The CM CARES Religious Scholars Program
The CM CARES Religious Scholars Program
CM CARES, the Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation is pleased to announce Religious Scholars Program to financially support religious students in their pursuit of a career in ministry. The program is open to students who are enrolled in advanced degree (postsecondary) religious studies program. The CM CARES Religious Scholars Program is offering up to fifty (50) scholarships awards of $5,000 each. The scholarship is for religious scholars to use towards the completion of their academic year.
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/cm-cares-religious-scholars-program/
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Forest County Potawatomi Foundation Lois Crowe Scholarship
The Forest County Potawatomi Foundation is accepting application for the Lois Crowe Scholarship for 2017-2018 academic year. The program is open to the full-time undergraduate student at an accredited Wisconsin University/College and who have a minimum of a 2.5 high school GPA at the time of submission. The mission of scholarship program is to allow deserving students to attain their educational goals, meet their professional objectives and succeed to their fullest potential. The foundation will provide total $10,000 award amount for the Lois Crowe Scholarship’s winner.
Application Deadline: March 30, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/forest-county-potawatomi-foundation-lois-crowe-scholarship/
Scholarship: The Farm Kids for College Scholarship
Application Deadline: April 13, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/farm-kids-college-scholarship/
Bouyant and beautiful
Residents of Laurel, Delaware, will have a new water feature to check out this year - a floating wetlands structure designed to improve water quality in the town park.
The device was designed by five University of Delaware engineering students - Danielle Gerstman of Chalfont, Pa., Sarah Hartman of Wilmington, Del., Erica Loudermilk of Lothian, Md., Mark White of Wilmington, Del., and recent graduate Megan Doyle - and can be placed in rivers, ponds and areas that are not part of a natural structure.
Plantings for the six-sided structure are chosen for the way they interact with water - removing nitrogen and phosphorus with both high efficiency and beauty.
The team worked with faculty advisors Dustyn Roberts and Kurt Manal, with participation from UD’s Sustainable Coastal Communities Initiative and Delaware Sea Grant, Andrew Hayes and landscape design expert Jules Bruck of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
“I am excited about the floating wetland project because of the potential it has to improve water quality both locally and around the world,” Sarah said. “This novel approach to surface water treatment is aesthetically appealing and educational by nature, allowing the community where it is deployed to learn the value of clean water and the science behind how natural wetlands treat water.”
Free Online Course On Engineering Simulations
The course will start on February 15, 2017.
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The Boost Marketing & Drive Sales using Animation Course will teach you to convert more VIEWERS into ACTUAL BUYERS using one of the best Whiteboard Animation tools
Scholarship: Accenture Student Veterans Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 31, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/accenture-student-veterans-scholarship/
The first weekend
After the intense 9 month wait to begin school, my three day weekend was spent in equal parts study, play, and rest. In an attempt to get some sleep for week two, insomnia strikes once again, ensuring a cranky, unmotivated morning to come. Thus, this blog was born. I hope to generate an accurate record of my uneasy transition from military to civilian to student, so keep tuned in for the adventures to come.
Scholarship: Freeman Awards for Study in Asia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/freeman-awards-study-asia/
7/1/17 // spent this morning organising my uni room before working on some prokaryotic genetics work
SAWE Scholarship / Frank Fong Memorial Scholarship
Each year the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc. sponsors the SAWE Scholarship Program for children or grandchildren of SAWE members worldwide, who plan to continue their education in college. Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four- year college or university. If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,000 award. Up to four (4) awards will be granted this year.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/sawe-scholarship-frank-fong-memorial-scholarship/
Scholarship: The No Bull Sports scholarship
Application Deadline: March 1st, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/no-bull-sports-scholarship/
Ivy students watching a Harvard - Yale football game in the 60s
Scholarship: Freeman Awards for Study in Asia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/freeman-awards-study-asia/
― How to write an essay as an undergraduate history student
These are general guidelines to help undergraduate students write better essays. *Note that every assignment is different. You should take the time to closely read the instructions and meet with your Professor if necessary. I hope you will find these useful and good luck writing your papers!
