Table of Contents Board of Directors...................................................................................................5

NSCS Overview......................................................................................................7

NSCS Chapters.......................................................................................................8

NSCS Finances.......................................................................................................15

Rewarding Members’ Academic Success: NSCS Scholarships

Merit Award ...........................................................................................................17

Scholar Abroad.......................................................................................................20

Scholar at Sea Recipients.......................................................................................20

Exemplary Scholar Award......................................................................................20

GEICO Achievement Award.................................................................................20

NSCS-GEICO Graduate School scholarships.......................................................21

Fulfilling Members’ Leadership Potential:

National Leadership Council .................................................................................22

NSCS Leadership Summit 2008............................................................................23

Promoting a Culture of Service:

Planning for College Success..................................................................................24

Chapter highlights..................................................................................................25

Upholding Integrity

The Inspire Integrity Awards..................................................................................27

I Stand for Integrity Day.........................................................................................27

Integrity Scholarships.............................................................................................27

Helping Members Find a Fulfilling Career:

NSCS Corporate and Graduate School Partners...................................................29

NSCS Convention 2008........................................................................................30

Board of Directors Bill Ziegler, ChairManaging Director, Global Head of Talent AcquisitionUBS Investment BankEducation:B.A., The George Washington UniversityMBA, Boston CollegeTerm Expires: June 30, 2011

Mary Stuart Hunter, Vice ChairAssistant Vice Provost - University 101 Programs and the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experi-ence & Students in TransitionUniversity of South CarolinaEducation:B.A., English, Queens University of CharlotteM.Ed., Higher Education, University of South CarolinaTerm Expires: June 30, 2010

Andrew BruskinPresident, 2007-2008 National Leadership CouncilEducation:Political science and history major, Stony Brook University, class of 2008Term Expires: July 31, 2008

Gary CookDirector of RecruitingHitachi ConsultingEducation:Bachelor of Journalism, University of TexasMBA, University of TexasThM, Dallas Theological SeminaryPh.D., Theological Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary, in progressTerm Expires: June 30, 2011

Susan HoffPresident & CEOChildCareGroupEducation:B.A., Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Ft. Lewis CollegeTerm Expires: June 30, 2011

Stacy L. JonesDirector of Student DevelopmentUniversity of AlabamaEducation:B.A. Communication (Advertising and Graphic Design), University of AlabamaM.A. Education (Higher Education Administration), University of AlabamaTerm Expires: June 30, 2011

Brandon HusemanExecutive Vice President2007-2008 National Leadership CouncilEducation:Industrial engineering major, Purdue University, class of 2008 Term Expires: July 31, 2008

Stephen E. LoflinExecutive DirectorThe National Society of Collegiate ScholarsEducation:B.S., Marketing, University of South CarolinaM.S., Higher Education, Florida State University

Larry F. SolomonHuman Resources-Chief Operating OfficerAccentureEducation:B.S. Business Administration, The State University of New York at Albany, 1986Term Expires: June 30, 2011

Derek van BeverChief Research Officer, Corporate Executive BoardEducation:B.A., English and Political Science, University of DelawareM.A., English and American Literature, University of DelawareMBA, Harvard Business SchoolTerm Expires: June 30, 2010

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NSCS OverviewThe National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit honor society for first- and second-year college students who are in the top 20 percent of their class and have a minimum GPA of 3.4. NSCS has 625,000 members in 233 chapters across all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

NSCS provides more undergraduate scholarship dollars than any other honor society nationwide.

NSCS values scholarship, leadership and service. These values form the three pillars of the Society. Integrity is the base for these pillars because it is the foundation of all academic and professional excellence, and is crucial for NSCS as an organization and for its members.

Below are the five ways in which NSCS seeks to improve members’ lives:

Rewarding Members’ Academic Success: NSCS values academic excellence. That’s why the organization helps students bear the financial burden of education through more than $250,000 in scholarships every year. These range from $1,000 Merit Awards awarded to 50 new members every year, to two $5,000 Scholar Abroad scholarships for study abroad, as well as scholarships for graduate school and textbooks.

