WELCOME to the Foundation Scholars Program!
180 likes | 319 Vues
Explore transformative opportunities with the Foundation Scholars Program! Choose between Service Learning or Study Abroad and receive a $1500 stipend. As a participant, you'll take two Foundation Scholars courses during your first year, enjoy priority registration, and have access to a common living option at Living Center South. Engage in meaningful projects like the Hemmeter Elementary Garden and impact the Saginaw community. Study abroad anytime with various faculty-led programs, and no foreign language is required for most options. Open doors to global experiences!
WELCOME to the Foundation Scholars Program!
E N D
Presentation Transcript
WELCOME to theFoundation Scholars Program! Interviews for January 17, 2014
Service Learning & Study Abroad School Garden in Saginaw FS Students in Prague
University Foundation Scholars Program • Choose between Service Learning or Study Abroad and receive a $1500 stipend • Take 2 Foundation Scholars Courses during your first year (one in the fall and one in the winter). • Receive priority registration during your first two years of attendance • Common Living option – Living Center South • Extra Curricular Activities • Must maintain a 3.0 GPA to renew each semester
Foundation Scholars Service Corps Dr.’s Brian Thomas and Joni BoyeBeaman
Hemmeter Elementary Garden Project Major Chords for Minors – Practice Room renovation and soundproofing
In total the students worked hundreds of hours while Moving literally tons of dirt, sand, and woodchips Cleaning and painting hundreds of square feet Planting hundreds of flowers and vegetables Drilling through brick Learning about soundproofing techniques Helping out with the needs of many Saginaw residents
The students also • Helped out Saginaw County Head Start and Early Head Start, the Good Neighbors Mission, the Saginaw Promise Zone, Emmaus House, White Pine Middle School, the Saginaw Children’s Zoo, and the Houghton-Jones Neighborhood Center. • And impacted hundreds of people through their efforts.
Quick Facts: • You can study abroad ANY semester (any duration) • There are faculty led programs in the spring, and full semester/year programs during fall and winter • You can go with a group of other SVSU students or you can blaze a trail on your own • Foreign language is not required (with a couple exceptions) • Over 500 Foundation Scholars have Studied Abroad
What can I study? Courses vary by program All courses transfer to SVSU No foreign language required for most programs