Summit
Read the 2024 manuscript of Summit and watch the livestream recording of last year's Summit launch! Our 2025 launch video will be posted before the semester ends, so please check back soon! Thank you to our wonderful students, staff, and faculty for attending.
For next year's Summit...
Submissions for our next edition will open on Dec. 1, 2025. Please check this space for submission details at that time. Due to the nature of the journal, Summit will only be accepting academic works that
- are written by an undergraduate student from any UAS campus
- are from classes taken during spring, summer, or fall of 2024 only
- qualify as academic writing (no creative works)
- do not exceed 15 pages (double spaced), excluding references
- present a clear thesis
- follow the submission guidelines.
Scoring:
Each submission will be judged with the same rubric by a team of UAS faculty and student judges, who will analyze each paper for how well it reflects scholarly writing and the UAS core competencies of
- information literacy
- critical thinking
- professional behavior reflected in writing
Essay Contest:
The paper that exhibits the strongest mastery of the core competencies will be the recipient of the UAS Ernestine Hayes Award for Excellence in Essay Writing, be featured with a special spread in the journal, and win a monetary prize.
How to Submit:
Fill out the submission form to
- provide student information
- verify that you are eligible to submit based on all Summit inclusion criteria
- upload the essay that you are submitting for Summit
- include a short author bio (50-80 words, written in the third person)
Don't forget to ensure that your essay is
- either a Microsoft Word document or Google Doc (no PDFs or hard copies, please)
- in 12-point Times New Roman font
- double spaced
- 15 pages maximum (not counting references listed at the end of the essay)
Once you submit the Google Form, your Summit entry is complete! If you would like to make sure we have received it, you are welcome to reach out to the Writing Center to check.
Questions? Contact any of the tutors in the Writing Center by emailing us at uas.writingcenter@alaska.edu, or give us a call at (907) 796-6188.
Past Summit launch recordings
Please enjoy the full version of the 2023 edition of Summit and watch our spring 2023 launch event!
In 2022, the Writing Center published physical copies ofSummit for the very first time! Our launch event includes remarks from the WC's student tutors, the Writing Specialist, and the Library Dean, as well as a wonderful speech from the winner of the Ernestine Hayes Award for Excellence in Essay Writing.
Click here to watch 2022's launch of our first print edition of Summit!