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January 23, 2018
Scholarship: Military Women Across the Nation
Military Women Across the Nation 2018 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
Full story: milwomen.org
DEADLINE is March 2, 2018
Military Women Across the Nation will award a $1,000 scholarship to a relative - male or female - of a military woman.
The payment will be made jointly to the recipient AND his/her college, and notification of award will take place in June.
This year's essay topic is “Moms Serving in the Military: The Challenges They Face.”
www.milwomen.org
Email the Application Package and/or any questions to the Scholarship Chair: MWANScholarship@gmail.com
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January 22, 2018
May 2018 Graduates - Application Deadline 26 January
May 2018 Graduates- Application Deadline is January 26
Full story: registrar.unl.edu
A $25 fee per degree will be automatically billed to your student account.
Failure to submit an application for graduation by the deadline may result in a term delay in awarding your degree.
Sign into MyRed, go to the ACADEMICS tab, select May 2018 application for graduation link.
You will be emailed commencement ceremony information in April.
https://registrar.unl.edu/student/commencement/application/
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January 22, 2018
Undergraduate Student Scholarships!!!
Enrolled students should apply for scholarships through the online Scholarship Application for Current Undergraduate Students.
Full story: financialaid.unl.edu
Applications must be submitted by February 1st. To apply, log into MyRED and select the Scholarship Application for Current Undergraduate Students.
Submission of this online application allows you to be considered for scholarships awarded by the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid and to have your information made available to your college and department.
The awarding of scholarships to current undergraduate students is based on one or several of the following criteria: cumulative grade point average, financial need, and a resume of activities.
Questions: Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid, 12 Canfield Administration Building, 402-472-2030, financialaid@unl.edu
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January 10, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr series of events: Jan. 12 - 19
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will celebrate the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events from Jan. 12-19.
Full story: news.unl.edu
Nebraska's annual MLK keynote speech will be delivered by Theo E.J. Wilson at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. The presentation, "In the Shadow of King: 50 Years of Race in America," is free and open to the public.
Jan. 12, 7:30 a.m.: 25th annual MLK Freedom Breakfast, Embassy Suites: Martha Florence, director of community engagement at Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, will be the keynote speaker. The breakfast is sponsored by the university, Southeast Community College and Lincoln Public Schools. Tickets are $25, with proceeds going toward scholarships for students in Lincoln. To purchase tickets, contact Ed Wimes at ewimes@nebraska.edu or 402-202-3267.
•Jan. 15, 8 a.m.: 23rd annual MLK Youth Rally and March, Nebraska Union. The event, sponsored by Lincoln Public Schools, will start with a pre-rally and empowerment program at the union. It will continue with a unifying march through downtown Lincoln and culminate with the "Call to Action" program at the Nebraska State Capitol.
•Jan. 16, noon: Dish It Up!, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, OASIS Lounge. Afrikan People's Union representatives will facilitate a discussion with university students on King's vision of the "dream" and their own experiences. All students are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be provided.
•Jan. 16, 6:30 p.m.: Film screening, "I Am Not Your Negro." As part of its Indie Lens Pop-Up series, Nebraska Educational Television will present the Oscar-nominated 2016 documentary. The film will be followed by a discussion, moderated by Patrick Jones, associate professor of history and ethnic studies at Nebraska.
•Jan. 18, 6:30 p.m.: Panel discussion, "African-Americans in Higher Education," Nebraska Union Auditorium. Hosted by the Black Graduate Student Association, the panel will feature faculty, staff and students at Nebraska including Colleen Jones, associate professor of practice in management; Clearthur Mangram, associate director of admissions; Deadric Williams, assistant professor of sociology; Kaleb Briscoe, doctoral student in educational administration; Crystal Dunning, graduate student in music; and Davielle Phillips, graduate student in architecture and business administration.
•Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m.: MLK Banquet, Nebraska Union Ballroom. Hosted by the Afrikan People's Union, the banquet will feature a keynote address by Michael Combs, professor of political science at Nebraska. Tickets are $10 for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and $15 for non-students. For more information, contact jcmorris14@cox.net.
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January 2, 2018
Student Veteran Completes Degree While Deployed
Melissa Rahorst finished her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice this December, but she was missing from among the nearly 1,500 people who walked across the stage Dec. 16 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln to collect their University of Nebraska–Lincoln diplomas.
Full story: news.unl.edu
That’s because Rahorst is a military police officer serving in the Nebraska National Guard. Though she can’t say where, for the past seven months the 21-year-old sergeant has been stationed at a base outside the continental U.S., nearly 2,000 miles from Lincoln. The university delivered her degree to her parents, Ron and Kathy Rahorst of Cortland, Nebraska.
On Dec. 21, however, Rahorst's unit received a surprise holiday visit from Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Nebraska Adj. Gen.Daryl Bohac. The two delivered a package from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln: a certified copy of Rahorst’s degree; red, white and blue honor cords used to designate the graduation robes of Nebraska’s military graduates, and a congratulatory letter from Chancellor Ronnie Green.
“We are so proud of you and what you have achieved,” Green wrote. “We hope in some small way we brought the ceremony to you.” -
December 18, 2017
Scholarship for Military Dependents
At least one scholarship worth $2,000 will be awarded at every commissary location where qualified applications are received. Additional recipients will be selected on a prorated basis, so more scholarships will be awarded at those stores with larger numbers of applicants. A total of 700 scholarship grants will be awarded this year.
Full story: militaryscholar.org
To qualify for consideration, applicants must be a dependent, unmarried child, younger than 21 — or 23, if enrolled as a full-time student at a college or university — of a service member on active duty, a Reserve or Guard member, retiree or survivor of a military member who died while on active duty, or survivor of a retiree.
Applicants should ensure that they and their sponsor are enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database and have a military ID card. The applicant must attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university, full time, in the fall of 2018 or be enrolled in studies designed to transfer to a four-year program.
Applications must be hand-delivered or shipped via the U.S. Postal Service or other delivery methods to the commissary where the applicant's family normally shops.
Applications cannot be emailed or faxed.
Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps service members and their families, administers the program. Scholarship Managers, a national, nonprofit, scholarship management services organization, manages and awards the scholarships.
* Additional information, including the application itself as well as the question for the required essay, will be available when the program opens for the year at www.militaryscholar.org.