Department of Women's Studies

WOMEN'S STUDIES OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Nominations are being sought for the Women's Studies Outstanding Graduate Student Award, which recognizes excellence in Women's Studies scholarship.  Students must be either in Penn State's Women's Studies dual degree program or Women's Studies graduate minors to be eligible for the award.  Self-nominations are welcomed. Nominations should include:

• A one-page statement from the students that addresses the way in which Women's Studies research has shaped his or her scholarship
• Two letters of recommendation that focus on the student's research
• A current CV
• A current transcript

Applications are due February 13, 2009. Please submit all materials ( including letters of recommendation ) to the Women's Studies Graduate Matters Committee, c/o Graduate Staff Assistant, Women's Studies Department, 133 Willard Building, University Park, PA 16802.  If you have questions, contact Lori Ginzberg .

WOMEN'S STUDIES OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHING AWARD

Nominations are being sought for the Women's Studies Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, which recognizes excellence in Women's Studies teaching.  Students must be either in Penn State's Women's Studies Dual Degree Program or currently serve as Women's Studies Teaching Assistants to be eligible for the award.   Students do not have to teach in Women’s Studies to apply for this award. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations should include:

• A one-page teaching philosophy
• Two letters of recommendation from either faculty or students that focus on the student's teaching
• Copies of SRTE scores
• A current CV
• A current transcript

Applications are due February 13, 2009. Please submit all materials ( including letters of recommendation ) to the Women's Studies Graduate Matters Committee, c/o Graduate Staff Assistant, Women's Studies Department, 133 Willard Building, University Park, PA 16802.  If you have questions, contact Lori Ginzberg.

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2008 Graduate Student Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award Sushmita Chatterjee Doctoral Candidate Political Science & Women's Studies Dual Degree
Outstanding Women's Studies Graduate Student Award Crystal L. Endsley Doctoral Candidate Curriculum & Instruction & Women's Studies Dual Degree Ruth M. Mendum Doctoral Candidate Rural Sociology & Women's Studies Dual Degree