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The following students' work was chosen for publication in the fall issue of The Collegiate Scholar,
an online publication produced by The National Society of Collegiate
Scholars (NSCS). NSCS is an honor society inviting high-achieving
freshmen and sophomores. 

• Heather  Martinez, California State University, Long Beach
• Kevin DePaola,  The Ohio State University
• Leana  Hearn, Virginia Tech
• Gregory  Deemer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Hunter Smith,  Texas A &M University
• Ashley Whitehead,  University of Maryland, College Park
• Brooke Parham, University of Texas at Arlington
• Christina Capatides,  Georgetown University
• Crystal Frost,  University of Oregon

  Learn more about The Collegiate Scholar.

NSCS Member at the University of Tennessee are running a stellar Planning for College Success program, which is NSCS' mentoring program for middle-school students across the country.

The UT NSCS chapter mentors middle-schoolers at Knoxville's South Doyle Middle
School.  The program's  volunteers tutor students twice a week after
school throughout the school year.

Read more about this chapter's program and get inspired. You can do this on your campus.

Nineteen members of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) will attend the Business Today International Conference, to be held next week in New York City (View a list of these members). Business Today is a student-run business magazine at Princeton University.

According to Business Today, the conference presents "a unique and valuable opportunity for college students to meet, interact, and learn from high level executives and political leaders."

The all-expense paid trip gathers approximately 150 students from across America. The conference is fully organized and funded through Princeton University.

Read more.

NSCS offers $1,000 scholarships to 10 students who exemplify integrity. To apply, visit the integrity scholarships page.

Deadline to apply: January 10. 

If you're active in improving your local community, you may be eligible for the President's Volunteer Service Awards

Visit the page, to apply. 

Washington, D.C. –For students looking to get an edge in today's global economy, there's
a new China-based program that will help them do just that.

The China Professional Training & Language Academy (CPTLA) is a four-month language and internship program in China, taking place from January-May 2009.

The program includes one month of intensive Mandarin language
training and a three-month internship for companies such as Coca
Cola-China and Motorola-China. The program is run by The National
Society of Collegiate Scholars, an honor society inviting high
achieving freshmen and sophomores.

"NSCS started this program so that American college students and
alumni have the opportunity to learn firsthand about a powerful global
economy," said Jennifer Fortney, NSCS' Senior Director, Outreach.
"Because of globalization, entrepreneurs and employees must learn as
much as they can about different countries and cultures, to succeed.
And we want to help young Americans do just that."

Participants must be a student or alumnus from an accredited U.S.
university. Deadline to apply for the program is November 17, 2008. For
more information, visit CPTLA online.

If you could win a round-trip ticket for anywhere in the world, and all you had to do was ask an "unreachable" person a question, would you do it?

That's the challenge NSCS members heard at NSCS Convention 2008 in Orlando, FL. Tim Ferriss, author of The Four-Hour-Work-Week and NSCS Convention Keynote Speaker, offered a round-trip ticket to one Convention attendee who was able to contact an unreachable person and ask him or her one question.

Tim picked the contest recipient-- and it's Ryan Springer from North Carolina State University , who contacted the former CEO of Bank of America, Hugh L. McColl Jr, who is largely credited with the company's meteoric growth.

Other students managed to ask questions of the Colts' Head Coach, Jack Nicklaus, Gov Charlie Crist of Florida, among many others.

You can read Ryan's story here, as well as that of other NSCS members who asked a famous person a question.

Due to the current situation in Texas, three NSCS Chapters have cancelled their inductions. With the possibility of Hurricane Ike affecting the region, these Chapters have cancelled the inducitons as a precaution. The chapters are: Texas A&M, University of Houston, Prairie View A&M University and Stephen F. Austin State University.

Visit their chapter pages for the latest information. 

The Inspire Integrity Awards are the only national student-nominated faculty awards program. 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.

Deadline to nominate your professor is 11:59 p.m., Sunday October 12. To nominate your professor, log in on the left.

The student who nominates the national recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship and the student who nominates the runner-up will receive a $500 scholarship. (If more than one student nominates the professor, the students will share the scholarship money).

Learn more about the Awards.

Washington, D.C. – The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) has awarded Tina Ngo the NSCS Scholar Abroad Scholarship for the fall semester. Ngo, a senior in the political science and East Asian studies program, will spend a year in Japan studying Japanese politics, history and foreign policy.

“We read thousands of applications throughout the year, and Tina’s truly stood out in the group,” said Stephen E. Loflin, NSCS’ executive director. “Her answers were focused and specific and outlined how her
study abroad program would enhance her major and future career. We are proud to help her represent her school community, the Society and the United States, overseas.”

The Scholar Abroad Scholarship is presented to one outstanding NSCS member each semester to help the student with his or her study abroad experience. NSCS awards $5,000 in the spring and fall semesters, and
$2,500 in the summer.

NSCS members can apply for these and other scholarships by visiting NSCS’ Web site, www.nscs.org, and
clicking on “scholarships.” For non-members interested in joining the Society, please contact nscs [at] nscs [dot] org or
202.265.9000.