A tremendous opportunity to assist in closing the achievement gap.
I hope more University of Minnesota graduates will consider TFA corp service upon graduation.
Phillip
If it's good enough for the Blue Devils at Duke University in North Carolina, it's good enough for Golden Gophers! Check out MCAE's Instuctional Center for information on our
MCAE Study Groups.
From Duke University: Tips on creating a successful study group
Phillip
Indeed the world is shrinking in terms of cross cultural connections and appreciation.
Phillip
This is an opportunity for graduate or advanced undergraduate students interested in government service to gain experience. The Minnesota Department of Human Services is accepting applications for their Executive Pathways Internship Program. Click the link for more information on deadlines and requirements or contact executive.pathways@state.mn.us / 651.431.3040 if you have questions.
Phillip
Kris Lockhart, Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity, made a great impression on visiting students from South Africa when she spoke to the realities associated with of privilege in America.
Read the full text of the article here.
Phillip
At the University of Minnesota, diversity matters. Read a bit about one of our students and how civic engagement is a part of what it means to be a successful college student. We in MCAE have always defined student success in academic and service terms. Click on this link to learn more.
Phillip
Both MCAE and GLBTA Programs offices have a mission very much in line with the Presidential priorities. Of course the very nature of what we do in MCAE and the GLBTA Programs Offices is all about diversity! But it's also about efficiencies, research and excellence as well.
Check out this Star Tribune article for more information on President Kaler's priorities.
Phillip
The entire MCAE staff offers heartfelt congratulations to the new recipients of this prestigious award. We especially congratulate the Twin Cities Campus recipients. We are confident they will honor the legacy of success and service their previous awardees have established.
The UMN- TC student body is all the better because of these scholars! We salute them!
Phillip W. Miner
Interim Director - MCAE
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
SMSC Endowed Scholarship Recipients Announced
Prior Lake, MN - The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community today announced 31 new recipients of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Endowed Scholarship for the 2011-2012 school year. This is the third group of students to receive the scholarship at the University of Minnesota. Nineteen of the first two groups of 29 students will continue to receive the scholarships they were originally awarded for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years; two students have graduated thus far. Continuation of the scholarships is based on grades and financial need.
"In today's society, an education is essential, but most especially for our Indian people. We need Indian doctors and dentists, lawyers and engineers. We need Indian teachers and counselors, managers and builders, and journalists. We need to educate our young people to be prepared to better meet the opportunities that will be available to them and the challenges they will face. We need our young people to protect our tribal sovereignty, and we need them to return to our tribal communities to work to help Indian people," said SMSC Chairman Stanley R. Crooks.
The SMSC Endowed Scholarship was established in 2008 through a $2.5 million gift from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community into an endowment fund which earns interest which the U of M matches to provide scholarships for American Indian students.
The SMSC scholarship program is designed to recruit and retain talented American Indian students with demonstrated financial need to the University of Minnesota. The SMSC scholarship program is administered by the University's Office for Equity and Diversity. To date, 60 students have received the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Endowed Scholarship.
The primary goal of the SMSC scholarship program is to support incoming University of Minnesota freshmen and transfer students with demonstrated financial need. A smaller number of scholarships may also be awarded to newly-admitted graduate and professional students in specific disciplines. For undergraduates, scholarships are renewable for up to four years or until graduation (whichever comes first) contingent upon academic performance. For graduate and professional students, the length of funding is contingent upon academic performance, the school of enrollment, and degree program and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The 31 scholarship recipients come from across the Midwest and from a number of different tribes. They come from Arizona, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Illinois, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Fifteen of the students are from Minnesota. Students previously awarded the SMSC Endowed Scholarships come from as far as New York, Utah, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Previous recipients have majors as diverse as Forensic Science to Music to Biochemistry to Dentistry.
For each cycle applications materials received by March 1 are given preference. The final deadline is September 1. For more information go to http://www.shakopeedakota.org/scholarships.html.
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This press release and other information may be downloaded from the SMSC website at www.shakopeedakota.org.
Sororities can be great social and professional networking avenues - consider them! If this second Asian sorority does indeed come to campus I encourage people to check it out.
Phillip
I hope all students who have completed the Strengths Finder inventory will take time to really review, assess, understand and effectively apply your top five strengths. Those of you in M-ASAP will be expected to share your top five factors with your M-ASAP contact in MCAE. Please visit the Strengths Quest website to learn more about the many dimensions of this phenomenally helpful tool.
Phillip
