Fall 2009 issue
STUDENT AFFAIRS REPORT
Susan Hadley, PhD, MT-BC
Due to the resignation of the president of MARAMTS, there has been a reshuffling of positions. A special election was held in Scranton in September to fill the vacancy left on the board. I would like to welcome the new executive board! The members of the board are:
President: Michelle Bonaventura, Slippery Rock University
Vice President: Bridget Skipper, Immaculata University
Past President: Sherrye Dobbrins, Montclair State University
Parliamentarian: Leeann Hackett, Elizabethtown College
Secretary: Stephanie Kawzenuk, Nazareth College
Treasurer: Angela Junker, Slippery Rock University
Government Relations: Elaine Vuong, Nazareth College
The students have been working hard on preparing new student welcome packets as well as service projects, fundraising, and student activities for the 2010 regional conference.
Fundraising
This year, at the regional conference, the students will be selling T-shirts. If they have enough money in their budget, they will also have some very classy silver music note keychains available! Make sure to bring some extra cash to buy these great items and to support the students in their endeavors!
Passages
Everyone is gearing up for the 6th Annual Passages Conference being held this year at Nazareth College on October 24th from 9:30am to 5:00pm. The program looks really exciting! I encourage as many of you as possible to attend and see what great work our students and early professionals are doing. We hope to see many of you there. Congratulations to the Passages coordinators for all their dedication and hard work.
Scholarship Opportunities
Students, make sure to apply! MARAMTS is offering two sophomore, two junior, and one graduate scholarship this year. Each scholarship will cover AMTA student membership as well as student registration fee for the MAR conference. Application deadline for these scholarships is November 20, 2009.
In addition, MARAMTS is again offering two club awards in the amount of $250 each. Application deadline for the club award is December 4, 2009.
Finally, MAR is pleased to offer three Jenny Shinn Memorial Scholarships (up to $500 each) for students who will be interning in 2010. For those of you who have already started your internship but will continue in 2010, you are eligible to apply! For those of you who have not yet selected your internship site, you are eligible to apply! Three professional judges will select 6 finalists. These finalists will be interviewed at the 2010 MAR conference in Pittsburgh. The application deadline for the Jenny Shinn Scholarship is January 29, 2009.
Application packets for all scholarships and are available at: http://www.mar-amta.org
If you have any questions related to these scholarships and awards, please do not hesitate to contact me, susan.hadley@sru.edu. If you have any questions related to MARAMTS, please contact Michelle Bonaventura, amtas.mar@gmail.com.
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