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//Are you a change agent? Interested in a career in public service (this includes .gov, .org, and .edu)? Looking for funding for grad school? Midd juniors who are US citizens and have strong GPAs (3.7 and above) should think about the Truman Scholarship. Come to the info session TONIGHT in Munroe 222 with Prof. Bert Johnson! For more info, look online at go/sfas (click on Truman and you’ll find loads of info!)
//In case your radios weren’t tuned to VPR yesterday, check out VPR’s story about gleaning, featuring Middlebury’s own Corinne Almquist ’09. Corinne is a Compton Mentor Fellow and is spending the year working with food banks in Vermont, trying to get fresh, local produce on the shelves for Vermonters. Not sure what gleaning is? Well, listen to the interview! And to learn more about the Compton Mentor Fellowship, check out their website at http://www.comptonmentorfellowship.org/ . You’ll see a photo of Corinne and Tripp Burwell ’09, another Compton Mentor Fellow who is in Alaska, working to develop stronger connections between native and scientific communities. Thinking about applying? Come to the informational meeting for the Compton on:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 104
Contact Arlinda Wickland at wickland@middlebury.edu for more info!
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A Letter to Students from Elie Wiesel:
Whatever the answer to essential questions of society and individual human beings may be, education is surely its major component. But what would education be without its ethical dimension? Many of us believe them to be inseparable. That is why this Prize in Ethics Essay Contest was established in 1989 by our Foundation. Thousands of students from hundreds of colleges and universities across the nation have participated. Through their writing, they explored their concerns and beliefs, their fears and their hopes.
The quality of the essays we have received over the years has been remarkable. It is with great difficulty that winners are chosen by a special committee of teachers and scholars.
We appeal to college students to send us their essays. We promise you they will not be ignored. In fact, we shall be proud to be your first readers. And perhaps your first critics and publishers.
We wish you good luck.
This year’s topics:
For instructions and application, see http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/ . Deadline is JANUARY 8, 2010
//From Glamour Magazine: It’s that time of year again! Glamour magazine is pleased to invite your students to apply for our 2010 Top 10 College Women Competition.
This competition recognizes the exceptional achievements and academic excellence of female college juniors (third-years) attending college in the United States and Canada. This is an ideal opportunity for talented students to be rewarded for their leadership roles on campus and in the greater community. It is also an opportunity to spotlight your college or university.
Winners receive $3,000, coverage in an issue of the magazine, and a trip to New York City where they’ll meet with top female professionals. The deadline for entries is Dec. 1, 2009.
The 2009 winners and the electronic application for the 2010 competition can be found on our website here: www.glamour.com/about/top-10-college-women . Please distribute this information to your best and brightest. We need you to help us find—and honor—the 2010 Top 10 College Women
If you, or your students, have any questions regarding the competition, please email us at ttcw@glamour.com.
//UK Fulbright applicants: If applying for a PARTNERSHIP AWARD, make sure you mention that BOTH in the project essay AND list the partnership university in the university preferences section.