Fulfilling members’ Leadership Potential: NSCS offers members the opportunities to take on leadership roles within the NSCS chapter at their university. These leadership roles include chapter President, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Vice President of Public Relations. Members can also gain leadership experience through the National Leadership Council, a group of NSCS members who represent members’ needs to the national office. Finally, NSCS provides its members with leadership training at the NSCS Leadership Summit.

Promoting a Culture of Service: NSCS’ regional managers work with chapters to plan service initiatives on their campuses. On a national level NSCS has created the Planning for College Success Program (PFCS). PFCS is NSCS’ signature mentoring program for middle school students, wherein chapters mentor local middle school students and encourage them to plan for college.

Upholding Integrity: Integrity is the foundation of NSCS’ values. That’s why in 2007, NSCS launched the Integrity initiative to reinforce the importance of academic and personal integrity in every NSCS member’s life. The initiative culminated in I Stand for Integrity Day on April 9, when NSCS chapters across the country commemorated the importance of integrity with panel discussions, banner signings and social events.

Helping Members to Find a Fulfilling Career: NSCS also provides members with career and graduate school opportunities. NSCS’ corporate and graduate scholar partners, whose fields range from finance to education and international service, regularly reach out to members for internships, jobs and graduate school. In addition, NSCS holds an annual Convention, where members can learn about major-specific careers, general job-seeking skills, and practice networking with dozens of employers and graduate schools at an Exhibitor Fair and receptions.

“NSCS gives you a chance to become the best you. Through local and national opportunities, you can challenge yourself to become a leader, scholar or public servant - or all three.” - Sarah Keller, Founding NSCS President, The George Washington

University

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NSCS ChaptersAlaska University of Alaska FairbanksUniversity of Alaska Anchorage

AlabamaAuburn UniversityThe University of AlabamaThe University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of South Alabama

ArkansasArkansas State UniversityUniversity of ArkansasUniversity of Central ArkansasArkansas Tech

ArizonaArizona State UniversityArizona State University at the Polytechnic campusNorthern Arizona UniversityThe University of Arizona

California California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoCalifornia State University, FullertonCalifornia State University, NorthridgeSanta Clara UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University, Long BeachUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of San FranciscoPomona CollegeCalifornia State University, Dominguez HillsUniversity of California, Santa CruzHumboldt State UniversityLoyola Marymount University

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ColoradoColorado State UniversityUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Northern ColoradoRegis UniversityUniversity of Denver

ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutWestern Connecticut State University

Washington, D.C.The George Washington UniversityAmerican UniversityGeorgetown UniversityHoward University

DelawareUniversity of DelawareDelaware State University

FloridaFlorida A&M UniversityFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida International UniversityFlorida State UniversityUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of MiamiUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of North FloridaRollins CollegeEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityThe University of TampaFlorida Memorial University

GeorgiaGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityKennesaw State UniversityMorehouse CollegeSpelman CollegeThe University of GeorgiaColumbus State UniversityUniversity of West Georgia

HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa

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IdahoUniversity of IdahoBoise State University

IllinoisDePaul University Eastern Illinois UniversityIllinois State University Loyola University Chicago Northern Illinois University University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWestern Illinois University Columbia College Chicago Monmouth College Saint Xavier University Lewis University

IndianaBall State University Butler University DePauw University Indiana State University Indiana University Bloomington Purdue University Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisUniversity of Evansville University of Southern Indiana

KansasKansas State University The University of Kansas Wichita State University Fort Hays State University Murray State University

KentuckyUniversity of Kentucky University of Louisville Western Kentucky University

LouisianaLouisiana State UniversitySoutheastern Louisiana UniversityTulane University

MassachusettsBoston University Brandeis UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology Northeastern University

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MarylandThe Johns Hopkins University Towson University University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland United States Naval Academy

MaineThe University of Maine

MichiganCentral Michigan UniversityMichigan State University University of Michigan Wayne State University Saginaw Valley State University

MinnesotaSt. Cloud State University University of Minnesota at Twin Cities Winona State University University of St. Thomas

Missouri University of Central Missouri Saint Louis University Missouri State University Truman State University University of Missouri-Columbia Washington University in St. Louis Northwest Missouri State University

MississippiMississippi State University The University of Mississippi

MontanaMontana State University - Bozeman

North CarolinaAppalachian State University East Carolina University North Carolina State University The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina - Asheville

