[OPLINLIST] Full Tuition Scholarships for MLIS degree at Kent State!

[FILIPAN, RHONDA]

Youth Services, Librarians, and Museums -- A New Vision of Learning


SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE


BEGINNING SUMMER 2008    (Deadline:  April 1, 2008)


OVERVIEW


The Kent State University School of Library and Information Science has
received federal funding for the recruitment and education of eighteen
youth services librarians whose training will include an emphasis on the
use of museums with children and young adults. 

Scholarship students will receive tuition scholarships and will be able
to complete their MLIS degree with a specialization in youth services
librarianship and an emphasis on the use of museums with children and
young adults. 

This program will permit students to complete their degrees through a
combination of two four-week summer sessions (Summer 2008 and Summer
2009) on campus in Kent, Ohio, and through web-based course offerings,
using innovative teaching and learning tools during the regular academic
year (2008-2009). There is no need or expectation for scholarship
students to be on campus or in Kent during the academic year. The only
residency requirements are four-week sessions in both Summer 2008 and
Summer 2009. 

For the purposes of these scholarships, definition of "museum" includes
not only museums of all types, but also historical societies. 


General Requirements for Scholarship Students 


Scholarship students: 

1. Must be admitted to the School of Library and Information Science's
Master's Program and able and willing to begin study in Summer 2008
(July 14-August 9, 2008). 

2. Must be able and willing to take the courses prescribed for all
scholarship students. 

3. Must be able and willing to take the courses when they are provided,
either in Kent (Summer 2008 & Summer 2009) or as online courses
(Academic Year 2008-2009). 

4. Must be able and willing to participate in a trip with all
scholarship students to Washington D.C. in Summer 2009 (expenses paid). 

5. Must pledge to work as a librarian, either in a public library or as
a librarian in a museum, archives, historical society, or other cultural
institutions, after receiving their MLIS degree. 

  


Academic Requirements for Scholarship Students


Scholarship students will follow a prescribed course of study. 

Each scholarship student will be required to complete a practicum (e.g.,
field experience) as part of this program. The practicum is a for-credit
course which provides for a supervised library work experience of a
professional nature for as total of 100 hours of clocked experience, as
well as directed readings and the preparation of a practicum paper,
requiring an additional 50 hours of effort. 

Service Expectations
Scholarship students will be required to sign an agreement stipulating
that they are expected to return the investment in federal funds by
working in either in a public library or as a librarian in a museum,
archives, historical society, or other cultural institutions, after
receiving their MLIS degree after graduating. 

The School cannot can guarantee offers of employment to scholarship
students when the degree is completed. However, the School has partnered
with various organizations and institutions who have committed to
working with the School to identify potential employment opportunities.
The School has an effective placement service which also lists job
opportunities outside of Ohio. 

** Please visit the Kent State-SLIS website to read selection criteria,
schedule of classes, and application procedures:  www.slis.kent.edu  


 


Application Deadline
The scholarship application must be received by APRIL 1, 2008. 



QUESTIONS 


Address any questions about the scholarships to: 

Michelle Baldini, Grant Coordinator at: mbaldini at kent.edu This e-mail
address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled
to view it or 330-672-4048 

 

 

--Rhonda

 

Rhonda S. Filipan

Academic Program Coordinator

School of Library and Information Science

Kent State University

330-672-0013

 

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