Scholarship Event Planned for Aspiring Seminary Students

Emory University's Candler School of Theology is helping make theological education affordable for the next generation of Christian leaders by hosting a special scholarship event Feb. 28-March 2, 2010.

Leadership Candler will bring together a distinguished group of prospective Master of Divinity students from across the country and the world. The three-day event includes interviews with scholarship committees, visits to classes and conversations with Candler's faculty. Leadership Candler also features interaction with current students and staff, group discussions and a campus tour, including time to explore Pitts Theology Library, one of North America's premier theological libraries.

The 2010 Leadership Candler participants will be offered awards totaling more than $575,000, all providing at least full tuition. Each year, Candler offers up to 30 scholarships, including awards that offer full tuition, fees and a $10,000 annual stipend. In fall 2009, 57 entering Master of Divinity students received full tuition scholarships, totaling more than $100,000. See a complete list of the scholarships available and more information about Leadership Candler.

Candidates for Leadership Candler should apply for admission and complete the Leadership Candler application no later than Jan. 15, 2010. Leadership Candler candidates must demonstrate confident and unselfish character combined with deep concern for others; intellectual achievement; impressive communication skills; significant leadership and creativity in school, church or community; and a clear potential for enriching the lives of their peers at Candler.


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Superintendent Cox Names Student Advisory Council‏

State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox named 53 students from around Georgia to her 2009-2010 Student Advisory Council.

As members of the council, these students will meet three times throughout the school year to advise Superintendent Cox on how state policies are having an impact in the classroom. The Student Advisory Council will also discuss other education-related issues and will serve as the Superintendent's ambassadors in their respective schools.

"The Student Advisory Council is an invaluable resource to me and the leadership of the Georgia Department of Education," Superintendent Cox said. "It gives me a tremendous insight into how state policies and procedures are working in the classroom and it allows me to communicate directly with students in schools throughout Georgia."

More than 550 students from 108 districts applied to be a member of the Student Advisory Council by filling out an application and answering essay questions. Students were chosen based on the strength of their essay answers.

"It was a difficult task to choose the members of the Student Advisory Council this year and I'm grateful to every student who applied," Superintendent Cox said. "I think we have a great group of students this year and I'm looking forward to our first meeting." The first meeting of the Student Advisory Council will be held November 9 at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.


Savannah Andersen Cartersville High School
Maggie Bailey Academy of Richmond County
Jerrel Baker Lovejoy High School
Chasity Barlow Jackson High School
MacTavius Basley Twiggs County High School
Manasa Bhatta Chattahoochee High School
Taylor Bishop North Hall High School
Emma Brown Central High School
Miranda Burke Dooly County High School
McCall Butler Troup High School
Kyle Champion Americus‐Sumter High School South
Drake Corbin Jackson County Comprehensive High School
Brittney Curry Baldwin High School
Callie Dailey Jenkins County High School
Brittney Daughtry Georgia School for the Deaf
Jordie Davies Dodge County High School
Bob Deans Douglas County HS
LaToria Dixon Frederick Douglass High School
Will Dover Rockmart High School
Corey Fischer Woody Gap School
Vanessa Gallegos Central Gwinnett High School
Amanda Grobe Colquitt County High School
Andrew Henderson Georgia School for the Deaf
David Henry Lamar County Comprehensive High School
Matthew Holt Cook County High School
Elizabeth Jordan McNair High School
Helena Joseph Luella High School
Mary Keilhauer Pope High School
Elizabeth Kornegay Thomasville High School Scholars Academy
Veronica Leon Gainesville High School
Sarah Lindsey Washington County High School
Kayla Marks Monroe Comprehensive High School
Ryan McCormack Ridgeland High School
Lindsey McDonald Alcovy High School
Grace McLaine Clinch County High School
Katherine Olson Savannah Arts Academy
Ben O'Steen Appling County High School
Ansley Parker Pierce County High School
Travis Perry Willam Henry Spencer High School
Shaniqua Pierce West Laurens High School
Anthony Reed Oconee County High School
Hannah Robbins Woodstock High School
Sara Beth Roberts White County High School
Leekira Smith Statesboro High School
Sarah Snipes Coffee County High School
Quannaires Streeter Sandy Creek High School
Charles Trader Camden County High School
Sofia Tuttle Rockdale Magnet School for Science & Technology
Will Walker Turner County High School
Christopher Warren Vidalia Comprehensive High School
Ellie Weeks Tift County High School
Laura Whyte Peach County High School
Jaimee Yearwood Greene County High School

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Kaiser Permanente of Georgia Donates Nearly $500,000 to Morehouse School of Medicine

/PRNewswire/ -- On Oct. 8, 2009, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia will present a grant for nearly $500,000 to the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine to support the development and implementation of a workforce leadership program that will reduce health disparities by creating an integrated approach to primary care and mental health.

Former Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute will join Morehouse School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente of Georgia officials at a check presentation held at the Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care. A tour of Morehouse School of Medicine will immediately follow the check presentation.

