Engage Logo Design Contest

Create the 10^th Anniversary Logo! Design Contest Rules

Overview:

MTSU’s Engage program is looking for a new student-designed logo to celebrate our 10^th anniversary. The new logo may be used on the Engage 10^th anniversary buttons, website, social media sites, posters, merchandise, and/or any other visual collateral. This document describes the official requirements and rules of the competition.

By entering, participants agree to be bound by these contest rules. Violating any rule or not following instructions may eliminate participants’ eligibility. Engage has the right to disqualify any entrant at any time at its sole discretion.

Logo Design Guidelines and Parameters:

The purpose of this contest is to design a 10^th anniversary logo to be used to promote Engage. The logo must be appropriate for a professional business setting. Learn more about the Engage program at https://www.mtsu.edu/engage/.

Entries must be submitted as JPEG files. For quality reproduction purposes, the winning entry must later be submitted in scalable vector graphic format (EPS). Color must be CMYK, though the logo may also be produced in black and white. The logo must be easy to use, handle, resize, and manipulate for all reproduction purposes. It should be visually appealing on both small and large scales.

Eligibility:

1. Participants must be currently enrolled Middle Tennessee State University (“MTSU” or “University”) students at any level.

Submission Guidelines and How to Enter:

1. The contest is open from 12:01 a.m. November 1, 2025 and closes December 12, 2025 at 5 p.m. Late submissions will not be considered. Engage staff will select and notify winners after December 12, 2025 and before Janurary 12, 2026.
2. All entries must be submitted electronically to Engage at https://forms.office.com/r/aVRxKhTDtV
3. Submissions must include the full name(s) of the person(s) who designed the logo, their M Number, and MTSU email address.
4. Participants are allowed to work in groups; however, only one (1) prize will be awarded regardless of group size.
5. There is no fee to enter the contest.

Determination of Winner and Prize:

1. Entries will be judged on their visual appeal, adherence to the concept prompting the contest, quality of design, and ease of reproduction for the purposes stated above.
2. Only the prizes listed below will be awarded:
   • The entrant of the top design will win a Nintendo Switch valued at $300.
   • The entrant of the runner-up design will win Apple Airpods valued at $250.
   • The entrant of the third place design will win a Beats Pill speaker valued at $100.
3. The winner will be notified via email and announced by January 12, 2026.

Intellectual Property:

1. Entrants affirm their submissions are their own original work, have not been copied from others or from previous designs, including their own, and do not violate the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity. In other words, submissions must not include, be based on, or derived from any pre-existing or third-party designs, AI, trademarks, or copyrighted images.
2. Submissions become the sole property of MTSU and may be used for any University purposes, including, but not limited to, display on buttons, websites, business cards, letterhead, posters, and other materials. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees that any and all intellectual property rights in the logo design are deemed assigned to MTSU.
3. MTSU reserves the right to adapt, edit, modify, or otherwise use the winning submission in part or in its entirety in whatever manner it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
4. MTSU reserves the right to choose not to use the winning entry as described in these contest guidelines.
5. MTSU reserves the right to use any other entry for promotional purposes in the future.
6. If the winner is determined to have violated any rules, the winner will be required to forfeit or return the prize, even if the determination is made after the prize has been awarded.

Disclaimer:

1. Engage reserves the right to cancel or modify the contest and award the prize by alternate means if fraud or technical failure is determined at any time by MTSU Engage, including after the submission window has closed.
2. Engage is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or otherwise unusable entries, including entries that are lost or unusable due to computer, internet, or electronic problems.
3. Engage is not liable, for the purpose of winner and prize notification and delivery, in the event the contest winner has provided incorrect, outdated, or otherwise invalid contact information.