February 11, 2010
CARLSBAD, CALIF. – The National University Golf Academy, which offers innovative education programs that combine academics with golf at the high school, associate’s and bachelor’s levels, today launched a video Swing Challenge on the Academy’s Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/nugolfacademy.
To enter the Swing Challenge, contestants simply need to upload a video and short description of their swing to their Facebook page, where they will encourage friends to vote on their video. Dr. Mac Powell, the Dean of the National University Golf Academy, and the Academy’s expert faculty will review the video submissions.
Each video will be judged by a panel of National University Golf Academy expert judges, who will rank the submissions based on the following criteria: originality and creativity of the swing and accompanying narration; skill level of the swing; and feedback from Golf Academy Facebook community, including number of “like” votes for the video.
The first place winner of the Swing Challenge will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the National University Golf Academy and five (5) one-hour sessions with a PGA professional the Golf Academy’s Swing Lab in Carlsbad, California. Second place will receive three (3) one-hour sessions, and third place will enjoy one (1) one-hour visit to the lab.
The National University Golf Academy Swing Challenge video contest ends at midnight Pacific Time on April 30, 2010.
Instructions on uploading videos are available at www.Facebook.com/nugolfacademy.
For more information about the National University Golf Academy’s Facebook Swing Challenge, please call 1-877-NU-GOLF1 or email golf@nu.edu.
About National University Golf Academy
The National University Golf Academy offers innovative education programs that combine academics with golf at the high school, associate’s and bachelor’s levels. National University Golf Academy utilizes the latest technology and the best educators in the industry to provide onsite and online learning to students across the globe. Graduates of the academy’s programs will be qualified for rewarding careers in the golf industry. Dr. Powell, a Class “A” member of the Professional Golfer’s Association and a professor at National University, is the dean of the academy. To learn more, visit www.nugolfacademy.org.
About National University
Founded in 1971, National University is the second-largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in California with 22,000 full-time students and 119,000 alumni. The flagship institution of the National University System, National University is dedicated to making lifelong learning opportunities accessible, challenging and relevant to a diverse population of students. Five schools and one college – the College of Letters and Sciences, the School of Business and Management, the School of Education, the School of Engineering and Technology, the School of Health and Human Services, and the School of Media and Communication – offer 100 graduate and undergraduate degrees and 22 teacher credentials at more than 30 locations throughout California and in Henderson, Nevada. A leader in online education, National University offers more than 60 degree programs via the Internet. National University is headquartered in La Jolla, California. To learn more, visit www.nu.edu.
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