2018 Upstate Institute Summer Field School Student Application

Directions:

To be considered for a fellowship as a part of the Summer Field School, please complete the following document and email it along with the required attachments below to Julie Dudrick () before Monday, March 12, 2018.

Required Attachments:

  1. A copy of your resume
  2. A copy of your current transcript. This can be an official copy, or can be a .pdf file generated through Banner.

Name
Class Year
Major/Minor
Email address
Mailing address on campus
Mailing address at home
Cell phone number
Student ID#
Your Community Based Experiences
Describe your experience with any community-based projects while at Colgate. This could be a research project in which you have participated with a class, or a volunteer or co-curricular experience. Please describe what these experiences have meant to you.
What other community-based experiences have you had, beyond your time at Colgate?
Why are you interested in becoming an Upstate Fellow?
What types of skills do you have that would benefit a community organization? This might include skills such as data collection and analysis, GIS, grantwriting, database development, archival research, interviews, writing, public speaking, digital media production, etc.
Project Preference
Please review the list of available projects on the Upstate Institute website, and list those that are most appealing to you. The project you list at #1 will be the most appealing to you, while the project you list at #2 will be the second most appealing to you, and so on. Please mention why this project or projects are of interest to you.
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Transportation
Please check ALL of the statements that apply to your transportation situation or needs:
I will have a car on campus over the summer and will be able to use it for this Fellowship.
Within the last year, I have been authorized to drive a Colgate vehicle.
I have been authorized to drive a Colgate vehicle in the past, but that authorization has expired.
I meet the requirements to be authorized to drive a Colgate vehicle but have not yet been authorized. (Requirements are described at this website:
I do not meet the requirements to be authorized to drive a Colgate vehicle.
I do not have a U.S. drivers’ license.
Reference
Please provide the name ofa faculty or a community reference that may provide information about your effectiveness as a potential Field School Fellow. This reference does not need to write a letter on your behalf to accompany this application, but you may want to notify your reference that the Upstate Institute will contact them about your application.