{"id":1867,"date":"2022-02-18T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2022-02-18T17:40:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:40:49","slug":"education-department-newsletter-february-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2022\/02\/18\/education-department-newsletter-february-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department Newsletter, February 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"New\"\u25a0 <\/span>Education Department Endowed Scholarships for 2022-2023: The Education Department of Augsburg University is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for several scholarships to be awarded for the upcoming academic year. Please note that unless otherwise indicated, most of the scholarships are meant for Day Undergraduate students. <\/span>More information regarding the specific requirements for each scholarship may be found here<\/span><\/a> (you\u2019ll need to be logged into your AugNet account to view this document).<\/span><\/p>\n

Any student interested in any of these scholarships is invited to send to Jennifer Diaz <diazj@augsburg.edu> their name, contact information (phone and email), class (fr., soph., jr., sr.), GPA, declared or intended major, scholarships being applied for, and a brief paragraph stating qualifications for each scholarship for which the student is applying. The deadline for all applications is 4:00 pm on March 11, 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"New\"\u25a0 <\/span>Fulbright Info Session – Get Funded to Teach, Study, or Research Abroad: The US Student Fulbright Program provides students full funding to teach English, study, or conduct research in one of 140 countries after graduation for about 10 months. Since you are an education major, you can be an excellent candidate to be a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. To be eligible, you must be a US citizen, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and have graduated with a bachelor’s degree by the time you leave. It is also important that you are involved in campus or community activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a competitive program, so it is good to start preparing to apply early, no matter if you are a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

URGO is hosting a Fulbright info session on Thursday, March 3rd at 1 pm. You will have a chance to hear from Fulbright staff and to join a breakout session with Dixie Shafer, Augsburg’s Fulbright Program Advisor, to learn more about the opportunity and application process. To register for the information session,\u00a0<\/span>go to<\/span>: <<\/span>https:\/\/apply.iie.org\/register\/GPS3.3.22<\/span><\/a>>. A zoom link will be sent to you if you register closer to the date of the info session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have any questions or can’t attend the online info session, email\u00a0<<\/span>urgo@augsburg.edu<\/span><\/a>> to set up an appointment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"New\"\u25a0 <\/span>Growing Youth Leadership through Service Learning–A Gathering of Service Learning Practitioners: An online discussion focusing on how to lead productive service-learning activities in a virtual environment is scheduled for Monday, March 7, 7:00-8:30 pm on Zoom. <\/span>Click on this link to register for this event<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This informal gathering will offer opportunities to share ideas and create a supportive network of community relationships. The goals of this gathering are to strengthen and build mutually beneficial service-learning programs and lessen the isolation of school and non-profit leaders as we work toward more equitable, inclusive, healthy, and connected communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 The Education Department Moves to Anthology Portfolio:<\/span> The Education Department is introducing a new program, Anthology Portfolio. The purpose of Anthology Portfolio is to create an online, accessible record of students’ clinical experience, evaluation, and assessments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students will use Anthology Portfolio for:<\/span><\/p>\n