This just in from Griff Wigley, who helped build the PJNet weblog. He writes:
I saw an ad for this on the home page of the N.Y. Times.
The ad says in part:
The New York Times Knowledge Network and NYTimes.com invite you to participate in the “Student Perspectives” Essay Contest. We encourage you to share your views, in essay form, on the topic of “Civic Engagement.”
As you might know, the Harnisch Foundation under the direction of Ruth Ann Harnisch gave us a substantial gift to start the Center for for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. We are up and running. Keep abreast of what is happening at SustainableJournalism.org 
Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.