Student Video Contest
IU is feeling the love.
We asked students on all eight IU campuses to show us why they love IU, and they responded by submitting more than 50 videos to the Celebrate IU 2008 group on YouTube.
The contest, which was first held in 2007, asked students to share their university spirit by creating 60-second videos and uploading them to YouTube. A panel of two IU faculty members and one IU student selected the top three videos.
The first-place video was produced by IUPUI undergraduates Robin Licht, Erik Osburn, and Mariah White, who received the $300 grand prize. In “Why We Love IU,” co-stars Licht and Osburn rap about IU, IUPUI’s status as a top urban university, and successful IU alumni such as astronaut David Wolf and actor Kevin Kline.
IUPUI graduate student Prathik Gadde won second place and $200 for his video about the culture, tradition, passion, and accomplishments at IU’s eight campuses.
In the third-place video, IU Bloomington undergraduate Jake Isley asked students around campus why they love IU. Isley received $100.
The judges were Bob Bledsoe, a lecturer in the IU Bloomington Department of English and the director of the IU Writers’ Conference; Michael Lasater, professor of communication arts and director of new media at IU South Bend; and Danielle Straszheim, a business administration major and member of the Student Government Association at IU East.
Visit the Celebrate IU 2008 group on YouTube to watch all 55 videos. Thanks to everyone who participated!
