QCC COLLEGE NOW
College Now News
Spring 2009
Volume 2 Issue 2
In This Issue
Scholarships
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Myself Third
The Latino Dollars
Scholarship Directory
Model New York City
Council
Transcripts
QCC College Now
QCC College Now,
Rm. H350
222-05 56th Avenue
Bayside, NY 11364
Tel. 718.631.6605
Fax. 718.281.5441
qcc.cuny.edu/
collegenow
Myself Third Scholarship:
Deadline March 23, 2009
College Now offers an annual scholarship to graduating seniors who
have participated in the College Now
Program and will be attending a
CUNY college. The Myself Third:
Spirit of New York Scholarship competition is looking to reward exemplary high school seniors who play a
significant role in strengthening their
community or school through civic
service and volunteerism. This year,
10 CUNY-bound, high school seniors in the College Now program will
be selected to receive an award of
$4,000 to help defray their tuition
costs.
Eligibility and
Requirements
To be eligible, you must:
• be a graduating senior in June
2009
• plan to attend a CUNY college in
2009
• have taken at least one College
Now Course or Workshop
• have at least 50 hours of community or school service within the
last year
If you meet the eligibility requirements, to apply you must submit:
• a teacher or counselor recommendation (supplemental letter
from a volunteer supervisor is
strongly encouraged),
• a high school transcript
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•
a description of work, volunteer
and extra-curricular activities
highlighting past or current leadership roles
an essay (minimum 500 words)
in which the student defines his/
her understanding of civic service
and describes a personal experience that illustrates commitment
of service to others
Getting an Application
Applications can be obtained in one
of three ways: from your high school
College Now liaison, by contacting
the College Now Office at Queensborough Community College at 718
631-6605 or by downloading the application from the College Now website http://
w w w.collegenow.cuny.edu/
nextstop/scholarships/myself3rd/
Don’t Forget Your Official Transcripts
Benjamin Cardozo
H.S.
Ms. Garfield
718.279.6500 x406
All College Now students who have taken
a credit-bearing course
should take the time to
request an official transcript. Once you have
been accepted to and
have decided to attend
a college you should
have an official transcript sent to the college you plan on attending.
Francis Lewis H.S.
Ms. Prenner
718.357.7740 x560
An official transcript is
needed to transfer the
credits to college and
College Now Liaisons
Bayside H.S.
Mr. Macklin
718.229.7600 x1284
Hillcrest H.S.
Mr. Michalos
718.658.5407 x1100
John Bowne H.S.
Mr. Perry
718.263.1919 x1381
Martin Van Buren
H.S.
Ms. Diane Levine
diane.l.levine@gmail.co
m
Queens H.S. of
Teaching
Ms. Divjak
718.736.7100
Thomas Edison H.S.
Ms. Diane Levine
diane.l.levine@gmail.co
m
Model Council Votes to Keep Term Limits
51 College Now students representing 36
different New York
City high schools
across the five boroughs participated in
the 2008 Model City
Council Project, an intensive leadership development program
that provides public
service education to
New York City high
school students. The
project allows students
the opportunity to represent the communities of actual city coun-
cil members, while formulating their own positions on legislative
issues that affect the
quality of life of New
York City residents.
The 2008 Model Council participants tackled
the issue of term limits
for NYC elected officials. On October 23,
the actual City Council
voted 29-22 in favor of
extending term limits
to 3 terms instead of 2
(Intro 845-). However,
the high school students participating in
the Model City Council
session at City Hall on
December 6th, voted 30
to 14 against any extension; there were 7 abstentions, citing conflict
of interest and two previous referenda when New
Yorkers voted against
the extension.
The Model City Council
runs in the fall of each
year. If you are interested, see the liaison
at your school to apply.
Other Scholarship Opportunities
As you have probably
already discovered,
college isn’t cheap.
The College Now Office wants to make you
aware of a listing of
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An official copy will cost
Transcripts
$2 for inter-CUNY or $9 5. Read and scroll
for any other location.
down the page and
decide how to proTo get your official
ceed
copy:For online there is a box
1. Log onto
with blue strips and a
w w w.qcc.cuny.edu check - click and follow
2. Above the picture at directions.
the top of the home
page click Registra- You may want to call
tion
the College Now Office
to check that you used
3. In the drop down
box go to online ser- your SS# and not a
dummy number.
vices
scholarship opportunities called The Latino
College Dollars Scholarship Directory. Despite its name, the directory lists many
scholarships that are
available to students of
many ethnic backgrounds. You can access the listing at
w w w.latinocollegedolla
rs.org
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