HECUA
REMEMBERS PAUL WELLSTONE.
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Partners
Internship Program Grant Application
Deadline Has Been Extended to December
9. Click
here for information about applying
for a grant to host an intern Summer,
2003.
Impact
Evaluation Affirms HECUA’s Value
for Students, Faculty, Colleges and
Community
- Included surveys, focus groups and
interviews to obtain input from 195
individuals – alumni, college
and community partners.
- Overwhelming findings show that
HECUA significantly affects faculty
teaching content and method, improves
relationships with institution, and
dramatically influences career and
life choices.
- Community partners are energized
by work with HECUA and interns enable
them to do more and achieve more in
their organizations.
- College deans and presidents recognize
HECUA for enhancing the campus with
quality, relevant programs that achieve
interdisciplinarity. They appreciate
HECUA’s responsiveness to emerging
needs that help the college achieve
the liberal arts mission in today’s
higher education environment.
- HECUA extends thanks to all who
participated and especially to the
alumni, community and member partners
who served on the Task Force: Scott
Chazdon, Kari Denisson, Jim Scheibel,
Lisa Heldke, Mary Wagner.
Otto
Bremer Awards HECUA $279,300 to
Partner on New Graduate Fellowship
Program
- Grant supports six graduate fellows
per year in research on social issues
of interest to benefit students,
HECUA and philanthropic efforts
of the foundation.
- Selection was based on expertise
in internships, including operation
of the Partners Internship Program,
and consortial approach that permits
broad access for students of multiple
institutions.
- Program design centers around
shared learning for students, HECUA
and the foundation.
Board
Approves New Fees to Make Domestic
Programs More Accessible
- Taking into consideration significant
tuition increases at many institutions,
HECUA 2003-04 fees will include fixed
prices for domestic semester programs
to reduce student costs.
- New fee structure should enable
more students to attend programs such
as the new Fall 2003 Environmental
Sustainability program as well as
the Metro Urban Studies Term (Fall
& Spring) and City Arts (Spring
only).
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For information on pricing contact
Michael Eaton at 651/287-3310 or
e-mailto [email protected].
Language/Culture January-Term
Fills to Capacity
• Collaboration with Macalester
Spanish Department. on language
immersion experience and looks at
contemporary social issues in Latin
America.
• 20 students are enrolled
in the first program at HECUA’s
site in Ecuador January 2003.
• For information on how HECUA
might design a program to fit a
specific campus curricular need,
contact Jacquelyn Geier at 651/287-3306
or e-mail: [email protected]. [email protected]
Civil
Rights Course Launches Commonwealth
Short Course Series
• New course: Civil Rights:
History and Consequences taught
by Prof. Duchess Harris of the African
American Studies Department at Macalester
College will take students to sites
throughout the South to talk to
past and current civil rights leaders.
• Student openings are still
available, click
here for more information about
the course
• First in a series of new,
short-term programs, the Commonwealth
Series focuses on issues important
to contemporary U.S. society.
• Through this series, HECUA
will offer a diverse range of courses
during January Term, May Term and
Summer session, and opportunities
will exist to propose a new course
or staff courses already developed.
