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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please consider participating in this competition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dr. Bhat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> American Counseling Association [mailto:acamemberservices@counseling.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine <bhatc@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Essay competitions now open!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2017 GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY COMPETITIONS:</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WIN $500 & MORE!</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ACA graduate student members are invited to enter the annual essay competitions, sponsored by the American Counseling Association Foundation (ACAF).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Two grand prize essayists will be awarded $500, a complimentary ACA 2017 Conference & Expo registration, and publication in</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Counseling Today</span></b></em></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Prizes
for Runners-up and Honorable Mention also awarded. </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year, the competitions will address the following theme:
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Educating New Federal Leaders about Counseling</span></i></strong>. On January 20, 2017, a new cadre of federal officials will be assuming leadership roles throughout the executive branch of government.
ACA student members are invited to craft advocacy messages that bring more awareness to these new federal officials about the counseling needs of people across the lifespan and how professional counselors respond to those needs.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0000CC">here</span></strong></a>. The deadline for essay submissions is
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 4, 2017. </span></strong>Awards will be officially presented at the ACA 2017 Conference & Expo (San Francisco: March 16–19).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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