Promotions at EFSC

Eastern Florida State College regularly holds contests and drawings to give current students a chance to win prizes. Explore the list in the accordion below for eligibility requirements, deadlines, how to enter, and more information about each promotion.

EFSC employees or students planning a college-sponsored promotion should review the process and submit a request to add rules to this page. Please note that requests must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the start of the promotion.

Current Promotion Topics and Rules

Growing with the Arts Community Art Show

ELIGIBILITY

This annual art show is open to all EFSC students, faculty, staff, and Brevard County Residents.

Contest Period

The Contest begins on 03/01/2024 at 11:00 AM ET and ends on 04/15/2024 at 04:00 PM ET (the "Contest Period"). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified.

How to Enter

Interested persons must submit their original artwork to the Titusvile Campus Library front desk (Bldg. 5) during normal operating hours. This annual art show is open to all EFSC students, faculty, staff, and Brevard County Residents.

Children's Artwork - please mount all artwork onto a foam, matte, or poster board prior to dropping it off. Artwork must not exceed ten pounds in weight.
Adult Artwork - all artwork must be display-ready. For two-dimentionsal pieces ensure that it is framed, wired or matted. Artwork must not exceed ten pounds in weight.
Categories/Mediums - drawings, paintings, sculptures, photography, mixed media, and digital art.

Each entrant is only eligible to win one (1) prize throughout the duration of the Contest, regardless of method of entry. Data pertaining to all entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

Winner Selection

On 04/23/2024 at 04:00 PM ET, one or more entities working on behalf of the Sponsor will select the potential winner(s) in accordance with the judging criteria (Originality and Mastery of the medium used) from among all eligible entries in the following location: Titusville Campus, Bldg. 5, Library. The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner(s) via video conference, social media, email, telephone, or in person on or around 04/24/2024. If the potential winner(s) cannot be contacted within five (5) days, the Sponsor may select alternate potential winner(s) from among the remaining eligible entries. Any prize having a total announced value of $5,000 or more must be offered in strict compliance with §849.094, Florida Statutes.

Prizes

Each eligible winner will receive one prize from among the following:

- All children's submissions will receive a ribbon.
- Adult Submissions: the top three in each category/medium will receive a ribbon.

Prize retail value may differ at the time of award. The specifics of the prize(s), which is/are funded by the Campus Libraries, will be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution(s) will be permitted, except at the Sponsor's discretion. All prizes are non-transferable and subject to income tax. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation, any and all federal, state, and/or local income taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. Any winner of a prize valued in excess of $600 at the time of award must provide their social security number, EIN, or TIN to Eastern Florida State College and shall receive an IRS Form 1099. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use a winner's name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

All prizes not picked up at the time of award must be picked up in Titusville Campus, Bldg. 5, Rm. Library (1311 North U.S. 1, Titusville, FL 32796) within ten (10) days of the time of award notification.

The Fine Print

Participation in the Contest further constitutes the entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these official rules including all additional terms and conditions.

Writes of Spring Poetry Slam

Eligibility

The Writes of Spring Poetry Slam (the "Contest") is open to currently enrolled Eastern Florida State College students taking at least one class who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia and are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry (or who submit a signed parent/guardian consent and release form). Employees (including student employees) of Eastern Florida State College (the "Sponsor") and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest and their respective immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, and children) and household members are not eligible to win.

Contest Period

The Contest begins on 03/11/2024 at 09:00 AM ET and ends on 04/16/2024 at 06:30 PM ET (the "Contest Period"). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified.

How to Enter

To enter the Contest, eligible students should do the following during the Contest Period:

Use the sign up sheet located on the door of in Bldg. 2 Rm. 225 on the Palm Bay Campus. Students can also enter by emailing Rachel Rhinehart or Elaine Fowler.

Winner Selection

On 04/17/2024 at 09:00 PM ET, one or more entities working on behalf of the Sponsor will select the potential winner(s) in accordance with the judging criteria (Five random student judges will rank each poem 1- 10, with 10 being the highest, the total of these points will determine the winners.) from among all eligible entries in the following location: Palm Bay Campus, Bldg. 1, Rm. 107G (Auditorium). The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner(s) via video conference, social media, email, telephone, or in person on or around 04/17/2024. If the potential winner(s) cannot be contacted within five (5) days, the Sponsor may select alternate potential winner(s) from among the remaining eligible entries. Any prize having a total announced value of $5,000 or more must be offered in strict compliance with §849.094, Florida Statutes.

Prize(s)

Each eligible winner will receive one prize from among the following:

- 1st Place: Bose Headphones, EFSC Hoodie, EFSC Tee Shirt, & Skull Candy Earbuds ($115 Value, 1 Available)
- 2nd Place: Bose Headphones & an EFSC Hoodie ($90 Value, 1 Available)
- 3rd Place: EFSC Hoodie, EFSC Tee Shirt, & Skull Candy Earbuds ($65 Value, 1 Available)
- 4th Place: EFSC Hoodie & Skull Candy Earbuds ($50 Value, 1 Available)
- 5th Place: EFSC Sweatshirt & Skull Candy Earbuds ( $35 Value, 1 Available)

Best Earth Day Poem: Bose Headphones & an EFSC Tee Shirt ($65 Value, 1 Available)

Prize retail value may differ at the time of award. The specifics of the prize(s), which is/are funded by the The Office of Student Life, will be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution(s) will be permitted, except at the Sponsor's discretion. All prizes are non-transferable and subject to income tax. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation, any and all federal, state, and/or local income taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. Any winner of a prize valued in excess of $600 at the time of award must provide their social security number, EIN, or TIN to Eastern Florida State College and shall receive an IRS Form 1099. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use a winner's name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

All prizes not picked up at the time of award must be picked up in Palm Bay Campus, Bldg. 1, Rm. 107G (250 Community College Parkway, Palm Bay, FL 32909) within ten (10) days of the time of award notification.

The Fine Print

Participation in the Contest further constitutes the entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these official rules including all additional terms and conditions.