The International Programs Office Photo Contest is underway! In addition to entering to win cash prizes (see below), all photos will be considered for publication. The editor of The Augustana, the magazine for alumni and friends of the college, is searching for cover art for the Summer 2012 edition of the magazine. All entries of the 2012 International Programs Office Photo Contest will be considered. If chosen, your photo will appear on the cover of a magazine sent to more than 32,000 people around the world. How's that for international exposure?! Make it count!

Photos can be entered in the following categories.

FOR STUDY OUTSIDE THE US

1. My Experience Abroad — any picture abroad with you in it!
2. Local Culture — photos that capture locally characteristic phenomena, scenes and people.
3. Send Me There! — pictures that showcase the scenery and landscape
4. Faculty Abroad — photos of Augustana professor(s) abroad

FOR STUDY IN THE US

1. Snapshot of America — pictures of the American experience as seen by Augustana international students

• Join the Facebook event   (http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/232410826854324/).
• Beginning March 3, upload (to the Facebook group event ) photos from any study abroad experience in which you participated from May 2011 on OR, for international students, photos taken in the US after August 1, 2011.
• Limit of two photos per category per person for STUDY OUTSIDE THE US categories and five photos per person for STUDY IN THE US (Snapshot of America).
• Deadline for entry is April 13, 2012!
• Each entry must have a description attached in order to be considered.  The description should include your name, your major, study abroad term (e.g., J-Term 2012), the location of the photo, a descriptive title OR brief description of the photo (50 words or less), and the category in which you are entering the photo (see Categories above)
• To enter the contest, pictures and descriptions should be posted on Facebook between March 3 and April 13, 2012. 
• Each entry will be scored by the number of  "likes" the photo gets on Facebook.  You can "like" as many pictures as you want, and get your 1000 Facebook friends to like the picture as well!!  Voting closes at 9 a.m. on April 13th, so the earlier you submit your photos, the more time your friends have to "like" them!
• The top ten photos in each category will be displayed in the Commons beginning on April 30.  Students and faculty will cast votes to determine the top 3 prizes in each category. Winners will be contacted for a larger format  photo, so don't delete the pictures you enter!
• The photo receiving the most votes overall will receive the People's Choice Award.
• Winners will be announced at a reception on May 9 at 6 p.m. in the Siverson Lounge.
• $50, $20 and $10 prizes will be awarded in each category. The winner of the People's Choice Award will receive $75.