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Spelman Spotlight
December 1981
Competitions Offer Challenging Rewards
Philip Morris
Marketing
Contest
Philip Morris Incorporated has
announced it Thirteenth Annual
Marketing/Communications
Competition for students. The
competition provides an oppor
tunity for students nationwide to
sharpen their marketing and
communications skills.
A first place award of $2,000, a
second place award of $1,000,
and a third place award of $500
will be presented to the winning
teams in both the graduate and
undergraduate categories.
The competition is divided
into graduate and un
dergraduate categories, and is
open to students currently
enrolled in any accredited
college or university. Un
dergraduate students must work
in groups of three or more, and
graduate students in groups of
two or more, both under the
counsel of a faculty member or a
recognized campus
professional. The deadline is
January 15, 1982.
(For additional information,
please contact Ms. Gerry Rizzo,
Competition Coordinator, Philip
Morris Incorporated, 100 Park
Avenue, New York, New York,
10017, (212) 880-3459.)
Youth Grants
Now Available
The Youthgrants Program of
the National Endowment for the
Humanities is alive and well and
will once again offer a limited
number of awards to young
people in their teens and twen
ties to pursue non - credit, out -
of - the - classroom research
projects in the humanities.
Some examples of college -
level projects funded in this
highly competitive program are:
a collection and study of
migrant worker border ballads in
SouthTexas; and a film on a small
Oregon town’s innovative sur
vival method - backyard gold
mining - during the Great
Depression.
Up to 75 grants will be award
ed, offering as much as$2,500for
individuals, and a few group
grants up to $10,000 ($15,000 for
exceptional media projects).
Youthgrants are intended
primarily for those between 18
and 25 who have not yet com
pleted academic or professional
training but can demonstrate the
ability to design and perform
outstanding humanities research
and translates that into an end
product to share with others. The
humanities include such subjects
as history, comparative religion,
ethnic studies, folklore,
anthropology, linguistics, the
history of art, and philosophy.
The program does not offer
scholarships, tuition aid, or sup
port for degree - related work,
internships, or foreign travel
projects.
If you are interested in the
program, a copy of the
guidelines should be available
for review at your campus Place
ment Office. If not, please write
immediately to:
Youthgrants Guidelines
Mail Stop 103-C
National Endowmentforthe
Humanities
Washington, D.C. 20506
Volunteer For Atlanta
Want to see "The Nutcracker
Suite,” the Muppet show and
other great entertainment com
ing to Atlanta? And for absolute
ly free? It’s easy-VOLUNTEER! A
special entertainment agency
needs office help NOW! It’s
mostly telephone work, working
with friendly people in a pleasant
office. Located close to
Buckhead on MARTA lines.
Weekdays with hours to suit you.
Call us now at 522-0110 for
complete information. United
Way’s Volunteer Atlanta.
Here’s a “goodie” for a
volunteer and not even leave
home. An agency dealing only
with children needs someone to
transcribe 6 tapes. The Council
will provide a tape recorder for
listening to the tapes. You’ll
need to have a typewriter to
transcribe them. Share a few
hours of yourself and really help
others. It’s a good, good feeling.
Call us for more information on
this wonderful assignments. Un
ited Way’s Volunteer Atlanta,
522-0110.
Volunteer to spread Christmas
cheer by being a Santa elf for a
Christmas party on December
23rd at 7:30 p.m. All kinds of
elves needed. Wheeling the
patients to the festive rally,
distributing gifts or entertain
ment. Ifyou can sing, dance, play
a musical instrument, they need
you for that area too. There will
be something for everyone - the
idea is: DO SOMETHING FOR
OTHERS! You’ll have a merrier
Christmas if you do. Call United
Way’s Volunteer Atlanta at 522-
0110.
Get out of your house or
apartment a few hours weekly
and do something for others.
Share your heart this wonderful
Christmas season - volunteers
are needed at a child - family
center to do light office work
(mostly phonework),fillingfood
orders, labeling clothes, sorting
toys, etc. Hours are weekdays
and flexible to suit your
schedule. Easily accessible on
MARTA. Give us a call NOW at
United Way's Volunteer Atlanta
522-0110.
Howard Univ. Offers
Multimedia Contest
The school of communications
at Howard invites college and
university students with an in
terest in audiovisual techniques
to participate in the upcoming
year’s Multimedia Contest.
Entries may be submitted in
the form of 16mm or super - 8
film, video cassettes, color or
black and white still
photography, audio cassett or
synchronized slide and sound
presentations, using no more
than two projectors and 160
Design Awards Offered
The local winner, in addition
to qualifying for the national
award, will receive a cash prize
from the Georgia Capter of the
National Home Fashions League.
Interested students should
contact the Georgia Chapter of
the National Home Fashions
League or their design instruc
tor.
