Nationally competitive scholarships : serving students and the public good : The National Association of Fellowships Advisors 2005 conference proceedings / edited by Suzanne McCray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Association of Fellowships Advisors. Conference (3rd : 2005 : Louisville, Ky.)

Contributor:

McCray, Suzanne, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc--United States--Congresses.

College students.

Scholarships--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.

Scholarships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>Suzanne McCray is associate dean of the Honors College, director of the Office of Post-Graduate Fellowships at the University of Arkansas, and a past president and vice-president of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors.</div>

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Institutional Members of NAFA; 1. Recognizing and Challenging Our Colleges' Most Outstanding Students; 2. Connecting Undergraduate Research Programs with Fellowship Advising; 3. Marshalling Service; 4. Defining Moments in the Development of a Fellowships Office; 5. Student Ambassadors in the Age of Anti-Americanism; 6. Alternative Winning; 7. Helping Faculty Write Better Recommendation Letters; 8. International Students: A Case for More Advisor Support; 9. A Path Revealed: Reflections of a Former Scholarship Advisor

10. The Truman Scholar Community: Unconventional StudentsServing the Public Good11. Why Visit the United Kingdom: Confession of a JourneymanFellowship Advisor; 12. Why Ireland?; 13. Coin of the Realm: Graduate Education in Britain; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-149) and index.

ISBN:

1-61075-273-2

OCLC:

787842902