prompts and praised our awards ceremony where parents, teachers, and students were able to join us to congratulate the winners.

We are very excited about the potential for this year's sixth annual contest. Prompts have already been distributed. If you or someone you know would like further information or the necessary entry sheets, please contact Megan Neff (neffm@susqu.edu) or Matt Custer (custer@susqu.edu). We are looking forward to another successful contest!

Teacher Letter
Cover Sheet
4th & 5th Grade Prompt
6th through 8th Grade Prompt
9th through 12th Grade Prompt

Last updated Christine Evangelisti, Webmaster, SIFE Team. ©2005 Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870.