Rules
Rules and Regulations
Contest Period
November 2nd, 2009 – December 3rd, 2009, 4:30:00 pm EST.
- All entries must be submitted by the contest deadline.
- Late entries will not be accepted.
- All videos submitted must be original.
- All entries must be from current Mohawk College registered students.
Contest Managers and Judges
Contest Managers are the administration of the Mohawk College Marketing Division.
Contest Judges are as follows:
- Ronald Holgerson, Vice President of Advancement and Public Relations
- Ken Wallis, Associate Dean of Communications Media
- Marianne Wilson, Director of Marketing
- Marilyn Gris, Manager of Student Recruitment and Online Marketing
Eligibility
The contest managers will review all submitted entries. Each submitted video should display why the entrant(s) chose Mohawk College. Eligibility will be based on the following criteria: video quality, visual appeal, appropriateness, depiction of student life. The decision of the contest managers is final and there shall be no appeal therefrom.
Contest Rules
As the submitted videos will be posted online and viewed by various members of the community, including prospective students and their families, all videos submitted must be free of any inappropriate language and/or sexual content. All videos will be reviewed by the contest managers prior to being placed online. If any video is deemed inappropriate by the contest managers, that video will be declared ineligible. Each video submitted must be no longer than 3 minutes in length.
Prizes
Winning videos will be used in, but not limited to, Mohawk College’s website and recruitment advertisements. The contest managers will be responsible for awarding the prizes to the winning entrants. The contest managers reserve the right to substitute a prize with one of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for any reason.
- 1st Prize: $1,000
- 2nd Prize: $500
- 3rd Prize: $500
Publication
All videos submitted, whether as a winning entry or not, will become the property of Mohawk College and may be used, published or republished, in whole or in part, royalty free, in any printed or electronic media and in promotional material, including recruitment and online publications. By sending your videos in for consideration, you provide Mohawk College with exclusive ownership of the video.
Ownership
All entrants must, at the time of submission, be the sole authors and owners of the copyright of all videos entered into the contest. Upon entry, all rights in and to the videos become the exclusive property of Mohawk College, including all intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, copyright. Mohawk College has the right to use the video as it chooses, including the right to use the video, or any portion of that video, in Mohawk College printed or online publications. Mohawk College reserves the right to alter the video in any manner deemed necessary for use in any promotional pieces.
Originality
All entries must be original, unpublished, and created solely by the submitting entrant(s) and not violate the intellectual property rights, copyright, or right of property of any third party. Copyrighted materials will not be accepted unless specific permission for the use of such material can be shown.
Release Forms
All entrants are required to produce release forms upon submission of their video. Release forms are available through the Mohawk College Video Contest website, and must be filled out by any individual appearing in the submitted video. Any video submitted without release forms shall be ineligible for consideration by the contest managers.

