EdUSA Weekly Update Issue #322 March 25th, 2013
Janis Joplin Oliveira Cerqueira
Issue #322 March 25th, 2013
I. Financial Aid UG: Savannah Technical College Tuition Wavers UG: Savannah College of Art and Design Merit-Based Scholarships UG: Arizona State University Merit-Based Scholarships UG: University of Northwestern Ohio Soccer Scholarships for Women UG/Grad/Postgrad: University of Bridgeport Academic Merit-and-Need Based Scholarships Grad: University of Texas at El Paso Graduate Scholarships
II. Campus News
• A Tax Assist For International Classmates • Manage Your Academic Workload as an International Student • Behind the Life of an International Student-Athlete • Syracuse University Invited to Create International Filmmaking Academy in Italy SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE TUITION WAVERS Savannah Technical College has been meeting the needs of its community for more than 75 years. Building on a tradition of partnership, pride and service, the college serves nearly 5,000 students each semester in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. Savannah Technical College offers more than 70 certificate, diploma and associate degree programs in fields ranging from automotive technology to surgical technology and from marketing to computer information systems to culinary arts and beyond. SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS Founded in 1978, Savannah College of Art and Design exists to prepare talented students for professional careers. The goal of the university is to nurture and cultivate the unique qualities of each student through an interesting curriculum, in an inspiring environment, under the leadership of involved professors. Faculty members have distinguished backgrounds in their fields. The international faculty and student body come from all 50 states and 100 countries. An English as a Second Language program and dedicated international student services staff are available to assist international students with the adjustment to university life in the United States. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS ASU awards bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees, and is broadly organized into 16 colleges and schools spread across four campuses: the original Tempe campus, the West campus in northwest Phoenix, the Polytechnic campus in eastern Mesa, and the Downtown Phoenix campus. With a choice of four distinct campuses in the metro Phoenix area, ASU offers a personalized experience to immerse yourself in your studies and engage with community partners that provide internships, research and clinical practice. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO SOCCER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN In 2011, the University of Northwestern Ohio celebrated its 91st anniversary. Founded in 1920, it is a private, not-for-profit institution. The University of Northwestern Ohio is a co-educational institution authorized by the Ohio Board of Regents to grant master’s degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and associate degrees. The University of Northwestern Ohio is an entrepreneurial, not-for-profit institution of higher learning, preparing students for careers and productive citizenship that encompass the business, professional, corporate, and technological communities by providing quality education and training in response to the needs and aspirations of our constituents UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT ACADEMIC MERIT-AND-NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS The University of Bridgeport was founded in 1927 as the Junior College of Connecticut – the first junior college chartered by any legislature in the northeastern states. Academic programs are offered through twelve schools, colleges, and institutes. Concern for student development and support predominate. A career-oriented focus in academic programs is complemented at the undergraduate level with a state-of-the-art core curriculum that helps students secure competencies for lifelong learning and knowledge about our world. The graduate, professional, and health sciences programs offer career-oriented master’s and doctoral degrees. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS UTEP shares a rich history with the surrounding region. Founded in 1914 as the Texas School of Mines and Metallurgy, with 27 students and a handful of faculty and staff, to respond to the needs of the mining industry in the region at that time. From this modest beginning, UTEP has grown into a dynamic urban university that serves more than 22,700 students enrolled in 75 bachelor’s, 78 master’s and 19 doctoral programs. A TAX ASSIST FOR INTERNATIONAL CLASSMATES For most college students, the process of filing taxes is an unwelcome—though often not overly elaborate—task to wedge in as spring semester’s assignments are piling up. Yet for international students, the process can be even more complicated. That’s why a group of student volunteers from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business is spending Saturdays this month helping their global classmates file their taxes. MANAGE YOUR ACADEMIC WORKLOAD AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT You land in a new country for a semester, a year, perhaps a full degree's worth of study. Not only are you suddenly immersed in a strange environment, an unfamiliar culture and a different time zone, but you're faced with a style of learning that may be completely unlike the one you're used to. BEHIND THE LIFE OF AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Scattered amongst the different sports at Fresno State, a small group of athletes are living a long way from home. Not from the Midwest or the East Coast, but instead people from other sides of the world, representing the likes of Chile, Germany, India, the UK and Egypt. There are currently 29 international student-athletes on Fresno State’s different rosters, each individual choosing to take the plunge and move countries to pursue the aspiration of playing collegiate sports in America. The U.S. is rare in its combination of academics and sports in college, as more often than not, the idea is unheard of in other nations. With academics being the primary focus at universities, an excelling athlete abroad has limited options to play competitive sport once leaving high school. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY INVITED TO CREATE INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKING ACADEMY IN ITALY The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was among 17 international academic institutions invited to create an international filmmaking academy in Bologna, Italy. SU was represented by Owen Shapiro, Shaffer Professor of Film in VPA’s Department of Transmedia and the founder and artistic director of the Syracuse International Film Festival. |
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Noemi B. Fontão- EducationUSA Adviser