Why study Russian/Slavic? -- request for materials

[Emily Johnson]

Dear Renne:  You might consider promoting the new SMART grants that can  
provide low-income students majoring in critical languages such as  
Russian with up to $4,000 in additional financial aid per year.  The  
students must be US citizens, eligible for pell grants, and have a GPA  
of at least 3.0.  Early this fall I had the financial aid office at my  
university help me put together a flier advertising this new  
opportunity and also other scholarships for language majors.  It seems  
to have brought some students into our program and also helped some  
students who were already majoring discover new funding sources, which  
is always nice.  Sincerely,

Emily Johnson
University of Oklahoma

On Monday, November 6, 2006, at 07:55  PM, Renne Holmquist wrote:

> Dear Seelangs,
>
> I am putting together a presentation on how to attract students to  
> study
> Russia and the Russian language.  I would appreciate any materials or  
> inp
> ut
> that you might have on talking points that leave today's undergraduates
> favorably disposed to consider studying Russian or Slavic Studies.   
> What
> has
> been successful in your home institution? What is the best way to
> communicate the advantages of learning Russian versus other languages?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Renne Holmquist
>
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