Writer's Guidelines 
The packet of position papers will serve as the basis for our conversations throughout the year, so it is important that the papers be accessible to first-year students. They should represent an informed understanding, but they do not need to present a full or a finished analysis. A position paper might be the sort of thing that one would present to one's students orally when asked about the importance or relevance of one’s area of study; it might be the sort of overview that one might present in an opening lecture; or it might be the sort of thing that one would present at a public panel discussion. Please follow these guidelines when writing your statement:
- Write a 1500 word/5 page position statement on the topic that elaborates on the themes presented in the author's original abstract.
- Please consider your position statement a starting point for a conversation and not an ending point.
- To facilitate accessibility, distribution and balance we will require that author submissions do not exceed 1500 words (approximately 5 pages).
- The position papers should not assume prior knowledge of the topic.
- Sources, footnotes and additional resources on campus, and discipline specific reference tools are encouraged.
- Position Papers should have a provocative title, preferably in the form of a question. For example, students might turn from a paper entitled "Is it a Virtual World After All?" to a paper entitled: "Will Globalization Cost You Your Job?"
- It can be helpful to students if relevant courses or UNH experiences are highlighted in your work. (see Salloway example from 2005-2006 packet)
- Statements are due no later than June 14, 2006. Late submissions will prevent us from formatting and distributing the reading packet in a timely manner.
More information at http://www.unh.edu/academic-affairs/discovery/dialogue/u-dialogue.html