Special Programs

Special Programs

Name: Youth Conservation Corps 2008

Deadline: Noon, April 11, 2008

Who is Eligible: 14-17 year olds (high school students)

Description: The primary purpose of the Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation Corps is twofold: 1)it is aimed at youth development, and 2)it is a cost-effective way to raise environmental awareness and strengthen stewardship of Virginia’s valuable natural resources. In essence, the program combines work experience, education and life skills development within the framework of environmental and community service.

When: Session One: 22 June to 12 July

Session Two: 20 July to 9 August

Where: Woodbridge, Virginia

Contacts: Gaston Rouse

Leesylvania State Park

2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Drive

Woodbridge, VA 22191-4504

Phone: (703) 583-5497

Email: vsypcc@dcr.virginia.gov

Website: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/parks/ycc.htm

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Name: Introduction to Engineering 2008

Deadline: April 18, 2008

Who is Eligible: Rising Juniors & Rising Seniors (women and minorities strongly encouraged)

Description: The program is structured to maximize the student’s stay at the university. The program format includes daily participation in introductory engineering course work, seminars on college admissions and financial aid, demonstrations, experiments and departmental and university tours. Faculty members and graduate students from various departments give lectures and answer questions relating to studies and careers in the different engineering disciplines.

When: July 6th – July 11th

Where: University of Virginia

Contacts: Carolyn Vallas, Director

Email: carolyn.vallas@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 924-0614

Website: http://www.seas.virginia.edu/diversity/pre_college/ite.php

Name: DECA: An Association of Marketing Students

DECA Logo
Deadline: None listed

Description: DECA, has implemented a project designed to connect high school students to college entrepreneurship programs and to increase the number of students pursuing entrepreneurship education beyond high school.

One phase of the project included the development of a Website

www.entrpreneurU.org, which provides students with a searchable database of college entrepreneurship programs.

Contacts: Edward L. Davis, Executive Director
Sissy Long, Project Manager: sjldeca@aol.com
Phone: 205-223-0204
Website: www.DECA.org

*The Sharpe Community Scholars Program

No deadline noted - Application information available via the link below.

*The Sharpe Community Scholars program at the College of William and Mary invites every entering student to apply for the opportunity to engage in service-learning, selecting approximately 75 freshmen to enroll in courses specifically designed to engage in community activism, research, or service. Our hope is to make this opportunity as widely available to students as possible. This program is for students who have already been accepted as part of the 2008-2009 freshman class at William and Mary.

*The College of William & Mary

*Monica D. Griffin , PhD, Director

Sharpe Community Scholars Program

sharpe@wm.edu

www.wm.edu/sharpe

757-221-2495

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Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

Deadline: open throughout year

*All students (9^th-12^th)

*A unique, interactive, student-friendly learning environment, the Hall of Fame is one of only sixteen state halls of fame in the United States . The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame is one of only a few that offers a wide variety of education programs for visiting students. The many facets of sports become a relevant model by which to educate whole child.

*Open Tuesday-Friday

Portsmouth , Virginia

*Shirley Martin, Director of Education

206 High Street

Portsmouth , VA. 23704

757-393-8031

http://www.vshfm.com/students/index.html

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* 9^th- 12^th grade students. Be a citizen of the United States or a legal alien. Have completed five years of elementary education or be 11-27 years of age. Be enrolled in or have dropped out of any grade from sixth through twelfth and have the potential for post-secondary education.

*Academic, college, career and personal counseling. Free college, cultural and business tours. Free tutoring. Workshops and seminars on the college application process. Assistance with completing financial aid forms. SAT I & II, college application and ACT fee waivers to eligible participants. Workshops and computer assistance on SAT and GED preparation. Other individualized services are also available to the ETS client. ETS serves 900 clients annually. Two-thirds (600) of all ETS clients must be low-income (according to federal guidelines) and potential first generation college graduates (neither parent has a four year degree). Participants are recruited from a target area that includes the cities of Hampton , Newport News , Williamsburg , Suffolk , Poquoson, and the counties of Isle of Wight , York Gloucester and James City . Clients are recruited from area schools and via community agencies.

*Throughout school year, Hampton University

* Hampton University , Educational Talent Search, P.O. Box 6183 , Hampton , VA. 23668, 757-727-5607 www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/trio/ets/index.htm

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