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All before Them : Student Opportunities and Nationally Competitive Fellowships / the National Association of Fellowships Advisors ; edited by Suzanne McCray and Doug Cutchins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Association of Fellowships Advisors, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scholarships--United States--Evaluation.
- Scholarships.
- College students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc--United States.
- College students.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (182 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Fayetteville, [Arkansas] : The University of Arkansas Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Advisors face quite a challenge as they sort through the daunting and ever-changing world of nationally competitive undergraduate and graduate fellowships in order to assist talented students searching for funding for exceptional academic opportunities. This collection of essays helps advisors by providing information about major changes in the fellowship and scholarship landscape. Included is guidance on the new Schwarzman scholarship for study in China, the recently added video interview for the Mitchell scholarship, and the new rules for the Rhodes personal statement (an advisor's take). Additionally, seasoned advisors share practical advice, ranging from workshops that engage students and faculty to helpful technological tools to personal statements and office assessments. Keeping the focus on the scholar in the scholarship process is a central theme. All before Them is an important addition to any faculty mentor's or scholarship advisor's toolkit.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Foundations and scholar development
- Schwarzman scholars : building a global network of China-savvy leaders / Robert Garris
- The Mitchell video : first impressions / Serena Wilson
- I love it when a grad plan comes together : graduate school advising and the Truman Application / Tara Yglesias
- Advisors on the process
- The personal statement / Jenni Quilter
- Exploring one's life for others : reflections on writing the personal statement / Lowell T. Frye
- Bring something old, learn something new, borrow a lot, and conduct an analytical review / Doug Cutchins
- Workshops that attract and engage students / Monique Bourque, Laura Cotton, and Becky Mentzer
- The advisor toolkit
- More connected? : implications of information and communication technology for fellowships advising / Jennifer Gerz-Escandón
- ePortfolios and scholarships advising / Karen Weber
- Advanced placement as a tool for scholarship and fellowship advisors / Suzanne McCray
- How am I doing and how do I know? : fellowships and meaningful assessment / Monique Bourque, Julia Goldberg, and Tim Parshall
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "The National Association of Fellowships Advisors (NAFA) held its seventh biennial conference in Atlanta in July 2013. Many of the essays included in this volume grew out of the discussions held there"--Page xi.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61075-578-2
- OCLC:
- 910915948
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