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Colorado Scholars pla·n reviSed Therefore, if one plans to apply of "Recruiting, Talent and Diversity", eligible to apply for Colorado Scholars by R.Pr.Bellizzi ) - awards, and only through their depart- through a department, one must declare and it will be administered by the More MSC students than ever before ment chairmen. Many students were a major with that department before Academic Vice-President. Deans will will be eligible for Colorado Scholar- told they need not apply, they would be September 17, 1982. He must also en- submit plans for allocation of the funds ships, but they had better hurry and ap- "recommended" for the scholarships. . sure that his major is recorded on his and the plans, undoubtedly, will be ply. As a result, much of many depart- most recent transcript or on his record in diverse. Monies set aside for "Transitional As a result of a new Institutional Plan ments' allocations of Colorado Scholars Admissions and Records. for Colorado Scholars just adopted by money went un-awarded and was Admissions will be allocated 20- per- Students" will be awarded, according to MSC, full and part-time students may diverted to the Office of Financial Aid. cent of the monies, which will be Smilnak, "to give foundation to latequalify for awards in one of five · The new Plan should help prevent awarded predominantly to high school bloomers," studenq. who at some point separate categories, instead of just one. such circumstances by maldng scholar- students, but also to transfer students. find direction and educational success. The Plan, approved last week by MSC ships available to Colorado residents The awards, to be called "Presidential This category will also be administere<i . President Richard Fontera, was drafted from several categories of funds. Awards," will be made the interest of by the Academic Vlce-President. by the Colorado Scholars Review ComThe new Institutional Plan is based on "image building and -recruiting for The five categories and their allotmittee this summer · in an attempt to several Institutional Criteria: • make the Colorado Scholars Program -Minimum GPA will be 3.0 -Applicants must be listed as degreebetter reflect the role and mission of MSC, according to Committee chairseeking students man Dr. Roberta A. Smilnak, associate -One form will be used by all ap... if one plans to apply through a deparhnent; vice-president of student affairs. plicants; departments may require addiwith that deparhnent one must declare a major tional information "We felt the Plan should address the · by September 17, I ~82 -Full-time students may receive up development student, as well as the traditional student," Smilnak said. "The -to $766.50; part-time students (6-9 hours) may receive up to tuition and fees Review Committee," Smilnak added, (excluding health insurance) _ "was a very diverse group, representing -All students must apply for a Col_ all areas of the college." ment of ·the total Colorado Scholars MSC." A temporary category of "Undeclared orado Scholars Award through stated The Plan's "Philosophy Statement" monies are: the various MSC Departidentifies the role and mission of MSC as ments, 70 percent; Admissions, 20 per-· Majors" was established to make Departmental Guidelines - Transfer GPAs will not be conbeing to "respond to diver~e educational · cent; Undeclared Majors; five percent; scholarships available to the many needs and social concerns of people liv- Recruiting, Talent and Diversity, four students who have not declared a major. sidered for regular Departmental ing and working in Metropolitan percent; and Transitional Students, one However.., Smilnak urges all students to Awards Smilnak's committee will "meet declare a major if they are ready to do Denver." percent. It also · acknowledges MSC's Most of the scholarship money will be so. Awards to undeclared majors will be regularly to evaluate how the new plan commuter-campus environment, the awarded by MSC Departments. For made by the Student Affairs Committee is functioning," she said, "and to make "diversity of the studerit population" starters, each department will receive of the Faculty Senate. These students recommendations to the President at the because of its open enrollment policy, one scholarship. The remaining alloca- . will be expected. to "de01-gnstrate their end of the year for a new plan." Applications for Colorado Scholars and that "approximately 50 percent" of tions will be determined by "the number involvement with MSC, if not with some awards must be made by October 20, its student attend part-time. of declared degree-seeking majors by department," Smilnak said. Another category was instituted, that 1982, to the' appropriate departments. In the past, only declared majors were department."
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