Show me the money! Awards...celebrate your successes!
It's that time of year again! The season for us to celebrate our students' successes and thank our generous donors and community partners.
In case you don't recall (or didn't read) from a previous column, an award is a sum of money given to a student in recognition of outstanding academic, athletic or other achievement. There are normally two types of awards: application-based and selection-based. Application-based are awards where students submit essays or projects and the recipients are determined by a selection team. Selection-based are awards where the recipient is determined by the program coordinator, chair or dean with input from faculty members. Given this, do I need to tell you how important it is for you to get to know the people in your faculty?
This year's awards ceremonies are being held in the James A. Colvin Atrium from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on the following dates:
Wednesday, October 7, School of Health Sciences;
Wednesday, October 21, School of Human Services and School of Nursing;
Wednesday, November 4, School of Information Technology and Lawrence Kinlin School of Business;
Wednesday, November 18, Faculty of Technology;
Wednesday, November 25, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design;
Something you should know about awards is that they are based on the previous academic year. In other words, the awards that will be handed out this fall are determined based on your results and achievements from the 2008-09 academic year. What this means is that starting today you should now be planning for next year's awards. Find out about what awards are available in your program and start answering these questions. What's the criteria? Who's my program coordinator? How do I get involved in the college or community? I'll even help you answer the first question. Go to http://www.fanshawec.ca/EN/money to find the list of available awards by faculty and school.
But the question on most minds is why do I want an award? Well, how about for these reasons: most are cash-based (we all need cash); you are seated with potential employers at the award ceremony; you get to network with industry professionals; and awards look great on your resume. I'm sure I could go on but I think you are getting the idea.
So when it comes to awards, make that extra effort, and what you'll find out is that everything you do will make your educational experience that much more rewarding.
Next week's topic: November graduation...brand new awards.
In case you don't recall (or didn't read) from a previous column, an award is a sum of money given to a student in recognition of outstanding academic, athletic or other achievement. There are normally two types of awards: application-based and selection-based. Application-based are awards where students submit essays or projects and the recipients are determined by a selection team. Selection-based are awards where the recipient is determined by the program coordinator, chair or dean with input from faculty members. Given this, do I need to tell you how important it is for you to get to know the people in your faculty?
This year's awards ceremonies are being held in the James A. Colvin Atrium from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on the following dates:
Wednesday, October 7, School of Health Sciences;
Wednesday, October 21, School of Human Services and School of Nursing;
Wednesday, November 4, School of Information Technology and Lawrence Kinlin School of Business;
Wednesday, November 18, Faculty of Technology;
Wednesday, November 25, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design;
Something you should know about awards is that they are based on the previous academic year. In other words, the awards that will be handed out this fall are determined based on your results and achievements from the 2008-09 academic year. What this means is that starting today you should now be planning for next year's awards. Find out about what awards are available in your program and start answering these questions. What's the criteria? Who's my program coordinator? How do I get involved in the college or community? I'll even help you answer the first question. Go to http://www.fanshawec.ca/EN/money to find the list of available awards by faculty and school.
But the question on most minds is why do I want an award? Well, how about for these reasons: most are cash-based (we all need cash); you are seated with potential employers at the award ceremony; you get to network with industry professionals; and awards look great on your resume. I'm sure I could go on but I think you are getting the idea.
So when it comes to awards, make that extra effort, and what you'll find out is that everything you do will make your educational experience that much more rewarding.
Next week's topic: November graduation...brand new awards.