The grant will be used to train scholars to encourage effective policy and practice in order to remedy the causes of health disparities, to improve access to care and to develop health care leaders who will advance the integration of mental and primary health care. Additionally, this initiative will create partnerships between mental and primary health care to more effectively diagnose and treat mental health conditions.

"Morehouse School of Medicine strives to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Similarly, Kaiser Permanente's vision is to end health disparities, help everyone get the care they need and make better health a reality for all," said Peter Andruszkiewicz, president of Kaiser Permanente of Georgia. "This partnership will help address the findings of our needs assessment and ultimately make better health a reality for all."

The project will also improve access to care for underserved populations.

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Training Nursing Leaders at Georgia State

The Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing at Georgia State University received more than $800,000 in a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a new master’s degree concentration in Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Innovations. The three year grant provides funding for the development of the program, as well as for faculty and a staff administrator.

The nursing school has already initiated the new concentration, which features optional courses in nursing informatics and nursing leadership, and ten students have enrolled for fall 2009. Georgia State will become the only university in Atlanta to offer the nursing informatics curriculum and the second statewide.

By offering a degree concentration in nursing leadership and informatics, Georgia State is helping to fill a gap in the health care system. As health care strives to become more efficient, particularly through the use of technology, a need has arisen for nurses who understand both patient care and how technology can be used to improve care. With this increased use of technology, including the transition to personal health cards for all citizens by 2014, nurse informaticists who can translate technology into practice are in great demand.

“The need for a master’s degree concentration in nursing leadership and healthcare innovations is enormous. Nurse leaders are needed to implement innovative strategies for enhancing patient care outcomes and maximizing the use of technology in practice,” says Cece Grindel, associate director for graduate nursing.

The School of Nursing is working with Georgia State’s Institute of Health Administration to offer some of the coursework required in the new master’s program concentration. For more information on the degree program’s curriculum, visit http://chhs.gsu.edu/nursing/docs/HealthcareInnovationsCurr.pdf.

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New Scholarship Launches Careers of Patent Law Thought Leaders

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patent Resources Group, the nation’s leading patent education firm, announces the introduction of a new scholarship that will launch the careers of the next generation of elite patent professionals.

The Future Leaders Scholarship, open to all full-time law students who are eligible to sit for the Patent Bar examination, will award full tuition to Patent Resources Group’s Patent Bar Review course, including travel and hotel costs, a value of more than $5,000.

Applications are currently being accepted and must be postmarked no later than February 27, 2009. Winners will receive notification by March 20, 2009.

Once scholarship winners pass the Patent Bar exam, they will also be reimbursed for the patent agent fee charged by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office to become a patent agent. Scholarship winners will be chosen based on proven academic achievement.

“In today’s world of fast-paced technological innovation, patents are crucial in translating new inventions into profitable business enterprises,” says Patent Resources Group’s Academic Director Paul Gardner. “PRG's Future Leaders scholarship will provide the recipients with the invaluable instruction of the nation’s premier course for preparing aspiring patent professionals, propelling them into highly satisfying and rewarding careers in patent law.”

More information and a downloadable application are available at www.patentresources.com/scholarship.

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Georgia Southern University Freshmen BUILD Leadership Opportunities

This summer eighty Georgia Southern University freshmen will begin their college career with BUILD, a volunteer leadership and service opportunity that gives them a head start on their college experience. This is the third year Southern Pathways has conducted BUILD, an acronym that stands for Building Undergraduate Involvement in Leadership Development.

BUILD students will labor with two local organizations, Habitat for Humanity and Kingdom Builders during the day, then spend their evenings participating in leadership activities and talking over the experiences of their day. Two BUILD experiences are planned, one for July 27-31 and a second for Aug. 10-14. Both will take place in Statesboro Pointe.

“As they participate in the hands-on BUILD experience, students learn that leadership begins with service,” says Jodi Middleton, assistant director of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. “That’s the most important aspect of the program. At the end of the program, BUILD students will have logged more than 1,000 community service hours.”

Each day of the BUILD program focuses on a leadership theme: building community; ethical leadership; service learning; creating a vision and action plan; and diversity.

“When their semester starts, BUILD students are already familiar with the campus and community, and they’ve had an opportunity to get acquainted with other students,” says Diana Hensley, Coordinator of Civic Engagement in the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement. “It’s a great way for students to transition from their hometowns, and it’s a way to get to know campus and community.”

BUILD students live in the same residence hall during the session to facilitate discussions of the days’ work and other leadership topics. Upperclass mentors serve as BUILD leaders, guiding the students’ conversation about their experiences.

Southern Pathways will also present Wilderness Introduction to Leadership Development –WILD – with the help of Campus Recreation and Intramurals. Eight students, led by CRI’s Dustin Sanderson, will take a five-day backpacking trip in the mountains of north Georgia. They will hike during the day and spend their evenings in leadership activities and discussions. Like BUILD, each day of the program focuses on a theme.