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Picturing U at Point Park

Enter our Open House photo contest on Facebook

At Point Park's Open House programs, prospective undergraduate students can tour campus, learn about majors, talk to current students and much more. Share photos from your visit for a shot at winning great prizes!

  • $25 Barnes & Noble gift card
  • $25 Starbucks gift card
  • Grand prize: Kodak Video camera

Kodak Barnes & Noble Starbucks Coffee

Here's what to do

  • Register to attend an upcoming Open House program and bring your camera. 
  • Capture your favorite aspect of Point Park. Is it the towering sky scrapers? Is it the students hanging out in Alumni Park? Is it meeting new friends? We want to see Point Park through your eyes! 
  • Email your photos to picturingU@pointpark.edu, and we'll upload your photo to an album on the Point Park Facebook page.
  • Tell your friends and family to Facebook Like the photo.

Determining the Winners

  • The entrant whose photo receives the most "Likes" will win a $25 Barnes and Noble or Starbucks gift card.
  • After the last Open House (Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012) the winning photo from each Open House will be placed in a final Facebook Like voting competition.  The photo with the most "Likes" will win a Flip Video camera.

Notifying the Winners

  • Winners will be contacted via e-mail each Monday after the respective voting deadlines.

Deadlines for Uploading Photos and Voting

Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 Open House

  • All photos must be submitted by noon on Saturday, Nov. 12. 
    Submit now.
  • Voting ends on Sunday, Nov. 27 at noon

Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 Open House

  • All photos must be submitted by noon on Saturday, Dec. 10.
    Submit now.
  • Voting ends on Sunday, Dec. 18 at noon

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 Open House

  • All photos must be submitted by noon on Saturday, Feb. 11.
    Submit now.
  • Voting ends on Sunday, Feb. 19 at noon

The Final Facebook Like Voting Competition

  • The winning photo from each Open House will be placed in a final "Like" voting competition.
  • Voting begins Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
  • Voting ends Monday, March 5, 2012 at 4 p.m.
  • Winner will be announced and contacted on Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Questions regarding the contest?

Contact Terra McBride, director of social media and digital public relations at (412) 392-3987 or via email at tmcbride@pointpark.edu.