FROM: Provost Bruce D. Barnhart RE: Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence
Sent: 11/27/2018 9:06:17 AM
To: Students, Faculty, Staff
Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence
Nominations are being accepted for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Foundation Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence. The nominee must be a senior who is on track to graduate in May 2019.
Nominees will be evaluated using the following criteria:
· outstanding academic performance in the academic major and in other areas of study,
· recognition of scholarship by members of the university faculty,
· participation in extracurricular or co-curricular activities during undergraduate years, and
· the quality of the nominee’s essay.
The nominee needs to submit the following materials to Dr. Melanie Blumberg (blumberg@calu.edu) by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018:
· an essay addressing how the university prepared him or her for the next career step and what the next step will be,
· a current transcript (a copy is acceptable),
· a vitae or résumé, and
· two letters of recommendation, preferably from university faculty.
The essay must not exceed two double-spaced pages, using a 12-point font. All written work is to be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word attachments. The Subject Line should read Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence and the student’s name.
Interviews will be held during Finals Week.
Nominations from anyone in the university community, as well as self-nominations, are encouraged.