#spubound Photo Contest

#spubound Photo Contest for the 2020 Incoming Class

Get to know your SPU classmates on social media! Beginning June 22, we’ll launch a new photo theme each week throughout the summer. Share your photos on Instagram or Twitter and later vote to help choose the winners!

2020 High School Graduation Celebration (#GraduationCelebration)

Submit Photos: June 22–26

Vote: June 29–July 3

How did you celebrate your high school graduation? Show us your cap and gown, senior signs, or drive-by graduation photos! The winner of this round will win $50 to donate to any nonprofit education organization that helps students attend school and receive an education.

Best Pet (#BestPet)

Submit Photos: July 6–10

Vote: July 13–17

Who has the best pet of SPU’s incoming class of 2020? The winner of this round will win $50 to donate to any animal nonprofit organization that rescues animals.

Falcon Spirit (#FalconSpirit)

Submit Photos: July 20–24

Vote: July 27–31

Show off your SPU spirit… the more creative and fun, the better! The winner of this round will win $50 to donate to any on-campus club OR nature-related OR Seattle-based nonprofit organization.

My Passion (#MyPassion)

Submit Photos: August 3–7

Vote: August 10–14

What can you spend hours doing and never get tired of doing it? What makes you come alive? The winner of this round will win $50 to donate to any nonprofit organization relevant to their passion/hobby of choice (music, dancing, mental health, community service, etc.).

My Community (#MyCommunity)

Submit Photos: August 17–21

Vote: August 24–28

Communities unite us and help us be a part of something greater than ourselves. The winner of this round will win $50 to donate to any community-based nonprofit organization (communities of color, health care, disability, food banks, etc.).

Adventure (#Adventure)

Submit Photos: August 31–September 4

Vote: September 7–11

Show off the raddest adventures you've experienced or upcoming adventures you're looking forward to. The winner of this round will win $50 to donate to any non-political or anti-discriminatory nonprofit organization.

How to participate

You can enter on Instagram and Twitter, but make sure to use both the week’s theme hashtag and #spubound hashtag to qualify. After each round, we’ll collect our favorite photos and publish an article showing the best photos from that category with a poll. Then it’s up to you to vote for your favorite! After a week, the polls will close and the photo with the most votes wins $50 to donate to a cause of their choice relevant to the photo theme. *The winner of the theme will choose the cause and SPU will donate the $50 directly to the cause of choice. Only SPU's 2020 incoming class is eligible to win.

Prizes

After a week of voting, we’ll announce which photo received the most votes. The winner of each round will win $50 to donate to a cause of their choice based on the photo theme. There will be six winners total, and each person is only eligible to win one round. However, every time you participate in the contest by submitting your photo, you’ll be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a $150 SPU bookstore or Amazon gift card at the end of the contest to use towards your textbooks or school supplies. So if you participate in all six rounds, your name will be entered six times into the raffle!

How to vote

After each round has finished, we’ll publish an article showing the best photos from that category, with a poll for you to vote for your favorite. If your photo is in the running, share it with your friends and family. Polls will close after one week. Anyone can vote!

Judging criteria

As you vote for your favorite photos each round, consider:

How well does this photo fit the theme?
Is the photo creative or unique?

Admitted Students