North DakotaUniversity of North Dakota North Dakota State University

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NebraskaCreighton University University of Nebraska-Lincoln

New Hampshire Dartmouth College Keene State College

New JerseyRutgers, The State University of New Jersey Seton Hall University Princeton University

New MexicoNew Mexico State University The University of New Mexico

NevadaUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas

New YorkCornell University University at Albany Stony Brook University Syracuse University University of RochesterUniversity at BuffaloThe Cooper Union New York City College of Technology

OhioKent State UniversityMiami UniversityThe Ohio State University University of Cincinnati Wright State University The University of Akron University of Dayton University of Toledo Youngstown State University

OklahomaOklahoma State University The University of Oklahoma

OregonUniversity of Oregon Willamette University Oregon State University Portland State University

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Pennsylvania Drexel University La Salle UniversityLehigh University Robert Morris UniversitySaint Joseph’s University The Pennsylvania State University Temple University University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pittsburgh Villanova University

Puerto RicoUniversity of Puerto Rico

Rhode IslandProvidence College Rhode Island CollegeUniversity of Rhode Island

South CarolinaCollege of Charleston Clemson UniversityUniversity of South Carolina

South DakotaThe University of South Dakota

TennesseeMiddle Tennessee State University The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee

TexasBaylor University Rice University Southern Methodist University Stephen F. Austin State University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Texas Tech University The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at El Paso Trinity University University of Houston University of North Texas The University of Texas at San Antonio Texas Woman’s University Texas Southern UniversityPrairie View A&M

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UtahBrigham Young University Southern Utah University The University of Utah Utah State University

VirginiaGeorge Mason University James Madison University University of Mary Washington Radford University The College of William & Mary University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

VermontThe University of Vermont

WashingtonUniversity of Washington Washington State University Western Washington University

Wisconsin The University of Wisconsin - Madison

West VirginiaWest Virginia University Marshall University

WyomingUniversity of Wyoming

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NSCS Finances

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NSCS Finances

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Rewarding Member’s Academic Success: NSCS ScholarshipsNSCS offeres more in undergraduate scholarship dollars than any other honor society nationwide. Below are some of the scholarships offered over the past year to NSCS members.

Merit AwardsThe Merit Award is a scholarship awarded to only 50 outstanding new members each year. These $1,000 scholarships are awarded to members who exemplify NSCS’ values of scholarship, leadership and service.

American UniversityThais Helene Miller

Arizona State UniversityTiyana White

ASU at the Polytechnic campusAustin Ray Helm

Butler UniversitySarah Ann Hundt

California State University, FullertonAllison Rose Hanaford

California State University, NorthridgeManako Yabe

Creighton UniversityMegan Elizabeth Geyer

East Carolina UniversityFrances Ellen Leach

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAnita Marie Adam

Emory UniversityRamone Faith Williams

Florida Atlantic UniversityShenna Maria Walters

George Mason UniversityChun-Xue Ren

Georgetown UniversityHung Yang Lin

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Kennesaw State UniversityAmberley Lemoine

Kent State UniversityCristal Vincent

Louisiana State UniversityStefanie Faye Hebert

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAchilleas Porfyriadis

Northeastern UniversityAlyson Brennan

Northern Arizona UniversityHesham Elnagar

Rice UniversityAshley Corinne Thompson

Rochester Institute of TechnologyDavina Romansky

Spelman CollegeCrystal Brickhouse

Texas Christian UniversityGary Wayne Briggs JR.

The University of AkronAnthony Leimeister

The University of AlabamaElizabeth Broadhead

The University of ArizonaDanye Kaye Dickerson

The University of MississippiBillie-Jean Lalita Forrest

The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNicole Carolyn Sorge

The University of Oklahoma Rebekah Constance Garibay

University of Colorado at BoulderJesse Mae Prather

University at BuffaloMarcia Isabel Torrico

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University of California, BerkeleyMadhvi Jayalakshmi Venkatesh

