Off-Campus Study Photo Contest
The ACM colleges have been pioneers in off-campus study and have collaborated since the early 1960s to provide consortial off-campus study opportunities in the U.S. and around the world. The ACM Off-Campus Study Photo Contest celebrates this history and the important role that off-campus study plays in liberal arts education.
A panel of judges selects prize winners from among photos taken by students at ACM colleges when they participate in domestic or international off-campus study programs.
Along with the Grand Prize, awards are given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place photos in several categories, and additional photos receive Honorable Mention recognition. The Fans' Choice Awards honor the three photos receiving the most votes in a contest on the ACM Facebook page.
"Couscous" by Xavier Al-Mateen (Lawrence University) was awarded the Grand Prize in the 2012-13 Photo Contest.
All of the winning, honorable mention, and Fans' Choice photos are then part of a traveling exhibit hosted by ACM colleges.
Go to the Galleries to view all of the prize-winning photos from each year of the ACM Off-Campus Study Photo Contest:
The ACM held its first Off-Campus Study Photo Contest in 2008-09 as part of the consortium’s 50th Anniversary celebration. The event and traveling exhibit proved to be so popular that it became an annual event.