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DUE February 28, 2025

Popenoe Entomology Club Annual Mudge Week Art and Photo Contest and Gallery Official Rules 

What is it? 

This year, the Popenoe Entomology Club is partnering with the Manhattan Arts Center for its Annual Mudge Week Art and Photo Contest. Mudge Week is a weeklong celebration of entomology named in honor of Benjamin F. Mudge a beloved K-State professor of entomology among other topics. This year, Mudge Week will take place from March 31- April 4. All submissions will be displayed in a gallery during Mudge Week at the Manhattan Arts Center. Winners will be selected by a vote for each category, and announced at our Mudge Week Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 4 at 3:30 pm in Waters Hall Room 231. 

Eligibility and Categories 

The contest is open to all. Only one art and one photo submission will be accepted per person. The categories are as follows: 

• PEC Member Art 
• Public Art 
• PEC Member Photo 
• Public Photo 

PEC Members are defined in the Popenoe Entomology Club Constitution as: 

1) A KSU student that shares the PEC’s mission and abides by the decisions as voted on by the club 

2) Participates in club activities and events and attends at a minimum 1 hour of club meetings or sponsored outreach or FFA activities per semester 

Public categories are open to all other KSU students, faculty, staff, and members of the greater community. 

Art is defined as any original artwork featuring insects and their relatives (spiders, scorpions, ticks, etc.). A photo is defined as any original picture taken of a live or preserved insect and their relatives (spiders, scorpions, ticks, etc.) that has minimal artistic editing (basic editing such as cropping, adjusting lighting, etc. allowed). 

There is no fee to enter. 

How to Enter 

Due to space limitations, the size of entries are limited to 8×10 inches. Digital and physical submissions will be accepted. To enter, please fill out the entry form here: https://forms.office.com/r/NXwZ6R03Jt. On your form, you will indicate whether your submission is physical, digital, or both. If your submission is physical, you will be contacted by the club to arrange a drop off, if you are submitting a physical submission. 

Please email digital art and photos to [email protected]. Digital art and photos will be printed as submitted (no changes will be made to your submission other than to scale it to fit the frame). Digital art and photos that are submitted, as well as physical submissions that are not already framed or on a canvas framed in a standard black 8×10 frame. Following the closing of the gallery, contestants will have the option to claim their artwork back within 2 weeks, after which the art will be considered a donation to the club. 

Contest Deadline 

Submissions will be accepted from December 13 until February 28. Gallery space is limited, so submissions will be accepted on a first come, first served basis until the category is full, so early submission is encouraged. 

Voting 

Voting will open at the Mudge Week Art Gallery Kickoff on Monday, March 31. Voting QR codes will be available at the Manhattan Arts Center and sent to the club membership and contestants through email. Voting will close at 9 am on April 4 so that votes can be tallied for the Awards Ceremony. Votes are limited to one vote per person. In the event of a tie, both winners will be recognized. 

Disclaimer 

By entering this contest, you agree to have your name and title of your work displayed along with your work at the Manhattan Arts Center. If you win, you agree to have your work, name and title shown at the Awards Ceremony. Popenoe Entomology Club is not responsible for any technical issues in the printing of digital submissions or in the voting process. Popenoe Entomology Club Mudge Week Committee retains the right to disqualify a submission if it does not meet the rules laid out in this document, if it features content deemed inappropriate for a public family friendly gallery, or if it does not align with PEC Mission as defined in the Popenoe Entomology Club Constitution. Any scenario not listed herein will be at the discretion of the Popenoe Entomology Club Mudge Week Committee. 

DUE by noon, March 14, 2025

The Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking artwork design(s) for stickers and t-shirts. For the top three designs in both categories (sticker and t-shirt) the department will award $100 each. Students may submit multiple designs.
Info session: 
This Friday, February 7^th, in Willard 117 at 2pm 
with Dr. Jim Edgar, Faculty Chair in Chemical Engineering
The designs should follow University Brand Guidelines or www.k-state.edu/communications-marketing/brand-style
Please submit designs to [email protected] by noon, March 14, 2025
Questions? Email [email protected]
Links and information you might find helpful:
AIChE website that talks about what chemical engineers do:
https://www.aiche.org/community/students/career-resources-k-12-students-parents/what-do-chemical-engineers-do/saving-environment
Department of Chemical Engineering website:
https://che.k-state.edu/academics/undergraduate

Top 10 Chemical Engineering Inventions

1. Drinking or potable water
2. Petrol or gasoline (and other fuels including diesel)
3. Antibiotics
4. Electricity generation (from fossil fuels)
5. Vaccines
6. Plastics
7. Fertilizer
8. Sanitation
9. Electricity generation (from non-fossil fuels)
10. Dosed medications (such as tablets, pills and capsules)

Notable chemical engineering inventions that didn’t make the top 10 include biofuels (11th), contraceptives (12th), batteries (13th), the catalytic converter (14th), adhesives (28th), pneumatic tyres (39th) and photographic film (41st).

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