Happy New Year!
You're Invited!
Come celebrate the New
Year with 1C1C! We're excited about what 2014 has in store for us, for
Millsaps, for Midtown, and for Jackson -- and we want to kick things off right.
Join us for an evening of music, friendship, and fun at F. Jones Corner
on Farish St. The Amazing Lazy Boi Band will be playing
R&B and Blues beginning at 7. There's no cover, and the bar will be open,
accepting cash & cards.
The idea for the party arose because we'll have the Hastings
College students in town ...and we want to show them what living in
Jackson is all about! So come, and bring your friends! Everyone is invited.
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2nd Call for
Robinson International Fellowships
The Office of
International Education (OIE) is now accepting applications for the 2nd
round of the 2013-14 Judy and E.B. Robinson, Jr., International Fellows Program.
This call is for students applying to do a Summer 2014 Millsaps faculty-led study abroad
program.
Criteria for
Fellowships:
- Current Millsaps undergraduate student
- Have attended Millsaps for 1 full semester before
applying
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Any class year EXCEPT seniors graduating in May
2014 (or before the program takes place)
- Strong evidence of financial need*
- No prior Robinson support
* Evidence of financial need is determined
based on data from the applicant’s FAFSA, as submitted to the College for this
academic year.
Deadline for 2nd call Robinson applications: Monday, February 3, 2014, by 5:00 pm. Complete attached application and return in hard copy
form to: Tanya Newkirk, Office of International Education, Box #150645 (or
bring to OIE, SH 248).
Questions: Tanya
Newkirk, newkita@millsaps.edu , or Dr. George
Bey, Associate Dean of IE, beygj@millsaps.edu .
The Judy and E.B.
Robinson, Jr., International Fellows Program is made possible through a
generous gift to Millsaps College from Bud and Judy Robinson.
Click here for Summer 2014 application.
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Millsaps
Scholarship for British Studies at Oxford!!
The Millsaps College
Office of International Education (OIE) and the Department of History are
pleased to invite students to apply for a scholarship to participate in the
highly regarded British Studies at Oxford (BS@O) program for summer 2014! The
2014 program is ideal for students majoring in history, English, European
Studies, art history, or music, but is open to all majors. Go towww.britishstudies.net for
more information about the program, including Eligibility
Requirements and How to Apply.
Applications for the BSAO
program are considered on a rolling basis. Millsaps students are encouraged to
apply as soon as possible. Students who are
successfully admitted to the program may
then apply for the Millsaps
scholarship.
One scholarship has been
designated for students majoring in history or in a field with significant
historical content. A maximum amount of $11,000 will be awarded. Depending on
the recipient’s financial need, the scholarship will cover all or a portion of
the program cost ($9,250), and may also include funds for travel to/from
England.
SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
1. Successful acceptance into BS@O
program (hard copy of acceptance letter*)
2. Evidence of inability to participate
for financial reasons
3. Evidence of academic excellence
4. Personal statement (one-page typed
essay explaining why you want to do British Studies at Oxford and how the study
abroad program fits into your major and/or plans as a Millsaps student)
Submit scholarship
applications to: Dr. Amy Forbes, Dept. of
History (CC 31), or Campus Box #150346, by
5:00 pm on Thursday, February 20, 2014.
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Join the 1C1C Leadership
Team!
Interested in volunteering? Join the 1C1C Leadership
Team! 1C1C Leadership Team members mobilize their peers to get
engaged in the community, facilitate 1C1C annual activities and
events for the campus, and participate in capacity building meetings once or
twice per month.
The 1C1C Leadership Team offers all kinds of opportunities for involvement in volunteering. Members can coordinate projects and help facilitate events such as reading fairs at Brown Elementary, MLK Play and Serve, the Holiday Education Supply Drive, the annual Block Party, as well as facilitate engagement opportunities for other students through the MillsapsVolunteer Project.
The 1C1C Leadership Team offers all kinds of opportunities for involvement in volunteering. Members can coordinate projects and help facilitate events such as reading fairs at Brown Elementary, MLK Play and Serve, the Holiday Education Supply Drive, the annual Block Party, as well as facilitate engagement opportunities for other students through the MillsapsVolunteer Project.
We now have a rolling
application process, so any Sophomore, Junior, or Senior can submit an
application at any time!
Click Here for Application.
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Information about campus
visitors from Hastings, Nebraska
This January 19-23, a
group of 30 education students from Hastings College will be visiting
Jackson for their January Term course in multicultural education. After over a
decade of a Chicago-based fieldwork for the class, Hastings is shifting its
focus to Jackson, where these students hope to observe the rich diversity of
the education system in Mississippi and all of the complex questions and
innovative work being done here.
The Hastings College education department has partnered with Millsaps College’s 1 Campus 1 Community office to secure housing, plan cultural excursions, and assist in placing their students in suitable classrooms. The students will be placed in various classrooms around Jackson including the classrooms of Millsaps Alumni Christopher Hedglin, Raven Scott, Samantha Greenleaf, and Kate Lawrence. Essentially, the students will observe classrooms during the day and engage in dialogue with one another about their thoughts, observations and education in Mississippi in general each evening. While in Jackson, the Hastings students will attend the MLK Day service at Tougaloo College, visit Fondren, visit LeFleur's Bluff and hear live blues music at F Jones Corner.
The Hastings College education department has partnered with Millsaps College’s 1 Campus 1 Community office to secure housing, plan cultural excursions, and assist in placing their students in suitable classrooms. The students will be placed in various classrooms around Jackson including the classrooms of Millsaps Alumni Christopher Hedglin, Raven Scott, Samantha Greenleaf, and Kate Lawrence. Essentially, the students will observe classrooms during the day and engage in dialogue with one another about their thoughts, observations and education in Mississippi in general each evening. While in Jackson, the Hastings students will attend the MLK Day service at Tougaloo College, visit Fondren, visit LeFleur's Bluff and hear live blues music at F Jones Corner.
So, if you see any
unfamiliar faces around campus, be sure to give them a warm Millsaps welcome!
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