We want your stories.
We asked members of the class of 2015, and all Bucknell faculty, staff and students, to tell us what they believed. We invited them to submit an essay or a video. The top eleven entries by members of the class of 2015 won a gift certificate to the University Bookstore. Check out the winning essays and videos.
Submissions from 2011
The Power of Hello, Bronwyn Barnwell
Run Your Own Life, Shannon Beauregard
Snapshots of Happiness, Nicole M. Blum
Emptying the Dishwasher at Night, Ally Boni
On Imagination And Sunrises, Molly Brown
The Power of a Smile, Kalie Brumbaugh
Making It Happen, Ajan Caneda
Flipping Over Pennies, Ali Carey
Magic, Anthony J. Carno
When the Dress Fits, Kate Celmer
One Step Closer, Carly Cento
My Best Friend, Amanda Chikowski
Accepting Culture Differences, Minwoo Cho
Ping-Pong, Reading, Cooking – The Choice Is Yours, Taylor Cotter
The Power of Perspective, Brigid Crispi
The Meaning of a Holiday, Allison Daley
Reaching a Chain of People, Nicole Davis
I Believe in Risks, Audrey Dotson
Keeping Perspective, Megan Doyle
When Your Fingers Touch the Doorknob, Maddie Dulac
Community Engagement through Sensitivity, Shaun Epstein
Being New and Improved, Ruby Fako
Being Happy is Your Choice, Terra Fasold
The Secret to Happiness, Lauren Frei
The Power of Youth, Rebecca Fritsch
Running in the Rain, Wallis Gaillard
I Believe in Feet, Alexis Galaini
An Unexpected Angel, Erica Gaugler
This I Believe Essay, Gwenn Gideon
Little Moments, Colin Hassell
The Art of Moving, Jennifer Heider
From Mozart to Madonna: I Believe In Music, Katie Hickes
Why Wear Only One Hat?, Paul A. Hook
Time Travel Through Music, Jessica Isgro
Open Mind, Open World, Bradley M. Janicki
The Individual, Jonathan Jones
Love at Any Age, Allie Kaliff
The Importance of Patience, Kevin Keller
The Impressions Other Than the First, McKenzie Kelly
Judgment Day, Jasmine King
An Open Mind Opens New Doors to New Possibilities, Xavier Langford
Just Do Everything, Peter Lanzi
The Power of an Instant, Jen Lassen
The Perpetual Awkwardness of Life, Brianna Marshall
A Life of Definition, Christine Martino
Passion: The Flavor of Life, Keith Mattern
"This I Believe", Deborah Mills
The Voice Inside Me, Jacquelyn T. Nelson
The positivity of difference, Zwelani Ngwenya
Warm and Fuzzy Things, Kristen Palframan
A Dream's Power, Kaitlyn Perez
Please and Thank You, Alexa Preucil
Temika, Kelsey Radwick
Strangers, Cassandra Ricci
One Smile One World, Michael Sahagian
Love was Lost but then was Found, Diane Schrom
That Intangible Thing, Mary Helen Schwartz
Believing is Eating, Andrea Seifert
Stepping in the Same River Twice, James Shields
Spontaneity & Exploration, Zander Slavitz
Santa Claus, Tommy Smith
The Kindness of Strangers, Mick Smyer
The Power of Music, Becky Snelson
This I believe, Richard Song
Drawing Hammers, Audrey Tolbert
There is no They, Margot Vigeant
The Circle of Love, Allyson Weisel
The Magical Formula, Tara A. Wilk
Why Music is Important to You, Josh Wilson
Persist till the end, Yi Xu
Submissions from 2010
Sun Beams and Simple Dreams, Justine Schnell
Submissions from 2009
The Methodology of Me, Abbey Slobodin