2007 Fall Retreat Itinerary
- Saturday, August 25 -- Downstairs Conference Room
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Applying for International Scholarships |
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Important Deadlines |
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Choosing the Scholarship and the Right Program |
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Marshall, Rhodes, Gates Cambridge |
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Suzanne McCray
Associate Dean, Honors College
Director, Office of Post-Graduate Fellowships |
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| 9:45 a.m. |
Applying for the Fulbright, NSEP, and Rotary |
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DeDe Long, Director, Study Abroad Office |
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Negotiating the Process |
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Erin Grantz, Fulbright Scholar, 2005 |
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| 10:15 a. m. |
Applying for Special Opportunities in the Sciences and the Social
Sciences |
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NIH/NSF |
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Jeanne McLachlin, Premed Advisor |
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| 11:45 a.m. |
Break and Break-out/Round Table Discussions |
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| Fulbright | DeDe Long
Erin Grantz |
| Marshall, Rhodes | Megan Ceronsky |
National Defense Fellowships
Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Mitchell Scholarships (Ireland)
ORAU Fellowships | Suzanne McCray |
| NSF/NIH/Howard Hughes | Jeanne McLachlin |
| Life at Oxford and other U.K. Institutions | Steve Sheppard |
| Grad. School Applications | Bob McMath
Bob Cochran |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch – Students and the presenters for the day |
| 1:00 p.m. | Reading Habits that Lead to Successful Interviews |
| | Bob McMath, Dean, Honors College |
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| 1:30 p.m. | Writing/Editing the Personal Statement |
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Suzanne McCray |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Writing Workshop |
| | Essay Reviewers: Megan Ceronsky, Bob Cochran, Erin Grantz, Jeanne McLachlin, Suzanne McCray, Bob McMath, Steve Sheppard |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner at the Inn |
| 7:30 p.m. | Preparing for the Interview |
| | Megan Ceronsky, Marshall Scholar, 2000
Yale Law School |
- Sunday, August 26
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| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast buffet upstairs |
| 8:15 a.m. | More on Personal Statements and Interviews |
| 9:15 a.m. | Practice Interviews |
| 10:30 a.m. | Q & A |
| 11:00 a.m. | Workshop Ends |
Contact Information:
Dr. Suzanne McCray
Associate Dean, U of A Honors College
Director, Office of Post-Graduate Fellowships
E-mail: smccray@uark.edu
Ph: 479-575-7678
ADMN 418