The Center for Adult Learner Services at University Park is accepting nominations for its 2005 Outstanding Adult Student Award.
Faculty, staff and currently enrolled adult students at the University may nominate an adult learner who has overcome obstacles and multiple roles to further his or her education; serves as a role model for other students; achieves academically; has sensitized the University to adult learners' needs; and has clearly defined short- and long-range educational goals.
To qualify for the award, a student must have begun or resumed studies at or after the age of 24 or after having been out of high school for four years. Further, they must have been enrolled at University Park as a full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate student within four months of nomination. Undergraduates must have completed 45 credits, taking at least 30 of them at Penn State, and graduate students must have earned a minimum of 15 graduate credits. Undergraduate nominees will receive preference in consideration.
Nomination packets may be obtained by calling (814) 863-3887, by stopping by the center at 323 Boucke Building or the HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk or by visiting the center Web site at http://www.sa.psu.edu/cals Completed packets must be returned to the center by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22.