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Leading the Way: Student Engagement and Nationally Competitive Awards
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Paperback. Helps prepare students to negotiate the complexities of application process. This book addresses various aspects of the application process: building an office, engaging students in research, connecting them to internships and other special opportunities, embracing diversity, defining leadership, involving faculty, and preparing for an interview. Editor(s): McCray, Suzanne. Num Pages: 150 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Preparing students to negotiate the complexities of the application process. Universities and colleges across the country are creating offices to support students as they apply for nationally competitive awards. The competition is fierce. Each year more than 1200 applicants compete for thirty-two Rhodes Scholarships and an equal number compete for forty Marshall Scholarships. Thousands more apply for Gates, Mitchell, Truman, Goldwater, Udall, Fulbright, NSF, NIH, Jack Kent Cooke, and other prestigious awards. Here are eleven essays addressing various aspects of the application process: building an office, engaging students in research, connecting them to internships and other special opportunities, embracing diversity, ... Read more
Preparing students to negotiate the complexities of the application process. Universities and colleges across the country are creating offices to support students as they apply for nationally competitive awards. The competition is fierce. Each year more than 1200 applicants compete for thirty-two Rhodes Scholarships and an equal number compete for forty Marshall Scholarships. Thousands more apply for Gates, Mitchell, Truman, Goldwater, Udall, Fulbright, NSF, NIH, Jack Kent Cooke, and other prestigious awards. Here are eleven essays addressing various aspects of the application process: building an office, engaging students in research, connecting them to internships and other special opportunities, embracing diversity, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557289186
SKU
V9781557289186
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About
Suzanne McCray is interim dean and director of the office of postgraduate fellowships at the Honors College, University of Arkansas. She is the editor of two previous books on this topic: Beyond Winning and Nationally Competitive Scholarships.
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