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one of these projects in
the future.
“I think it’s important
for graduate students to
present their research
through this opportunity;
we’ve created a safe and
comfortable environment
where the students can be
relaxed and discuss their
fi ndings with friends and
family,” ELITE’s Program
Coordinator Elizabeth
Benson-Landau said. “It’s
going to be exciting to see
the diff erent types, especially
since the categories
are going to range tremendously,
varying from
Science & Technology to
Education.”
Th e ELITE Program
continues to host workshops
and seminars concentrating
on how to effectively
enhance writing,
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sity or students losing scholarships
for not fulfi lling
various requirements, such
as GPA.
“We constantly re-award
the money until it’s gone,”
Hudec said. “Some scholarships
are really specifi c, so if
no ones applied for it by the
deadline, we’ll wait until we
get someone that meets the
criteria to award it.”
While the deadline to
submit the undergraduate
application was March 1,
late applications are still being
accepted and are available
online at Scholarships.
tamucc.edu for students. Th e
applications are also kept on
fi le for one year and are submitted
to any scholarships
they meet the criteria for.
“It’s harder to get a
scholarship if you apply
late,” Hudec said. “But it’s
defi nitely possible and it has
happened, so it doesn’t hurt
to submit an application.”
Th e Scholarship Programs
offi ce is still reawarding
leftover money
from last year and will follow
with summer and fall
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composition and presentation
skills. Th ese seminars
are available for A&M
University-Corpus Christi
students to attend and
are posted on the ELITE
Graduate Program webpage,
elite.tamucc.edu.
Th e resources and services
will further help with upcoming
academic success,
especially with fi nals approaching.
Th e Symposium will
be held on Friday, April
13 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m. in the University
Center Lone Star Ballrooms.
Th e event is open
to the public and all students,
faculty and staff are
encouraged to attend. For
more information, visit
the Graduate Scholarly
Works Symposium webpage
at Elite.tamucc.edu/
symposium
semester awarding.
“Every year there’s more
[money] because more people
donate,” Hudec said.
Th e offi ce has been looking
for better ways to promote
the money available
to students. To promote
scholarships and increase the
number of applicants this
year, the offi ce utilized mass
emails, on-hold phone messages,
messages on monitors
in buildings, table tents and
social networking sites.
“It was just getting the
word out to the students, plus
we extended the deadline by
a couple of weeks, so maybe
that helped,” Hudec said. “I’m
just really glad more applied
[because] it makes it easier to
give the money away.”
However, the Scholarship
Programs offi ce is still looking
for better ways to reach
students and inform them of
the opportunities at hand.
“Hopefully we can fi gure
out more creative ways to
advertise so students know
about it,” Hudec said. “We’re
just trying to get the best that
we can for each student.”
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Offi ce of International Education
starts new program
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Service Chair: The successful candidate for this
position will also become a member of Rotaract
and serve as the Global Islander liaison.
Academic Aff airs Chair: Responsible for contacting
professors and inviting them and their classes to
participate in those events
Marketing Chair: Responsible for working with the
other chairs in the marketing and messaging of
Global Islander events.
Logistics Chair: Responsible for working with other
chairs to ensure they have the information and
access to resources to make their events happen
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After an initiative from Provost
Christopher Markwood,
the Offi ce of International
Education (OIE) is developing
a new program slated to
start next fall. Global Islander
will highlight a diff erent
country or region every year,
with activities to learn about
the area in the fall and a trip to
the area in the spring.
Next fall and spring,
Global Islander will focus
on Mexico and Central
America and plans are currently
in the works for a trip
to Costa Rica for students,
faculty, staff , alumni and
community members.
“It’s a way to invite the
community and alumni back
in, and it’s a way to get the
University out there,” OIE
Director Ana Billeaux said.
“We are wanting to internationalize
this place more so
than it is, and the more we
work on this and the more
activities we fi nd that can help
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Member positions
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us reach that goal, the better it
will be.”
Billeaux is working with a
number of people to develop
the program, including Markwood’s
wife, Bridget Markwood,
College of Liberal Arts
Dean Kelly Quintanilla, and
faculty and staff members.
In addition to professional
staff , applications are available
for 11 student executive
committee member positions
to oversee various areas of the
program, including logistics,
marketing, social media and
more. Applications are available
in Corpus Christi Hall
126 and are due on Monday,
April 30 with interviews to
follow on Th ursday, May 3.
“It really is a good opportunity
for students who want
to improve or hone in on their
leadership skills,” Billeaux said.
“I think that participation in
this will really make them that
much more desirable when it
comes to being employed.”
One of the programs goals
is for students to have a broad-
Spring Festival Chair: Responsible for overseeing
the coordination of the Spring Festival.
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As of today, we only have two and a half weeks
of classes left. The end of the semester is always
bittersweet. Mentally, I start to wind down and
tend to procrastinate more than usual. Unfortunately, this happens
at a time where fi nal papers are due and fi nal exams take place. I
hope everyone hangs in there and makes it down the fi nal stretch,
especially those that are graduating.
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Gala Chair: Responsible for working with the
administration in coordinating this fundraiser.
global
Islander
er awareness of the world by
the time they graduate.
“We’re hoping that it will
be an exciting opportunity for
the students because they can
learn about a country right
here, right now,” Billeaux said.
Leading up to the trip in
the spring, a number of events
will take place in the fall to educate
the campus community
about the area. Some of the
events planned include coff ee
house poetry readings at Starbucks
spotlighting a diff erent
region in Mexico and Central
America each week, a spring
festival and presentations from
A&M-Corpus Christi professors
on a wide range of topics
including volcanoes in Costa
Rica, mortality in the developing
world, Pre-Columbian art
and documentary screenings.
“Th ere’s just a lot of things
we’re going to do to try to have
something every week or every
other week,” Billeaux said.
Billeaux believes that the
University has the resources
to tap into globalization, with
Campus Activities board Liaison: Will serve on CAb
as well. Responsible for seeking out co-sponsorship/co-programming
opportunities.
Islander Cultural Alliance Liaison: Will serve on ICA
as well. Responsible for seeking out co-sponsorship/co-programming
opportunities.
International Student Organization Liaison: Will
serve on ISO as well. Responsible for seeking out
co-sponsorship/co-programming opportunities.
First-year Student Liaison: Will work with the fi rstyear
students and First year Seminar instructors
to keep them informed on the opportunities of
Global Islander.
a campus community made
up of people from all over the
world.
In addition to learning
about new areas of the world,
Global Islander will also incorporate
service-learning
into the program by raising
money and choosing a project
to fund in the country they
visit. Global Islander will be
working with the campus Rotaract
Club, the local Rotary
Club and Rotary International
to raise and match funds.
“It’s potentially a really
good opportunity for a very
substantial contribution to a
specifi c project to a country
that needs it,” Billeaux said.
As the program begins
to grow, Global Islander will
be working on travel plans
for Costa Rica in addition
to planning future trips and
looking for ways to help off set
travel costs to those attending.
“We’re hoping that this really
will take off and that every
year will just get bigger and
better,” Billeaux said.
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