University of California, Los Angeles Jason Taehee Lee

University of California, San DiegoRaymond Reyes Rollan

University of CincinnatiSampurna Mukherjee

University of DelawareCaitlin E. Smith

University of FloridaNkemka Esiobu

University of Hawaii at ManoaHiroyuki Ishikawa

University of HoustonMaria Mercedes ArredondoSobiya Ansari

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAlessandra Musetti

University of MiamiJeremy Ross Kruger

University of Minnesota at Twin CitiesNatalie Marie Cross

University of North Florida Maria Fernanda Acha Soria

University of PennsylvaniaHeather Nicole AlpinoClarence Quah

University of Pittsburgh Zachary Mueller

University of VirginiaCecil Ang

University of WashingtonTim Van Tran

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Scholar Abroad

NSCS provides one $5,000 scholarship in the fall and spring semesters for members embarking on a study abroad trip. NSCS also offers a $2,500 scholarship in the summer.

Fall 2007:Michel Elizabeth Ohmer, Cornell University

Spring 2008: Dana Hecht, The University of Virginia

Summer 2008:Kelly Wight, Brigham Young University

Scholar at Sea Recipients

NSCS awards one $7,000 partial scholarship for each fall and spring voyage and five $2,000 scholarships are awarded for the summer voyage. Fall 2007 Sydney Elizabeth Owens, University of Virginia Spring 2008 Kaelynn Sporka , Arizona State University Summer 2008 Amanda Reineke, University of Northern Colorado

Exemplary Scholar Award

The National Leadership Council, NSCS’ student advisory board, created this award to recognize one NSCS member who has shown a well-rounded record of achievement on his or her campus, ranging from academic activities to community service events and campus involvement. 2008 Exemplary Scholar Award Jin Lee GEICO Achievement Award Krystal Marshall, University of Florida, Gainesville

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NSCS-GEICO Graduate School scholarships

NSCS’ commitment to help members fund their education continues past the undergraduate years.

Through a partnership with GEICO, NSCS helps provide four graduate students with $5,000 scholarships to a graduate school of their choice. Below is a list of 2007’s recipients.

Kathleen McNulty, NSCS member from The University of Iowa is getting her M.A. in International Affairs at The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Edmond C. O’Brien, NSCS member from Central Michigan State University is working toward his M.D. at the Michigan State University College of Human Medi cine Michael Voronov, NSCS member from Loyola University Chicago is working to ward an M.D. at Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine Samika N. Boyd , NSCS member from Howard University is working toward a J.D. at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

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Fulfilling Members’ Leadership PotentialNational Leadership Council for 2007-2008:

President: Andrew Bruskin (Stony Brook University)

Executive Vice President : Brandon Huseman (Purdue University)

Vice President for Internal Affairs: Tran Vu Ngoc Thanh (The University of Texas at Austin)

Vice President for the Member Experience: Jessica Vega (Florida International University)

Vice President for Integrity: Rodolfo Becerra (Stephen F. Austin State University)

Vice President for Recognition: Katie Mize (The George Washington University)

Vice President for Planning for College Success: Shane Colvin (Montana State University-Bozeman

Vice President for Nontraditional Students: Sue Blue(University of North Carolina-Charlotte)

Vice President, Outreach: Jason Riegert (University at Albany)

Vice President, Outreach: Sadaf Jawahir (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)

Vice President, Outreach: Courtney Butts (University of South Florida)

Vice President, Outreach: Matthew Kimberlin (Missouri State University)

Vice President, Outreach: Cody Robinson(Texas A&M University)

Vice President, Outreach: Sepidah Mousakhani (University of California, Berkeley)

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NSCS Summit 2008

NSCS Summit 2008 in Orlando, Florida, included several workshops to help NSCS officers improve their chapter and develop their leadership potential. Workshops included:

Officer 101: This workshop focused on helping officers learn more about their role and the potential for the role.

Running Successful Meetings: This workshop was designed to help officers increase member participation on campus and educate them on successful meeting management.

How to Be an Effective Leader: This workshop included a keynote speech by Brenda Bertrand as well as a break-out session for officers to take a leadership evaluation test and assess their strengths and weaknesses.

Planning for College Success: This workshop focused on how to run this mentoring program successfully on campus (more on this initiative in the next section). The workshop was designed for both chapters with up-and-coming programs and those with established programs.

