Wild About Harry by Suzanne Mccray
Makes the Truman Scholarship application process transparent to applicants and their advisors. These essays teach readers how to gain the most from the application process, how to connect past involvement and successes to future academic and career goals, how to approach interviews, and how to embrace the opportunity if selected for an award.
Wild about Harry provides guidance from the Truman Foundation and from seasoned advisors engaged in the application process, from the initial stage in coaching students to the end stage as readers and interviewers in the national selection effortIt is a must-read for advisors and for the students they are assisting through the Truman Scholarship process." - Alicia Hayes, prestigious scholarships manager, University of California, Berkeley
"The wit and candor that define this collection will help scholarship advisors-whether they are heading into their first nomination cycle or their fifteenth-refine their understanding of the Truman’s mission and push us all to reconsider what success, leadership, and public service may look like." - Kelly Thornburg, director of scholar development, University of Iowa
"This is the book I have been waiting for . . . a welcome invitation to understand the Truman Scholarship ethos from the scholars, administrators, and leaders who make it happen." - LaNitra M. Berger, senior director of the Office of Fellowships, George Mason University
"The wit and candor that define this collection will help scholarship advisors-whether they are heading into their first nomination cycle or their fifteenth-refine their understanding of the Truman’s mission and push us all to reconsider what success, leadership, and public service may look like." - Kelly Thornburg, director of scholar development, University of Iowa
"This is the book I have been waiting for . . . a welcome invitation to understand the Truman Scholarship ethos from the scholars, administrators, and leaders who make it happen." - LaNitra M. Berger, senior director of the Office of Fellowships, George Mason University
Suzanne McCray is vice provost for enrollment services, dean of admissions, and director of the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards at the University of Arkansas.
Tara Yglesias is the deputy executive secretary of the Truman Foundation and has been involved in the selection of Truman Scholars for twenty years.
Tara Yglesias is the deputy executive secretary of the Truman Foundation and has been involved in the selection of Truman Scholars for twenty years.
Former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright is president of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781682261712 |
| ISBN 10 | 1682261719 |
| Title | Wild About Harry |
| Author | Suzanne Mccray |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Arkansas Press |
| Year published | 2021-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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