Concord Ledger

NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following announcement on May 27.

Concord’s Community College announces two top prizes in the 2021 N.H. Humanities Collaborative’s HUGEmanities “The Big Contest.” This year’s contest sought digital projects with a focus on racial and social equity, including aspects of digital research, production, argument, and creative expression.

First place Digital Storytelling Award went to Rebecca Nann, an NHTI Liberal Arts major and former president of the social sciences club, for her video “Art as Glue: How We Hold It Together” that was also showcased at the CCSNH Making Sense of COVID symposium in February.

First place Change the World Award for projects making an impact on the world went to The Eye literary journal team led by Melissa Sprague, an NHTI Education major and newly elected president of The Eye, and included strong work by Brian Melendy.

Students turned the Campus Reads work on Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise and the panel discussion on indigenous issues in education and society into a website containing resources and a video culled from that panel discussion.

Contest judges state, “This work, and work like it, shines a light on the critical role that the humanities play in shaping our world. It is through thinking critically, leading, communicating, and working cooperatively, that we continue to drive change.” 

Original source can be found here.