Robert H. Bierman Student Health Journalism Award

The Rutgers University Health Services announces the 2004-05 Robert H. Bierman Student Health Journalism Award. The purpose of this award is to stimulate and recognize excellence in student journalism for printed health articles, written by students for students.

This award is comprised of cash and a certificate, recognizing the four best submissions, selected by the awards committee, which appeared in a campus newspaper between 3/22/04 - 3/14/05. The award recognizes the best single story (or one in a series) on a health-related issue (broadly defined). Such stories might focus on sexuality, relationships, drinking/drugging behavior on campus, impact of racism/sexism/homophobia on student health, body image, current health trends/perception of college students, and any topic which looks at health as a social issue requiring collection action, rather than just personal behaviors or habits which contribute to disease. Through this competition we hope to encourage students to find their voice by connecting science and politics - looking at changing community conditions related to health.

The Robert H. Bierman Student Health Journalism Award was created in 1998 upon the retirement of Dr. Bierman, director of the student health services and medical director for 20 years.

First prize ($150), second prize ($100), and two honorable mentions will be publicly announcement of award winners will be made in April/May at an awards ceremony.

Students may submit their article(s) at any time, as long as it was printed in a Rutgers University campus newspaper during the competition time frame (printed after March 22, 2003 for the '04-'05 academic year). In addition, all submissions should include: student name, college and year of graduation, major, campus address/PO Box, e-mail, and campus phone number, and the date and name of the campus newspaper in which their article was published. Students should submit an original, as the full page directly from the newspaper itself (and any jump pages), as well as three (3) additional 8.5x11 copies to:

Fern Walter Goodhart, Director of Health Education
319 Hurtado Health Center, CAC

by March 25, 2005. *New Feature: Submit another author's article printed in a campus newspaper and share the prize.