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Promoting a Culture of ServicePlanning for College Success:Statistically, nearly one in five high school sophomores has not started to explore their post-secondary options. Moreover, while 84% of high school students consider a college degree to be important, less than half feel that high school has prepared them for college.

To combat this issue, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) developed the Planning for College Success (PFCS) program – now the Society’s signature service initiative – in 1995. The reasoning behind PFCS was that academically successful college students are ideally suited to prepare other students for college success.

Partnering with juniors and seniors in high school, NSCS chapters in the greater Washington, D.C. area held one-on-one mentoring sessions on preparing academically, financially, and mentally for their college experience.

Since its inception, PFCS mentoring programs have quickly gained popularity, with 90 chapters holding over 800 mentoring visits during the 2006-2007 academic year. One of the most successful PFCS programs is run by the NSCS chapter at The University of Kansas, where an

average of 125 members mentor students at 19 local K-12 schools. There, PFCS has even become its own registered student organization, with financial support from the student government.

Since the Society’s partnership with America’s Promise in 1997, the focus of Planning for College Success was shifted from high school to middle school. Studies at the time showed that children are unlikely to attend college if they are not committed to doing so by the ninth grade, leading NSCS to further focus the program on seventh-grade students. While PFCS has since expanded to high school and even elementary school students, over a third of partnerships are with middle schools. Moreover, many chapters partner with nonprofits such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Boys and Girls Club, where they work primarily with students in grades 6-8.

In 1999, NSCS added March to College Day to the PFCS program as a way of inspiring students to attend college by letting them experience it firsthand. On March to College Day, middle school students go on campus tours, eat lunch with their NSCS hosts, and attend presentations on how to prepare for college. Originally designated as March 1, NSCS chapters now hold March to College Days throughout the month of March, and in some cases throughout the year: in 2007, Montana State University held four March to College Days, at which over 70 volunteers and 40 professors brought the college experience to over 500 students total.

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PFCS has seen significant growth in recent years: in 2006, 130 chapters participated in the initiative, which has since expanded to include assemblies, in addition to mentoring and March to College Day. Additionally, 80% of chapters began the spring 2008 semester with a Vice President of PFCS.

Here are some highlights of chapter programs:

The University of California, Los Angeles held a March to College Day in 2008 that included 12 students from a local middle school. The middle-schoolers got a tour of the UCLA dorms, attended lectures and ate in the cafeteria.

Spelman College had a March to College Day Event that included nearly 100 high-school students from Douglass High School and a dozen NSCS members.

Ball State University’s NSCS chapter partnered with College Mentors for Kids, a local organization that provides mentorship to first-to-fourth grade students. NSCS members were partnered with students and guided them on studying hard, and aiming high.

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Chapter highlights:

Truman State University held a Princess Project event in October 2007. They invited members and the campus community to donate gently-used formal dresses, which were then sold at reduced prices (from $5-$20) to girls at the local high school. This event was well-supported by the school administration because many girls in Kirksville cannot afford to purchase expensive prom dresses. The chapter raised $120 for Victim Support Services, a local shelter for battered women.

Southern California NSCS Chapters participated in the AIDS Walk in Los Angeles on October 21, 2007. They raised $600 and donated it in NSCS’ name. Participating chapters included the University of California—Riverside, Irvine and Los Angeles as well as University of Southern California.

University of Iowa’s NSCS chapter collaborated with the Preemie Project on its holiday bake sale and helped the organization raise nearly $4,000. The Project comforts premature infants and their families at The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital by giving gifts of hats, booties and blankets that have been handcrafted by a group of local and national volunteers.

Georgetown Chapter Held Panel Discussion on Academic, Personal and Professional Integrity The NSCS chapter at Georgetown University held its first Integrity panel in honor of “I Stand for Integrity Day.” The chapter hosted the event in coordination with the University Honor Council and registered 214 guests. In addition to students, Georgetown’s President, Provost of Academic Affairs and Chair of the Honor Council were present. The collaboration with the University Honor Council provided unique perspectives on integrity-related issues at Georgetown.

DePauw University’s chapter “adopted” a local family in need. The family lost its home in a fire. The chapter raised more than $655 for gift cards to Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Pizza Hut.

