Proposal for Student of Color Scholarship
Brief Description
In an effort to increase the enrollment of students of colors (African America/Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American) students, BSC should offer a scholarship for these students. Similar schools such as Rhodes and Berry College offer scholarships for minority students. Rhodes offers the Dean’s Scholarship, which provides varies students of color $25,500. Some criteria for the scholarship are: students must have a minimum GPA of a 27 and are very involved in the community. Berry College offers the Goizueta Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a number of Hispanic student that attend Berry College.
I believe diversity is very important, because learning with people from a variety of backgrounds encourages collaboration and fosters innovation, thereby benefitting all students. Students should be challenge on what they believe. The Center for American Progress says “Our nation is changing, and our higher education institutions need to reflect this diversity. More than half of all U.S. babies today are people of color, and by 2050 our nation will have no clear racial or ethnic majority. Communities of color are tomorrow’s leaders, and we need to better prepare our future workforce.” I agree with this. Birmingham-Southern should also represent the neighborhood it is. No person of color in the Birmingham area should ever feel like BSC is not an option for them. I believe this scholarship, combine with other community initiatives will help increase the number of students of colors on campus.
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Birmingham Area students of colors shall be given preference in the scholarship
My paper will conclude by considering the influence of honors programs as well as multi-ethnic and multi-cultural student bodies and faculties on the future directions of the historically black college. INTRODUCTION The freedmen and women of the Ante-Bellum South had a thirst and hunger for knowledge known by few; often learning from another freedman who had just learned to read himself, freed slaves attended schools in the evenings and on weekends.... ... middle of paper ...
The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a national, non-profit organization that gives scholarships to minority youth for higher education, as well as preserving the legacy of the Baseball Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson. The foundation provides four-year college scholarships in conjunction with a comprehensive set of skills and opportunities to disadvantaged students of color, to ensure their success in college and to help develop their leadership potential. This four-year hands-on program includes: peer and professional mentoring, internship placement, extensive leadership training, community service options, and international travel along with myriad networking opportunities. This scholarship has helped over 1,450 college students get an education. (Jackie Robinson)
Whites or Caucasians make up a group just as Native Americans, blacks, and Hispanics do. The one thing that separates whites from these other groups besides skin color is the fact that for each minority group, there are several scholarships that pertain to each. As a nation we have placed a great deal of emphasis on making sure the minorities are getting equal opportunities, but we forget that there are members of the Caucasian decent that need assistance as well. Most times minorities are the ones that need financial assistance in a college situation, but we have forgotten that there are white families that have grown up in the same neighborhood as these individuals, who also need financial assistance. This is why the idea of a white-only scholarship is not so unrealistic.
I am writing to apply to the Hispanic scholarship Found Scholarship. I am a first-year student in Civil Engineering at UTA where I am involved in various activity groups and work part time to help pay for my tuition. I believe that I am an excellent candidate for the HSF Scholarship as I possess all the requirements set forth in the requirements. I am and excellent student, passionate volunteer, and a hard working first generation college student.
Color can be a semiotic resource. It has many uses in the cultural association of signs. Some features that contribute as a signifier are saturation, purity, modulation, value and hue. Red can signify danger, green can stand for hope. In most countries black is a sign of mourning. However, in some parts of Europe, brides wear black for their wedding. In China and some other Eastern Asian countries, white is considered the color for mourning. While in America and most of Europe, white is a sign of purity and warn by brides. These contrasts of cultural semiotics make color partly unpredictable. In order for the color to function as a sign, there must be a consensus of meaning. In most cases there is not a consensus that is shared by all societies. There are some regularities and this is what makes color function as a semiotic resource. The challenge is understanding the motivations and interests of different groups. Some colors translate well and some do not. Finding these regularities within groups and applying them as semiotic resources is a challenge (Kress, 2002). Some associations to color are universal and these connections could spread as communication becomes more global (Eiseman, 2000).
For centuries African Americans have fought for equal rights, one of them being an opportunity for the chance to get an equal education. Many people believe that African Americans have an equal or better chance at getting an education than other students. This is not the case when in fact, it is actually harder for these three reasons: African American students tend to come from harsh, poverty stricken atmospheres. Shattered family lifestyles that make it difficult to pursue a higher education because they have not received the proper information. Secondly, just because African Americans are minorities does not mean that they receive a vast amount of government assistance or financial aid to pursue a higher education. Lastly, African American students do not receive the same treatment as other students when they attend predominantly white colleges and universities.
Clearly, HBCUs provide several benefits to African-American students. Not only have they helped to combat the cycle of discrimination that minority students experienced before the civil rights initiatives of the 1960s, but they strive to provide a warm, supportive and inclusive academic environment that addresses African-American college students as a whole person. Additionally, HBCUs are increasing their efforts to ensure that higher education is accessible, affordable and achievable for individuals with unique socioeconomic challenges. Despite obstacles, historically Black institutions will continue to play a vital and significant role in the fabric of higher education.
The time has come again to celebrate the achievements of all black men and women who have chipped in to form the Black society. There are television programs about the African Queens and Kings who never set sail for America, but are acknowledged as the pillars of our identity. In addition, our black school children finally get to hear about the history of their ancestors instead of hearing about Columbus and the founding of America. The great founding of America briefly includes the slavery period and the Antebellum south, but readily excludes both black men and women, such as George Washington Carver, Langston Hughes, and Mary Bethune. These men and women have contributed greatly to American society. However, many of us only know brief histories regarding these excellent black men and women, because many of our teachers have posters with brief synopses describing the achievements of such men and women. The Black students at this University need to realize that the accomplishments of African Americans cannot be limited to one month per year, but should be recognized everyday of every year both in our schools and in our homes.
Brown, Tamara L., Gregory Parks, and Clarenda M. Phillips. African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision. Lexington: University of Kentucky, 2005. Print.
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My current position on the executive board is Chief of Staff. I plan on collaborating with my club, ABC, as well as the Association for Caribbean Students(ACS), and the Association for African Students(ASA) to gather as many students who identify as Black to attend my general body meeting to promote the Gilman’s Scholarship and the importance of international education as a Black student. Since I am an active member of all three of the black student organizations it will not be a challenge to
This could be done by giving the scholarships to those who request them first. In this scenario, it is not the fairest system because again, it does not account for merit or help any extra people get into this program. It could leave people in poorer areas at a disadvantage if they did not have the resources to call, or go claim the scholarship. This is another system of allocation that should not be used in an instance like this.
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