November 2009
Contents
- SIPS
- Fulbright Celebration
- Scholarship Deadlines
- Personal Statement Class
- UCARE Deadline
- ACE Assessment
Announcements and Events
SIPS
Summer Institute for Promising Scholars (SIPS) is currently taking applications for summer 2010 Assistant Coordinators. Assistant Coordinators will supervise early-entry college students in a residential environment while providing academic and developmental programming. Qualified applicants must be at least 21 years of age by June, 2010, have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds, a valid Nebraska driver's license and have a good driving record. Applications can be found on Husker Hire Link and the OUS website.
http://www.unl.edu/ous/student_programs/sipsinternship.shtml
Fulbright Celebration
November 13, 2009, Van Brunt Visitors Center
Jointly sponsored by the Office of International Affairs and the Office of Undergraduate Studies, this reception will honor current International Fulbright students, UNL graduate and undergraduate students, who applied this year for the Fulbright and UNL faculty who served on the Fulbright review panels this fall.
Scholarship Deadlines
November 15 for undergraduate institutionally nominated scholarships. For more information, you can go to the OUS Fellowships website: http://www.unl.edu/fellowships/
Goldwater- (www.act.org/goldwater/) for undergraduates engaged in research projects in science, math and engineering
Truman -(www.truman.gov) for undergraduates who are involved in public service and who plan on a career in service
Udall - (www.udall.gov) for undergraduates who have career plans related to environmental public policy
Boren - (www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship) for undergraduates who want to study abroad outside of Western Europe, New Zealand, and Australia who are interested in language learning
Personal Statement Class
Personal Statement class - second semester class, meeting once/week. Students sign up for the class during regular registration times. Although the class is through the honors program, it is not limited to honors students.
198H Writing the Personal Statement
Call No.: 7745, Section: 003, 04:00-04:50p, Mondays
NRC classroom 1105–class limit: 10Graded (2 credits)
We are rarely taught how to approach and write the personal statement. Yet this one essay can make or break your application for scholarships, for graduate school or for professional school. This semester-long course will focus on how to brainstorm about the content of the personal statement, including a serious examination of the intellectual and personal experiences that have motivated you in college. By the end of the semester you should have completed a solid draft.
UCARE Deadline
The deadline for UCARE applications will be Friday Feb. 12. We will be moving over to an online-only application system. Faculty who are seeking students for UCARE opportunities and want to post opportunities on the UCARE website should send a brief description of the project and contact information to ucare@unlnotes.unl.edu.
ACE Assessment
Progress made on Blackboard tool for submitting samples of student work
We continue to make great progress toward the completion of a Blackboard-based tool that will be used for submitting samples of student work from individual ACE courses. We are currently working with colleges to organize demonstrations of the tool, and anticipate having it available for instructors to use before the end of fall semester. For more information please contact Kelly Dick (kdick3@unl.edu).
Office of Undergraduate Studies |
(402) 472-1185 |
Dr. Rita Kean, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Textiles, Clothing and Design
Dr. Patrice Berger, Director of NU Honors Program and Professor of History
Dr. Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Adviser
Kelly Dick, Program Assessment Coordinator
Andre Fortune, Director of OASIS
Gail Hackwith, Administrative Assistant
Dr. Jessica Jonson, Director of Institutional Assessment
Sara Mattson, Administrative Technician
Dr. Nancy Mitchell, Director for General Education
JoAnn Moseman, Academic Transfer Coordinator
Jennifer Nelson, Interim Director of General Studies
AnnMarie Williams, Academic Learning Communities Coordinator
