Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Applications for Adult Learner Scholarship due December 10
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Contact for more information:
Brandi Schwartz Marketing Coordinator Outreach & Engagement 812/464-1854 Scholarship winners will receive up to $2,000 that may be applied toward tuition, fees, books, and other USI expenses. To apply for the scholarship, students must download and complete the Adult Learner Scholarship application at http://www.usi.edu/extserv/AdultLrnrScholarship/adult.learner.scholarship.application.2010.2011.pdf, compose a 300-500 word essay, provide a letter of recommendation from a USI faculty or staff member to support the application for the award, and complete an electronic FAFSA and USI Financial Aid Data form. Completed applications should be dropped off or mailed to: USI Adult Learner Scholarship, Extended Services at the University of Southern Indiana, Orr Center, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, IN 47712 on or before Friday, December 10. Scholarship winners will be selected on academic achievement, financial need, and overall quality of the essay. Newburgh resident Ashley Kinsey, a recipient of the 2010-2011 Adult Learner Scholarship, is happy to see USI offer a scholarship aimed at adult learners. She began her college career in 1997 at the University of Evansville, but had to put her degree on hold due to unfortunate family circumstances. She entered the workforce and was laid off from a job she had been in for eight years. With her husband's encouragement to follow her dreams, Kinsey returned to school at USI as a full-time student majoring in elementary education with an emphasis in visual art. Her goal is to become an elementary school teacher. "Being a college student is difficult and demanding in the first place, but when you try to juggle all of the responsibilities many adult learners have, like children, a spouse, work, bills, cooking, and cleaning, it can seem impossible at times," said Kinsey. "I am a mother, wife, student, employee, and homeowner. Trying to balance all of these aspects in my life and not cut any corners is a daunting task. The fact that USI offers the Adult Learners Scholarship is very reassuring and rewarding." Other recipients of the 2010-2011 Adult Learner Scholarship were Cindy Criss, Boonville Melissa Bullock, Dana Burton, Jennifer Huang, Sebrina Martin, Mark McCracken, Dashiell Ruthenburg, and Sarah Upton, Evansville Danielle Shreve, Jasper and Dustin Belt, Newburgh. For more information, contact Lee Ann Wambach, academic program manager in Extended Services, at 812/464-1879 or lwambach@usi.edu. |
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