B E F O R E Y O U S T A R T
Make sure that you have closely read the instructions as presented by your Professor. There are many different types of historical essays (argumentative essays, historiographical reviews and so on). It is imperative that your style is adapted to the type of essay you are required to write.
Gather all your information. Some Professors want students to write essays using only class material, others expect them to do more research. If the latter, make sure to gather all (most) of your information beforehand. If you are a university student, you have access to a library and many academic journals. Use this access and make sure to ask librarians for help when needed.
Take careful notes as you are reading in preparation for your essay. If your Professor provided a specific question, make sure to read critically for information that is susceptible to help you answer this question. If your Professor has not assigned a question, you should still read carefully and try to find the different ways in which historians address certain issues.
Some students prefer not to plan essays, others do. I suggest planning as it may be the best way to map out your ideas and begin forming an argument. It is impossible to cover all the facets of a problem in one essay, therefore, planning your essay may be the easiest way to make sure your work covers important aspects of a given issue. Planning will also help ensure that all your arguments remain connected and support a central claim.
Find a few (preferably history) essays that you find well-written and pay special attention to their structure. While you should be careful never to be so inspired as to be tempted to copy (this is a very serious academic offence) the goal of this exercise is to find more academic vocabulary and see how it is used by actual scholars.
W H E N W R I T I N G
If your Professor gave you a question to answer in advance, make sure you answer this question and this question only. While you should always supply your arguments with pertinent examples, these should be succinct and focus on the main contention debated in your essay.
Make sure your essay has a thesis statement (yes, even when you are asked to answer a question). Your Professor should know from the very beginning of your essay what you will be arguing and what position you will take. All subsequent paragraphs until your conclusion should serve to better make the case for your thesis.
Try to follow the “classical” essay model, that is: introduction, body and conclusion.
Began each paragraph with a topic sentence announcing the focus of the next few lines. Conclude the paragraph by rephrasing the main idea and possibly by trying to make a connection with the next body of text.
Always bring evidence to support your arguments. This evidence may come from the work of other historians are from a passage of a primary document. Whatever the case may be, make sure that your arguments are solidly built and “defended”.
Introductions and conclusions are (usually) not optional. Your introduction should help the reader understand what the text will argue and how it will proceed to do so, while your conclusion finishes the text by summarising key points and perhaps even making a suggestion for future studies. (An additional tip may be to write a simple introduction at the beginning and then rewriting it when the essay is finished. Once you are satisfied with your introduction, you may copy and paste it as your conclusion making necessary adjustments and avoiding copying the exact sentence structure. The point here is to use your introduction as a guide to write your conclusion.)
Be precise, you are writing a history paper, dates and names matter.
Be clear and concise but make sure that all your points are well-developed.
G E N E R A L T I P S
Locate your argument in historiography. As a historian in training, it is important that you show your Professor that you understand there are debates regarding specific interpretations. It is also important that you demonstrate that your line of argumentation is supported by the work of experienced researchers. Even if your essay primarily focuses on primary document analysis, surely some have analysed this text or object before, make sure to mention these scholars and their contributions to the debate.
Citations should be used wisely. As said before, it is important to ground your argument in the work of other historians. In this sense, citations are immensely useful. That being said, depending on the length of your paper, too many citations may suggest laziness as you have made little efforts paraphrasing. A few carefully selected and well-integrated quotes in your paper should do the trick.
Unless prohibited (for some odd reason) by your Professor, use footnotes to give additional information. Using footnotes to engage in discussions that are important but that otherwise cannot find their place in your text will show your Professor that you had a strong command of the topic at hand. It is also the best place to suggest further readings.
Share an Ice Cold Coca-Cola Sweepstakes
Deadline: August 31, 2017
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Scholarship: Forest County Potawatomi Foundation Lois Crowe Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 30, 2017
Link: http://usascholarships.com/forest-county-potawatomi-foundation-lois-crowe-scholarship/
Jourdan Lewis, that is how you end a game
