FROM: Provost Bruce D. Barnhart RE: Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence
Sent: 11/27/2018 9:20:44 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.
