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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823376503321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fayetteville, : University of Arkansas Press, 2007

ISBN

1-61075-273-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McCraySuzanne <1956->

Disciplina

371.2/230973

Soggetti

College students - Scholarships, fellowships, etc - United States

Scholarships - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

<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>