Hey Rotaractors,
For today's study break (ie the 10 minutes before I head to bed), I'd like to post up the link to our website devoted completely to the cocktail party. Send this link to all your friends and family so they can either buy a ticket or donate to our cocktail party so we can raise as much money as possible! :)
Check out: web.me.com/mcgillrotaract
And to get you all pumped for the cocktail party and excited to sell tickets, here's a little video
Have a good evening everyone! Let me know what you think of the website and the video!
Sean
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
A little study break
Hello Rotaractors and company!
This is my first EVER blog post. I'm taking a little break from the joys of protein pathways and the wonder that is the cell to tell you about something that is equally as awesome...just A LOT larger: Rotary International. Marie talked about Rotary and Rotaract, so I'm going to do a quick blurb about Rotary Scholarships.
So, here's the fun fact of the day (Fun Fact Friday!): did you know that the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship is the world's largest privately-funded scholarship program?
Founded in 1947, it had enabled over 40 000 student from more than 100 nations to study abroad. The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarship is to "further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas." This is achieved by:
-Increasing awareness of and respect for cultural differences by sending ambassadors of goodwill to study in another country
-Instilling in scholars the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self through active participation in Rotary service projects
-Encouraging scholars to dedicate their personal and professional lives to improving the quality of life for the people of their home communities and countries
-Developing leaders who can address the humanitarian needs of the world community
-Impacting all areas of the world through a balanced geographical distribution of scholars
-Encouraging Rotarians worldwide to increase the educational opportunities for scholars from low- income countries
-Fostering a lifelong association between Rotary and its scholars
The program consists of one year abroad for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. An Ambassadorial Scholar serves as a goodwill ambassador to the host country while giving presentations to Rotary clubs and various other clubs regarding their homeland. Scholars must also give presentations detailing their experiences. The scholarship consists of $27 000 to study in another country. Applicants undergo interviews first within a Rotary Club if there are multiple applicants and then at the district level. Scholars have a sponsoring Rotary Club both in their home district and where they are studying. Students can study in ANY field. This is pretty cool huh!
Also, Rotary offers the World Peace Fellowip, which is a scholarship to receive a masters degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field. THe scholarship is offered at one of six Rotary Peace Centers:
the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
International Christian Unversity in Tokyo, Japan
Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina
University of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England
University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia
Check out more information about all the great Rotary Opportunities at their website: www.rotary.org
On a club note, here is a picture of the art gallery where our upcoming cocktail party is being held! Hope you've all told your friends and family about it! Don't forget January 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the AKA Gallery at 51 Saint-Paul Ouest. They money we raise will benefit the Tyndale Saint-George Community Centre (http://www.tyndalestgeorges.com/)
Okay, back to the books! Good luck everyone on final exams and papers! Stay tuned for more posts! :)
Sean
This is my first EVER blog post. I'm taking a little break from the joys of protein pathways and the wonder that is the cell to tell you about something that is equally as awesome...just A LOT larger: Rotary International. Marie talked about Rotary and Rotaract, so I'm going to do a quick blurb about Rotary Scholarships.
So, here's the fun fact of the day (Fun Fact Friday!): did you know that the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship is the world's largest privately-funded scholarship program?
Founded in 1947, it had enabled over 40 000 student from more than 100 nations to study abroad. The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarship is to "further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas." This is achieved by:
-Increasing awareness of and respect for cultural differences by sending ambassadors of goodwill to study in another country
-Instilling in scholars the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self through active participation in Rotary service projects
-Encouraging scholars to dedicate their personal and professional lives to improving the quality of life for the people of their home communities and countries
-Developing leaders who can address the humanitarian needs of the world community
-Impacting all areas of the world through a balanced geographical distribution of scholars
-Encouraging Rotarians worldwide to increase the educational opportunities for scholars from low- income countries
-Fostering a lifelong association between Rotary and its scholars
The program consists of one year abroad for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. An Ambassadorial Scholar serves as a goodwill ambassador to the host country while giving presentations to Rotary clubs and various other clubs regarding their homeland. Scholars must also give presentations detailing their experiences. The scholarship consists of $27 000 to study in another country. Applicants undergo interviews first within a Rotary Club if there are multiple applicants and then at the district level. Scholars have a sponsoring Rotary Club both in their home district and where they are studying. Students can study in ANY field. This is pretty cool huh!
Also, Rotary offers the World Peace Fellowip, which is a scholarship to receive a masters degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field. THe scholarship is offered at one of six Rotary Peace Centers:
the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
International Christian Unversity in Tokyo, Japan
Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina
University of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England
University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia
Check out more information about all the great Rotary Opportunities at their website: www.rotary.org
On a club note, here is a picture of the art gallery where our upcoming cocktail party is being held! Hope you've all told your friends and family about it! Don't forget January 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the AKA Gallery at 51 Saint-Paul Ouest. They money we raise will benefit the Tyndale Saint-George Community Centre (http://www.tyndalestgeorges.com/)
Okay, back to the books! Good luck everyone on final exams and papers! Stay tuned for more posts! :)
Sean
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