“NSCS is an organization that creates a lifetime of opportunities.” - Ciara Ginyard, Peace Corps volunteer, NSCS alum

“NSCS forms an instant springboard that helps connect you with other interesting people on campus.” - Andrew Hamilton, NSCS alum,The George Washington University

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Upholding IntegrityNSCS’ Integrity Initiative:

NSCS’ integrity initiative was inspired by a national ethics project created by The Association of College Honor Societies, which serves as an accrediting agency for honor societies. NSCS decided to honor this initiative by creating:

I Stand for Integrity Day: April 9. On this day, NSCS chapters across the country held banner signings and panel discussions on integrity, among other events.

The Inspire Integrity Awards: The Awards are the only student-nominated faculty awards program in the nation that recognize professors who instill integrity in their students. These awards are presented to full-time university faculty who have, through their lessons and actions, made a significant impact on the lives of their students and instilled a high degree of personal and academic integrity.

The national recipient of the 2007-2008 Awards was Dr. Linda Bolton, associate professor of English at the University of Iowa.

Dr. Bolton’s classes focus on writers of “difference”, including but not limited to race, culture, language, disability and illness. In her classes she incorporates community service and volunteering as a way to help students better identify with the subjects they read about. As the national recipient, she will receive a $3,000 award, as well as a $2,500 donation toward the University of Iowa’s general scholarship fund.

Integrity Scholarships: These $1,000 scholarships were awarded to three students who confronted a challenge to their integrity and chose to respond in an ethical manner.

The 2008 recipients were:

Natasha LaBelle, University of California, Berkeley Lauren Hunt, Rice University Jozef Zelenak, The University of Kansas

Princeton University and several others. In addition to recruiting, several of them sponsor scholarships - GEICO, for example, sponsors four $5,000 graduate school scholarships.

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Helping Students Find a Fulfilling CareerNSCS has developed many partnerships with potential employers and graduate schools to facilitate connections between these partners and NSCS members. These partnerships help members create networks and help members to achieve their career goals.

Partners want to get in touch with the best students in America—and they do so through NSCS.

NSCS’ recruitment partners, include Deloitte & Touche, Teach For America, Ernst & Young Princeton University and several others. In addition to recruiting, several of them sponsor scholarships - GEICO, for example, sponsors four $5,000 graduate school scholarships.

Online members also have exclusive access to both The National Society of Collegiate Scholars’ Job Guide and the Salary Wizard. The NSCS Job Guide contains the latest techniques and tips for resumes, cover letters, networking, interviews and more. Once members have landed the job, they may also find information about business etiquette, time management, and teamwork styles.

The Salary Wizard is the ultimate salary negotiation tool. By tapping into Salary Wizard, members will learn the national average salaries, adjusted by location, for positions to which they are applying. They may also obtain a Personal Salary Preview and Report, which includes a detailed analysis of how their personal traits canaffect income prospects.

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NSCS Corporate Partners:

Accenture Admissions Consultants, Inc. City Year DRS Technologies Envision Ernst &Young Epic System Corp GEICO JP Morgan Chase Liberty Mutual Lockheed Martin Corporation New York Life Insurance Company Peace Corps Pfizer Raytheon Corporation UBS Teach For America Walt Disney

NSCS Graduate School Partners:

National Institutes for Health Central Michigan University George Mason University School of Public Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education Marquette University Michigan State University (College of Law) New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York Medical College School of Public Health New York Chiropractic College Oklahoma City University Parker Chiropractic College Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Saint Louis University Texas Chiropractic College The College of Saint Rose The Institute for Humane Studies Washington University in St. Louis

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“In addition to networking with students, the conventions were invaluable because they provided practical sessions focused on improving one’s marketability in the work force.” -Krista Griffith, Chapter President University of St. Thomas

Convention 2008

NSCS Convention 2008 was held in Orlando, Florida, July 17-19, 2008.

The Convention was an opportunity for our members to network, meet representatives from graduate schools and employers and attend workshops on various professional fields, interviewing, writing a resume or cover letter etc.

Speakers for the 2008 Convention included MTV’s Gideon Yago, Rory Kennedy, author Tim Ferriss and entrepreneur Cameron Johnson.

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