Archive for December, 2006

Scholarship applications available for eighth annual Women’s Workshop and Resource Fair

Scholarship applications are now available for the Eighth Annual Women for Women Workshop and Resource Fair scheduled to take place from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
The event is co-sponsored by Oregon Coast Community College, Newport Business and Professional Women, and Altrusa International of Yaquina Bay and is […]

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

PRESS ASSOCIATION OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

The New York Press Association (NYPA) Foundation has announced a First Amendment Essay Contest for 11th and 12th grade high school students in New York State, with a $10,000 college scholarship as first prize. Designed to foster knowledge and understanding of the First Amendment, the statewide competition has a Feb. 15 entry deadline.
The tiered-judging […]

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

10 tips to boost your shot at landing a scholarship

1. Where to start. Begin at the colleges or universities where your teen plans to apply. Find out what they offer. Many list scholarships on their Web sites, but don’t be afraid to call the admissions office and ask, Jagernauth said. Admissions officers often will have suggestions.
“A lot of families are scared to exercise their […]

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Ivy Tech Community College Announces First Agricultural Scholarship

Joe and Roma Meyer have established Ivy Tech Community College, Richmond-Connersville’s first endowed agricultural scholarship. The scholarship is for any high school graduate from Wayne, Fayette, Franklin, Rush and Union County with a 2.5 GPA who is enrolled in an agricultural related program at Ivy Tech.
Ivy Tech began offering an agribusiness concentration in the […]

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Aquinas offers Sperr scholarship

The Aquinas Institute will offer a scholarship named in memory of Andrew J. Sperr, a fallen state trooper and Aquinas graduate.
School officials today announced the establishment of the scholarship, a $500 award that will be given each year to a one graduating senior planning to study criminal justice.
Sperr, 33, a Greece native, was killed in […]

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Study Abroad Changes Global Outlook for Students

American college
students who step outside their comfort zone to travel and study in other
countries bring home the skills and insights necessary for success in
today’s workforce. To highlight the valuable role study abroad plays in
connecting students with the world, NAFSA: Association of International
Educators and Abroad View, the global education magazine for students, this
fall sponsored the first […]

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Yale makes MBA students study abroad

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - For one group of graduate business students at Yale, next month‘s lessons will take place on pineapple, banana and coffee plantations in Costa Rica. Other Master of Business Administration students are checking out investment prospects in Tanzania and what‘s sizzling in Singapore.
“We are at the beginning of what over the […]

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Boston College Researchers To Develop Urban Environmental Science Curriculum

Working with at least 50 high school science teachers and 5,000 high school students over the next three years, an interdisciplinary group of Boston College faculty members will develop an urban environmental science curriculum, textbook and a multimedia package designed to introduce environmental studies to U.S. high school students.
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a […]

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Scholarship offers boost to strapped students

Bruce Shepard didn’t need college to carve out a successful life in real estate and earn the respect of the Colorado Springs community.
Today’s high school graduates would not likely be so fortunate, the 74-year-old said. The world is too high-tech, the competition too fierce if you don’t have a degree.
“They can’t do what I did […]

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists

MILFORD - After completing their PSATs at Milford High School, seniors Michael Jauch and Ashley Yeager were named as part of the nation’s top 1 percent of students.
Yeager and Jauch were honored as National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists for the 2006-2007 school year.
“My family was thrilled for me and a little surprised. No one expected […]

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006