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The Department of History cordially invites current history majors to participate in our “Button Design Contest.”
The button will be worn by you, history majors, to show pride on and off the UTC campus and to recruit more students into our program. The History Department faculty will decide on a winner, who will receive a prize.
Qualification: The designer should be a current history major.
Guidelines for participating in the contest:
1. The button should include a historical image that embodies 1) the spirit of the history discipline, and/or 2) the importance of studying history.
o The image quality must be 640 x 480 pixels minimum.
o Please make sure the image follows the copyright rule: it should be outside the copyright date. Students are responsible for making sure that they do not use copyrighted materials in their “Button Design” work. For more see here and here.
2. The button should include a catchy phrase that shows 1) the spirit of the history discipline, and/or 2) the importance of studying history, and/or 3) importance of holding a degree in history.
3. Submit your design in a pdf. format to Dr. Fang Yu Hu (fangyu-hu@utc.edu) by 11:59 P.M. on March 1, 2019.
The winner will be announced and notified by March 29, 2019. The winner will receive a prize from the Department of History.
We encourage you to participate in the contest to show our pride to the UTC and Chattanooga communities! Please contact Professor Hu with any questions.