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FROM: Provost Bruce D. Barnhart RE: Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence
Sent:
10/16/2019 10:49:03 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 2020.

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, October 30, 2019:

 

·         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.