2011/12 - Bechtel International Center - Stanford University

Photos and ISIC
Photograph and International Student Identification Card
(ISIC) services were offered from 1-5pm on weekdays. We
extended the hours to 11am-5pm during the third week
of each quarter as it coincides with the BOSP study abroad
program deadlines, and increased the Front Desk coverage
during these peak times to handle the student rush for
photos.
Resource Library
The ORC library is still used regularly by students who
consult the binders of successful essays written by Stanford
scholarship recipients.
Overview of Overseas Scholarship Outreach
The Overseas Resource Center (ORC) makes a considerable
effort to publicize all international scholarships and
provide assistance in preparing applications. Outreach
aims to:
• Provide student with information and guidance to
inform their decision to apply, and to assist in the
preparation of applications. We continue to see an
increase in the number of applications from recent
graduates, as opposed to graduating seniors.
• Identify potential applicants who will be studying
overseas in spring and summer and meet with each of
them during Winter Quarter.
• Provide informational materials, which realistically
state the demands on students who do apply.
• Provide information on how to start thinking about
each application and the preliminary steps necessary.
• Ensure that the ORC website and handouts are up
to date so that students are able to quickly find
information on the awards and contact information for
advisors.
• Encourage students to seek advising as early
as possible for staff in the ORC and the Bechtel
International Center.
During Winter and Spring Quarters 2012, emails were sent
to juniors and seniors with high GPAs (3.75 and above),
student writing honors theses, and students who won
grants through Undergraduate Advising and Research
(UAR) and the Haas Center. Nominations were solicited
from departmental chairs, selected faculty, undergraduate
representatives, and department administrators. Electronic
distribution lists were established to inform students of
open meetings and the names of faculty and staff who
should be approached concerning the awards.
Over 800 Stanford juniors, seniors and co-terms were
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identified through this process. Students were then
contacted and encouraged to attend the information
sessions or speak with staff at the ORC. Alumni who were
identified were encouraged to contact the ORC by email or
phone.
During winter, spring, and summer, the ORC coordinated
numerous information meetings for students and staff
covering application procedures and content. During the
summer, staff at the ORC and the Bechtel International
center regularly met and corresponded with students.
The staff at the ORC continued to develop the Rhodes and
Marshall Mentor Program, which pairs Stanford applicants
with a former Stanford Rhodes or Marshall scholars for
one-on-one guidance over the summer. Currently over 75
alumni are actively involved in this program.
Our goal with outreach was to ensure that those students
who may be interested in such opportunities would, first,
be identified and, second, be provided with the necessary
advice and information.
We are also attaching an overview of the outreach
conducted in 2012. This overview is found at the end of this
report in Appendix A on page 36.
Campus Collaboration and Outreach
• 2 outreach fairs (Haas Center Year of Service Fair – Oct.
27, 2011, Away from Stanford Fair- Nov. 3, 2011)
• 1 presentation to El Centro Chicano Community Center
(January 23, 2012)
• 6 South Row Dinners with students at Elizabeth
Bernhardt’s house (April 16-18 and 23-25, 2012)
• 1 joint fellowship outreach session (UAR, Haas April
2012)
• 2 Rhodes-Marshall scholar student socials (April 19,
May 9, 2012)
• 1 Rhodes discussion with Senator Russell Feingold
(March 6, 2012)
Overseas Scholarship Week – April 9-13, 2012
Our annual weeklong series of information sessions with
scholarship representatives and student panels included:
•
Monday, April 9 – UK and Ireland Awards - Rhodes
Marshall Mitchell Churchill
• Tuesday, April 10 – DAAD Awards; Gates Cambridge
Scholarship
• Wednesday, April 11 - Funding Study Abroad as an
Undergraduate; Luce scholars panel
• Thursday, April 12 - Graduate Study Fellowships;
Fulbright Grants
•
Friday, April 13, IIE Awards; ORC Open House