The National Home Fashions
League, Inc. will award a $2,000
fellowship this spring to a stu
dent for the best design in
lighting fixtures for interior
furnishings use.
Criteria and entry blanks have
Crisis Aid
More than a thousand people
will call CRISIS AID this month
for help. Will you help answer
these calls? Join the
paraprofessional volunteer
telephone counselors at CRISIS
AID. Call 634-HELP for further
information, or write P.O. Box
29612, Atlanta, Ga 30359.
Learn how to listen while helping
M.I.T. Summer
Program
M.I.T. sponsors a Summer
Program for Engineers and
Scientists. The goal of the
program is to increase the
number of blacks in the dis
ciplines of Physics and Engineer
ing.
The students from black
colleges are recruited to enter
the three - year summer
program. The program is looking
for interested rising sophomores
at the end of the school year
(May 1982). Students who finish
the program are eligible to enter
in M.I.T.’s Graduate Program
with technical and financial
support from Lincoln
Laboratory. Electrical Engineer
ing and Physics Majors are
wanted.
For more information write:
Paul Hezel
Program Coordinator
M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory
Lexington, Ma. 02173
617-862-5500
been distributed by NHFL to
schools throughout the country
for the 1982 Design Fellowship
competition, open to students in
state - accredited colleges and
universities with schools of
crafts, arts or design. Deadline
for entries is February 1, with
regional judging for March 15.
The winner will receive an
expense - paid trip to
Washington, D.C. to accept the
$2,000 award at the national
conference of the organization
of women executives in the
interior furnishings and related
fields.
Can Help
those in your community who
need to share their hurt with
someone. Register now to train
as a volunteer telephone
counselor with CRISIS AID. Call
634-HELP or write P. O. Box
29612, Atlanta, 30359.
Cold winter months can be a
time of loneliness and solitude. If
you need a friend to talk to, call
CRISIS AID at 634-HELP.
Additional
Scholarships
The Foreign Language Depart-
ment offers the Merrill
Scholarship, which is availableto
college sophomores, juniors and
seniors. The scholarship
program allows the student to
study abroad in the country of
her/his choosing for an
academic year. A minimum gpa
must be met as well as other
academic qualifications. The
Foreign LanguageDepartmentat
Spelman is currently putting
together brochures about this
program. For more information
see Dr. Gates, Chairman of the
French Department.
Maggie Gorman Valentine
Scholarship
This is a scholarship from a
former student of Spelman
college. The College offers two
$750 scholarships, one to a
member of the senior class, and
one to a member of the junior
class, who during their years at
Spelman have demonstrated the
highest qualities of leadership-,
citizenship, scholarship, and
willingness to work at any
desirable task to help with their
college expenses.
slides.
Broadcast entries must be
limited to 30 minutes or less.
Each entry will be judged on
subject matter and content,
technique, quality and creativity.
Send your entry to Mr. Ron
Simmons, Department of Radio,
Television and Film, School of
Communications, Howard Un
iversity, Washington, D.C. 20059,
Before January 4, 1982.
Along with your entry, include
a cover letter stating your name,
address and educational institu
tion.
Prizes will be awarded Sunday,
February 21, 1982 during a
special Multimedia Awards ses
sion.
Contact Jill Jasper (202)636-
7491 .^
Scandinavian
Seminar On
Traveling Abroad
Scandinavian Seminar is now
accepting applications for its
1982-83 academic year abroad in
Denmark, Finland, Norway, or
Sweden. This unique learning
experience is designed for
college students, graduates, and
other adults who wantto study in
a Scandinavian country, becom
ing part of another culture and
learning its language. A new one
- semester program, only in
Denmark, is also now available.
After orientation in Denmark
and a 3-week intensive language
course, generally followed by a
family stay, students are placed
individually at Scandinavian Folk
Schools or other specialized
institutions, where they live and
study with Scandinavians of
diverse backgrounds. The Folk
Schools are small, residential
educational communities in
tended mainly for young adults.
Both historically and socially,
these schools have played an
important part in the develop
ment of the Scandinavian coun
tries. Midway through the folk
school year, all the Seminar
students and staff meet in the
mountains of Norway to discuss
progress and make plans for the
spring. A final session is held at
the end of the year to evaluate
the year's studies and ex
periences.
Because the Scandinavian
countries are small, open, and
accessible, the year provides an
unusual opportunity for the
student to explore his or her
particular field of interest by
doing an independent study
project. On the basis of a
detailed written evaluation of
their work, most college
students receive full or partial
academic credit for their year.
The fee, covering tuition,
room, board, and all course -
connected travels in Scan
dinavia, is $5,900. Interest - free
loans are granted on the basis of
need, as are a few partial
scholarships.
For further information,
please write to: SCANDINA
VIAN SEMINAR, 100 East 85th
Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10028.