[Libs-Or] ACRL-Oregon Scholarship for Fall Conference

[Trott, Garrett]

ACRL-Oregon Scholarship Information for Fall Conference (Pack Forest)

The Scholarship

ACRL-OR will award two scholarships to the ACRL Washington and Oregon Joint Fall Conference (Oct. 25-26, 2007) at the Pack Forest Conference Center in Eatonville, Washington. The scholarship will cover the registration fee for the conference, which includes room and board, and a $30 remittance to assist in covering travel expenses.

The Criteria

Applicants must be:
* A member of OLA or willing to join before the conference
* A librarian working in a library in Oregon or a student in an ALA-accredited library program who lives in Oregon
* A first-time attendee of Pack Forest

The Process

Download and complete the scholarship application (MS Word format) at http://www.olaweb.org/acrl/scholarshipapp.doc

Applications due: September 14, 2007

Applicants need to:
* Write an essay, not to exceed 500 words, that describes your interest in academic libraries and in the theme of the conference.  The theme of the conference is: "The Visible Librarian : Establish Your Presence on Campus."
* Provide a resume with your application.
* Submit via email attachments all application materials. MS-Word files preferred.

Deadline

Applications are due September 14, 2007. Scholarship recipients will be announced by October 5, 2007.

ACRL Scholarship Web page: http://www.olaweb.org/acrl/scholarship.htm

Address applications and questions to:

Elizabeth Breakstone
University of Oregon
541-346-1656
ebreak at uoregon.edu

OR

Garrett Trott
Corban College
Tel: 503-589-8116
gtrott at corban.edu