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COUNSELING CENTER NEWS: High school students throughout the United States are invited to participate in NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience (INSPIRE) through the program's Online Learning Community. Applications are being accepted through June 30, 2010. NASA will make selections for the program in September. Selectees will participate in an online learning community in which students and parents have the opportunity to interact with their peers and NASA engineers and scientists. The online community also provides appropriate grade-level educational activities, discussion boards and chat rooms. Participants and their families also gain exposure to the many careers and opportunities at NASA. Students selected for the program will have the option to compete for unique grade-appropriate experiences during the summer of 2011 at NASA facilities and participating universities throughout the nation. INSPIRE is designed to encourage ninth- through 12th-grade students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The summer experience provides students a hands-on opportunity to investigate education and careers in those disciplines. INSPIRE is part of NASA's education strategy to attract and retain students in the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines critical to NASA's missions. For more information about this opportunity, visit http://www.nasa.gov/education/INSPIRE. If you have questions about this opportunity, please
e-mail your inquiries to INSPIRE Project Manager Steve Chance at
steven.h.chance@nasa.gov. Any senior planning to attend UALR needs to visit with their counselor asap. Seniors needing a final transcript sent to a college need to sign up in the Counseling Center. The fee is $1.00. High School Seniors….. Plan on attending one of Arkansas State University-Beebe campuses after high school graduation? Need to know the steps? Below is a check list to help you: If you have not already done so, please fill out an online application by going to our home page and scrolling to the bottom of the page. If you were a Concurrent Student you will not need to fill outanother application. www.asub.edu Ask your high school counselor to please submit your high school transcript with your shot record and ACT scores to the ASU-Beebe Admission Office. Check with the ASU-Beebe Admission Office to verify all required documents have been received: Beebe Office: 501-882-8860 dharmon@asub.edu Searcy Office: 501-207-6214 hstrogner@searcy.asub.edu Heber Springs Office: 501-362-1202 ddthompson@hebersprings.asub.edu After all your documents are in and when you contact the Admission’s Office they will clear you to meet with an advisor. The Admission’s Office will help you with finding the correct advisor. You need to contact your assigned advisor and request an appointment. Your advisor will help you with your career plan and release the hold for you to enroll in classes. Go to CampusConnect and enroll in your classes. Any Questions? Please contact the Admission’s Office. The University of Central Arkansas is offering a new opportunity for students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The STEM Residential College will occupy a newly renovated Arkansas Hall on the UCA campus and will provide students with opportunities to live in a residence hall with other students sharing common interests both inside and outside the classroom. For more information, visit www.uca.edu/cnsm/stemrc/ .Arkansas State University is implementing the Academic Success Institute (ASI) in Fall 2010 to allow some students that are ineligible under the new admission standards an option to attend ASU. Students may be accepted through ASI if they meet the stated eligibility requirements of a 2.2 GPA and a composite 14 on the ACT or have scores on other tests concordant with an ACT of 14. Applications are available in the counseling center. Visit this free college-guide website ( www.whattheywilllearn.com) to find out whichuniversities make sure their students learn what they need to know. B.Davis Scholarship - one month to deadlineThe deadline is approaching for the 2010 B.Davis Scholarship. Please visit our website at http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm to read about usand to apply for our scholarship. Applications must be received by May 28, 2010 Amount of Scholarship: $1,000If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at awards@studentawardsearch.comGreetings from the UALR Office of Admissions and Financial Aid! Now is the time for the Class of 2010 to start applying for admissions, scholarships, and financial aid. As always, please feel free to contact our office if we can be of any assistance to you. Stephanie B. Conrad Communications Manager UALR Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Phone: 501.569.3035 Fax: 501.569.8956 UCA has several other scholarships available to students which can be found at the following links: The UCA Foundation/ Privately Funded Scholarships http://www.uca.edu/foundation/scholarships.php The Faculty Senate Scholarship http://www.uca.edu/facultysenate/documents/facsenatescholarapplication.pdf Students are also encouraged to fill out the universal scholarship application which is up and running on the AR Dept. of Higher Education's website www.adhe.edu. Students should befilling out this application to secure the lottery scholarship, along with other state scholarships for this fall. Seniors - Please bring a copy of ANY and ALL scholarship offers you've been awarded to the counseling center. (Even if you do not plan to accept them.) The Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers (Central Chapter) if offering a $1,000 scholarship. For seniors intending to earn a degree in engineering and attend an ABET accredited university. Applications are available in the counseling center. Deadline is May 15, 2010. The Miss Arkansas High Pageant will be held June 4-5, 2010 in Hot Springs. If any girls are interested in competing, visit www.AmericasHighSchoolPageant.com for more information. Deadlinefor registration is May 15, 2010. Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at the University of Arkansas is offering 3 Balanced Man Scholarships for the 2010 fall semester. Applications are available in the counseling center. Deadline is May 31, 2010. Early application deadline is April 1, 2010. (Early applicants may be eligible for an additional $250 in scholarship money.) Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to be able to continue with our scholarshipprogram for the 4 th year.We will be awarding up to $1,000 to the winner(s) each year. Scholarship Deadline - June 19, 2010. Application Process Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our web site: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm Full details are available on our site. Seniors –Remember to complete the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship (the lottery scholarship) at www.adhe.edu. The application is the YOUniversal application. The FAFSA( www.fafsa.gov) must also be completed in order to be considered. The deadline for theAcademic Challenge is June 1, 2010. The Big Sun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. They are offering an annual $500 scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in. Visit the website at http://www.bigsunatheletics.com for more information. Deadline is June 24, 2010.The Art Institute of Fort Worth is offering a summer studio, workshops for upcoming sophomores, juniors or seniors, June 22-24, 2010. Workshops include: design, fashion &retail management or photography. Visit www.summerstudio.com/fort-worth or call888-422-9686 for more info. The Art Institute of Dallas is offering a summer studio, workshops for upcoming juniors or seniors, June 22-25, 2010. Workshops include: animation, culinary, design, fashion design, fashion & retail management, interior design, photography, video/digital filmmaking. Visit www.summerstudio.com/dallas for more information.Students: The Registered Nursing Traditional track at Baptist Health School- Little Rock is a 3 year program that does not require any pre-requisite courses to enroll. It is an excellent opportunity for students coming out of high school. The new deadline is July 15 for the fall 2010 class There are a total of 9 programs of study in the medical field ranging from one year certificates to four year bachelors degree program (available through university affiliations). You may contact Baptist Health Schools, Little Rock www.bhslr.edu 501-202-7951The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) Interfraternity Council is offering a Book Award for qualified, first time entering male students. The purpose of the award is to provide financial assistance for the purchase of textbooks and to enhance the education of young men attending UALR. Applications must be postmarked by August 6, 2010 to be considered. The Interfraternity Council consists of two fraternities, Kappa Sigma and Pi Kappa Alpha. The purpose of the council is to develop and maintain fraternity life and interfraternal relations. This is accomplished by promoting scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship. These values are the basis for membership selections and will be used as the guiding principles in the selection of the UALR Interfraternity Council Book Award recipients. The Little Rock Spouses' Club at Little Rock Air Force Base is offering scholarships to seniors. Seniors must be dependents of active duty, retired, Guard, or Reserve Duty military. Policies and applications can be obtained at http://www.littlerockspouses.com. Allapplications must be submitted via post. The National Foster Parent Association offers a scholarship designed to help foster students pay for education beyond the high school years at any college or university. See Mrs. Snyder in the counseling center for more information. Any student athlete (junior or senior) planning to participate in college athletics must register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at www.eligibiltycenter.org. Also, when registering for the ACTor SAT, enter code number "9999" to have scores sent directly to the NCAA Clearinghouse. The Eligibility Center must receive official scores from the testing agency in order to certify the student's initial eligibility. John Brown University will be adding men's and women's cross country and cheerleading in the Fall of 2010. Visit www.jbu.edu/athletics for more information.JUNIORS - If you participate in at least one sport and are a leader at CHS and our community, apply now for the 2010 Wendy's High School Heisman. Visit www.wendysheisman.com formore information and to apply. Deadline is October 3, 2010 at 5 p.m. An AES engineer is offering a $500 scholarship for students interested in an engineering field. Students must apply at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php by October 8, 2010.Applicants are not required to have taken Engineering courses to be eligible .Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY is offering 12 full scholarships (tuition, room and board) to highly talented students majoring in Computer Science or Information Technology and Systems. Apply today at www.marist.edu/admission (on the application, check the boxlabeled "National Science Foundation Scholarship Program". Washington University is offering a High School Summer Scholars Program (5 weeks) and Young Writers Institute (2 weeks) for sophomores and juniors. For more information visit: www.summerscholars.wustl.edu.Seniors interested in majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) at UALR should apply for the University Science Scholars Program. UALR is also offering the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program. This program is for underrepresented minorities who are interested in majoring in STEM. More information and applications can be found at www.ualr.edu/sciencescholarship or www.ualr.edu/lsamp.
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