The UW - Stout International Student Scholarship is based on GPA and your participation in global involvements : Volunteer, community service and/or
cultural sharing.
To be eligible , students will be required to complete a minimum of four global involvements per year or two per semester . After participating in a global involvement experience, fill out the Global Involvement
Volunteer/Community Service/Cultural Sharing
What is Cultural Sharing?
Cultural sharing is when you share your culture with other students, faculty, staff, and members of the community in activities that are both academically and culturally beneficial. This can be done in classrooms, events, and/or panel discussion.
(http://www.ndsu.edu/international/scholarships/acss/)
What is volunteering?
To choose to act in recognition of a need, with an attitude of social responsibility and without concern for monetary profit, going beyond one’s basic obligation.
(http://www.energizeinc.com/art/adef.html)
Who is a volunteer?
Someone who gives time, effort and talent to a need or cause without profiting monetarily.
(http://www.energizeinc.com/art/adef.html)
What is community Service?
When someone performs an action which benefits his or her community, it is known as community service.
(http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-community-service.htm)
Why is it important?
Volunteering and community service gives you an opportunity to change lives, including your own. People give back to the community to make things a little better for someone else and to make the world a better place to live.
(http://teenshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/jobs/volunteering.html)
Volunteer is good for you! Here are some of the things you might get in return for your giving:
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Making new friends
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Gaining important skills and experience that will help you later in life
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Making connections that can lead to a job or career
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Seeing more of your community and world
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Building confidence and self-esteem
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Learning American Culture
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Feeling satisfaction at getting things done and helping others
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Feeling like you’re part of a community
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Having fun!
(http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/volunteering/article2.html)
How to find Global Involvement
The Office of International Education will send out opportunities throughout the academic year to students.
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Students can seek their own global involvement, but has to receive the approval from an International Student
Advisor. Ways students can look for opportunities include: contacting UW-Stout Involvement and Leadership
Center and local business, working with student organizations, and/or look on the World Wide Web.
Examples of global involvement
Students can participate in UW-Stout international week in November, panel discussion, helping the local food pantry, sharing culture with a class, and/or donating your time to help an event or organization.
Revised 07/09/2012

, students will be required to complete a minimum of four global involvements per year or two per semester . After participating in a global involvement experience, fill out the Global Involvement
Form and return it to the International Education Office.
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Briefly Describe the Event
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Date ______________________ Activity Supervisor Signature ______________________________
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Int’l Student Advisor Signature ______________________________ Date ______________________
Revised 07/09/2012