[Libs-Or] Scholarship applications open for ACRL-Oregon/Washington Fall Conference

[ACRLOR Communication]

ACRL-OR has two scholarships available to attend the ACRL Washington and
Oregon Joint Fall Conference <http://acrlwa.org/2017conference>. This year,
the ACRL Washington chapter is hosting the conference on October 19 and 20
at the Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest
<http://www.packforest.org/>.


*How can the scholarships be used? *
The scholarship covers the registration fee of $140 for the conference,
which includes room and board.

*Who is eligible?*

This scholarship is designed for those who live and/or work in Oregon. For
those who live and/or work in Washington, please refer to the ACRL-WA site
<http://acrlwa.org/> for conference scholarship information. Those meeting
at least one of the criteria below are eligible to apply.  Each criteria
met will be awarded points in the evaluation process (see below under how
the application will be evaluated).

First-time attendee of the joint conference.
ACRL-OR member.
MLIS student in an ALA-accredited program who lives in Oregon.
Paraprofessional employee in an Oregon academic library.
Part-time or temporary employee in an Oregon academic library.

*Who is not eligible?*

Those who do not live and/or work in Oregon.
Those who meet none of the criteria described above.
Those who have received a Fall Conference Scholarship in the past.

*How will applications be evaluated?*

A point system will be used to rank applicant eligibility (First time
attendee-2 points, ACRL-OR member-2 points, MLIS student-1 point,
Paraprofessional-1 point, part time or temporary employee-1 point).  In
addition, application essays will be evaluated for:

Financial need.
Interest in the conference theme/program.
Plans to apply knowledge gained at the conference.

*Deadline:*

The application period for the 2017 Fall Conference Scholarships will be
Wednesday, September 13 to Wednesday, September 27.  Apply now
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRafj4YNL6H2IrUFv1gr81mUOYLIFqvHM0jiIlk5A9Tsn95g/viewform>
!

Applicants will be notified shortly after the application period closes.

Registration for the ACRL Washington and Oregon Joint Fall Conference is
open until Wednesday, October 4.


*For more information, please contact:*
Stephanie Debner, ACRL-OR Board Past President
sdebner at uws.edu
University of Western States


-- 
Communications Coordinator, ACRL-Oregon
Email:  acrlorcommunication at olaweb.org
Website:  http://acrloregon.org/
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