Unite For Sight, Inc. - International Volunteer Opportunities
International Volunteer Opportunities, Especially for Optomertrists and Opthamologists

Scholarships Available for Bilingual, Bicultural Students Pursuing Careers in Health Care: "High-school seniors with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 and who are fluent in Spanish and English are eligible. Applicants must show proof of acceptance into a university, community college or accredited technical college and must be enrolled in an approved health care program at the time they receive the scholarship. Applications are due May 29, 2006, and are available online at http://www.pacificarelatino.com."

Scholarships that help reduce college costs

Scholarships that help reduce college costs
Is higher education out of reach for your child? Seppy Basili of Kaplan, Inc., shares some advice that could save a bundle.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11928849/from/ET/

College Diversity Downsizing - The Natural Extension of Bakke

"In the 1978 case, University of California Regents v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the University of California at Davis Medical School didn't have to admit twice-rejected Allan Bakke, even as the school admitted minority applicants with lower test scores. However, the court did strike down the use of quotas in the university's admissions policy."


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Newport News-Times: Scholarships available for students at Hatfield Marine Science Center: "More than $85,000 in scholarships and fellowships are being made available to college students interested in pursuing research, coursework, or marine science education activities at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in Newport.

The application deadline for most of the scholarships is April 15. Information and applications for all of the awards can be found on the web at http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/awards/index.html.

State Board of Education votes for opt-in sex education policy | LJWorld.com: "Topeka — The State Board of Education today voted 6-4 for an opt-in policy on sex education, despite arguments from health experts that it would reduce the number of students receiving information about the dangers of unprotected sex."

Note: From what I've read (and I may even have blogged it here) Sex Ed and Abstinence Only programs seem to have the same overall effect on preventing teen pregnancy. Which to my mind is beside the point. What about the very real imperative of teaching children about human reproduction? Can you do this without covering intercourse, STD's, and such, and yes, contraception?

Seems a little shortsided to me. Without seeing what they are covering with respect to human reproduction, perhaps I'm missing the point. I certainly hope I am. - Barry Wynn

Detroit Area Residents - Ford/NAACP Career Day
The Ford Motor Company and Detroit Branch NAACP have partnered on the Career Day program since 2000. In it’s fifth year, the program conceived by the Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) and the Detroit Branch NAACP has reached almost 5,000 students from Detroit area high schools, colleges, youth organizations and churches. Parents, teachers and mentors have been encouraged to attend.

Underwritten solely by Ford Motor Company, Career Day creates a forum directed toward youth to help them prepare for their future.

Chron.com | Minority education aid made available to whites: "Facing threats of litigation and pressure from Washington, colleges and universities nationwide are opening to white students hundreds of thousands of dollars in fellowships, scholarships and other programs previously aimed at minorities."

Scholarships Available for National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse: "The National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse is scheduled for June 4-8, 2006 in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

Details on track content, scholarship application forms, and registration forms are available on the Internet at http://www.uwstout.edu/solutions/conf/nri."

NASA to cut science education program: "Educators and administrators at local colleges say they've seen NASA headquarters and Langley Research Center funding shrink in the past few years for programs designed to prepare more scientists and engineers, something critics say the United States is failing to do adequately.

'We're not preparing our kids for the jobs of the future,' said Bill Thomas, director of governmental relations for Hampton University."

Automakers driven to find minority, female designers - 03/12/06 - The Detroit News: "...automakers are beginning to view the lack of diversity as a serious issue.

The companies want design teams that connect with their increasingly diverse customer base. But colleges are producing few female and black car designers, spurring car companies to support scholarship programs and scout talent in high schools."

Clarion University News: "Students interested in entering the Chautauqua Writer’s Festival Scholarship contest should send one of the following: 6-8 poems, 1-2 fiction stories, or 1-2 essays of non-fiction. No names should be includes on the creative works.

Include a cover letter with: name, e-mail address, phone number, address, and title of work. The genre for which the entrant is applying should be indicated. Manuscripts should be sent to Chautauqua Scholarship Contest/Deb Lauer/Department of English/Clarion University/Clarion, Pa. 16214. The deadline is Friday, April 7. For more information e-mail Philip Terman at terman@clarion.edu or call 393-2673."