ACTR Post-Sec Laureate Program, Really the Final Take (fwd)
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From: Cynthia A. Ruder <raeruder at UKY.EDU>
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] ACTR Post-Sec Laureate Program, Really the Final Take
Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award--TODAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR
SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS. YOU CAN FAX NOMINATIONS TO ME AT 859-257-3743. THE
FAX ALWAYS IS IN OPERATION.
Colleagues!
The deadline is upon us! Submit your nominations for the PSRSLA by TODAY 15
March 2007 (this is a postmark, not a receipt, deadline). Instructions for
submitting the nominations are below. In addition, the following information
responds to additional questions I have received regarding the Award:
--Two students cannot share the award; only one student should be nominated.
--Unfortunately, this is an honorary award; currently no monetary award
accompanies it, although in the future it would be wonderful to be able to do
that. Should you like to contribute to the PSRSLA fund, you are welcome to do
so via the ACTR web site.
--Each school/department nominates the student of their choice. ACTR has no
hand in this and expects the decision as to which student deserves the
nomination to be made at the student's institution. Therefore faculty members
must decide in advance on whom this honor should be bestowed and then send the
nomination letter.
--If you are in a section that is part of a larger foreign language department,
i.e. Division of Russian Studies in the Department of Modern & Classical
Languages, Literatures, & Cultures as we have here at UK, then your section
head can send the letter of nomination on departmental letterhead.
--We leave it up to you as to whether or not you would like to inform in
advance the student who is being nominated. That said, there certainly is
something to be said for surprises. We anticipate the award letters being sent
to students in April so that their Award will be common knowledge prior to any
end-of-the-semester events that honor students at your institution.
--The PSRSLA is open only to undergraduates--someone in the junior or senior
class. Graduate students may not be nominated.
DIRECTIONS FOR NOMINATING A STUDENT FOR THE PSRSLA:
ACTR is pleased to announce the establishment of the
Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award. Based on the success of the
Secondary School Russian Scholar Laureate Award program, we seek to implement
this program at the college/university level in order to recognize our
outstanding students who are studying Russian. This program is a wonderful way
to applaud the efforts of our best students while letting them know that we in
the field appreciate and value their achievements. Moreover, because this is a
selective program, students will be able to exploit the award as further
testament to their skills and abilities as they enter the job market or apply
to graduate/professional school.
The success of this program depends on you and me--Russian instructors
at the college/university level. With that in mind I encourage you to nominate
a student from your institution to receive this honor. In order to assist you
in submitting a nomination, please follow these guidelines:
1. Departments (be they independent or part of a larger Modern Language
department) may nominate ONE student from either the junior or senior class.
2. Eligibility is based on achievement and interest in Russian as demonstrated
by enrollment in language courses, student GPA, participation in programs such
as exchanges, NPSREC (National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest), Russian
clubs or Russian houses, a Russian major or minor. Note that a Russian major is
not necessarily a requirement for the award. We encourage you to nominate that
student who is the "star" of your program and who personifies a dedication and
commitment to Russian that is unparalleled among her/his peers.
3. Nominations are to be submitted--electronically or via regular mail--by
Department chairpersons. Be sure the nomination is submitted on departmental
letterhead. Send the nominations to Prof. Cynthia Ruder at the address below.*
4. Nominating instructors must be current ACTR members.**
**(It is never too late to join ACTR:)). Simply go to the
www.americancouncils.org web site. On the main page click the "Get Involved"
tab on the left side. Then click "ACTR MEMBERSHIP" from the list in the center
of the page. From there either download the membership form and submit it or
contact ACTR Secretary George Morris at actrmbrs at sbcglobal.net. It is easy,
fast, and inexpensive. Plus you get the ACTR Newsletter and a subscription to
RLJ, the Russian Language Journal, with the appropriate membership fee.)
5. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS 15 MARCH 2007. Each Laureate will receive
notification and an award certificate in April 2007.
We encourage you to avail your students of this program--it is free! Help us
show our best and brightest students how much we value their commitment to
Russian.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at raeruder at uky.edu.
I anxiously await your nominations!
Sincerely, Cindy Ruder *Russian Studies/MCL
University
of Kentucky
1055
Patterson
Lexington,
KY 40506-0027 OR AT raeruder at uky.edu
Cynthia A. Ruder
raeruder at uky.edu
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