2011 USA TODAY All-USA Community College Academic Team The Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) Nominating Committee seeks TWO nominees for the 2011 USA TODAY All-USA Community College Academic Team. This is a prestigious national competition that comes with prize money. This is an involved process of filling out a detailed application regarding the following: • honors/awards; • campus involvement; • community involvement; • two letters of recommendation: one attesting to the applicant’s academic and leadership accomplishments and civic involvement, and a second letter attesting to an endeavor by the applicant in which you applied your academic or intellectual skills from your community college to benefit your school, community or society; and • an essay response describing your most significant endeavor since attending community college. If you feel YOU should be one of HFCC's two nominees, please follow these directions: 1. Log in to the application by going to http://my.ptk.org/edge/ (Phi Theta Kappa members may log in using their Phi Theta Kappa username and password. If they have forgotten their log in, follow the steps on the log in page for “forgot username or password.”) (Non-members may access the application by selecting the link that says “Create Non Member Account” on the log in page. Non members should follow the instructions to create an account and view the application.) 2. Once the student has logged in, he or she should select the link in the center of the page that says “2011 All-USA/Coca-Cola/Guistwhite Scholarship Programs” and enter the enrollment key -- BELOW -- to access the application. The ENROLLMENT KEY is MDI4MDI01972 (It is recommended that you copy and paste the Key.) DEADLINE: All applicants must have a completed rough draft of the application by 11 p.m. (our time), November 1. You will NOT be able to update your application after that time. If your application is one of two selected by the HFCC Nominating Committee you will have until mid-November to edit and polish the application. Follow the directions on the web site carefully! Advice to nominees In selecting nominees, the HFCC nominating committee is asked to consider outstanding academic rigor and grade point averages; participation in honors programs; awards, honors and recognition for academic achievement, and service to the college and community.
In addition, the focal point of the application is the essay. This should center around one endeavor undertaken by the student that utilized his or her community college education to improve his or her community or school. Judges look for innovative, creative, original and lasting achievements or undertakings. Specific eligibility requirements of note: READ CAREFULLY! • •
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Must be enrolled at a community college through December 2010. Must have a cumulative college-level GPA of 3.50 on a 4.0 scale for all coursework completed in the last five years (fall 2004-present), regardless of institution attended. If the student has attended more than one school, all transcripts will be recalculated to determine the cumulative GPA for all college-level coursework taken. GPA is evaluated at the point of application. Students must be on track to earn an associate or a bachelor's degree (or the equivalent of a U.S. associate or bachelor's degree). Students need to have a minimum of 36 semester (or 48 quarter) college-level credits completed at or transferred to a community college by December 31, 2009, and 48 semester (or 72 quarter), college-level credits by August 31, 2010. Students must have a minimum of 30 semester (or 45 quarter), college-level credit hours completed at a community college in the past five years. (Courses must be college-level. Developmental or remedial coursework, such as pre-algebra or basic writing, will be removed when determining number of credits as well as cumulative GPA.) Must not have been nominated previously for the All-USA Community College Academic Team or the Coca-Cola All-State Community College Academic Team. Must have a community college record free of suspension, probation or other serious disciplinary action. Nominee must not have a criminal record, and if a convicted felon, must have all conditions of sentencing, including probation, completed. Students who attend community college in the United States do not need to be a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Students attending community colleges outside of the U.S. need to be members of Phi Theta Kappa and may only apply for the New Century Scholars program. Both students attending in the U.S. and internationally should submit the USA TODAY All-USA Community College Academic Team/Coca-Cola All-State Community College Academic Team nomination form and materials.
All pertinent details are available on the application website. Contact Dr. Nabeel Abraham of HFCC at NABRAHAM@hfcc.edu ONLY if you are having trouble with the log in process. HFCC has had four winners at various levels over the past 15 years. Good luck!