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Jamaican and students from other Caribbean countries with high grades in CAPE, G.C.E Advanced Level subjects and persons doing Associate Degrees are invited to apply for international scholarships being offered to study at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Illinois U.S.A.
Specific and detailed information can be had from Dr. Lydia Patton at e-mail: lpatton@iit.edu; when writing to Dr. Patton please include your current level of study and your current institution along with other pertinent information such as intended area of university study.
Please visit the following links for more information and also spread the word about these scholarships:
http://admission.iit.edu
http://ipro.iit.edu/
http://www.iit.edu/research/undergraduate_research/
http://inventingthefuture.iit.edu
http://www.facebook.com/IITScarletHawks
Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting university with more than 2,600 undergraduate students and 5,000 graduate and professional students in engineering, sciences, architecture, psychology, design, humanities, business and law. IIT's IPRO Project (team-based learning environment), technology-focused curriculum is designed to advance knowledge through research and scholarship, to cultivate invention improving the human condition, and to prepare students from throughout the world for a life of professional achievement, service to society, and individual fulfillment.
VISION
IIT will be internationally recognized in distinctive areas of education and research, using as its platform the global city of Chicago, driven by a professional and technology-oriented focus, and based on a culture of innovation and excellence.
MISSION
To provide distinctive and relevant education in an environment of scientific, technological, and professional knowledge creation and innovation.
To learn more, please visit www.iit.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology IIT
Presidential Scholarship Application Process
Illinois Institute of Technology is a private, independent, Ph.D. granting, co-educational research university founded in 1890. Illinois Institute of Technology offers today's students a superb education in engineering, business, architecture, the sciences, psychology, the humanities, and applied technology in an environment geared toward the undergraduate student. The Presidential Scholarship is offered to “scholarly” Sixth Form A Level Certificate and Associate Degree students in the Caribbean. All perspective applicants complete the Common Application found Illinois Institute of Technology – Office of Admission website http://admission.iit.edu
Please provide the following required application documents. Fax to Ms. Amy Martin 312.567.6939 . All materials must be received by Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
i) A resume
ii) A letter of support from someone within their professional
network/sphere which speaks to their work involvement as well as
their short-term professional goals. ( This is required for students
who are currently employed).
iii) A Presidential Scholarship Application essay - "Describe the importance of
the role community -based organizations play in developing a pipeline in
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), and provide specific
examples of how you might contribute to community outreach.
iv) A letter of support from your former school principal and or a teacher.
v) An Official Transcript
Please visit the following IIT Links
Official Facebook page – Undergraduate Admission
http://www.facebook.com/IITScarletHawks
Illinois Institute of Technology: A Vibrant Campus in a Global City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSCg-pNGU54
IIT iPad II Initiative (all new first-year students will receive (FREE) the iPad II as part of IIT’s educational initiatives in the area of mobile computing and new technologies)
http://www.apple.com/ipad/built-in-apps/
For Additional Information contact Dr. L. Pettis Patton, Caribbean Recruitment Advisor, (312) 590.0521 Illinois Institute of Technology IIT
One hundred and twenty (120) Grade 10 & 11 students entered for the 2011 Summer CSEC exam attended the first Study Recipe seminar held at Mile Gully High School, Manchester, Jamaica. This seminar aimed at teaching these student how to learn, formed part of an initiative by the Jamaica National Building Society and Victoria Mutual Building Society funded Center of Excellence, which currently aims to optimize student performance in six (6) rural Jamaican High schools. The Center of Excellence provides six (6) schools with much needed resources -technical expertise, equipment and facilities, to optimize student performance.
Then Principal Mr. Ulit Bracket reported that after the seminar, more student study groups were visible during the break and lunch times in the school yard. Students also indicated to him they felt more motivated and confident of success in their CSEC exams.
LASCO Foods Ltd distributed free samples of its flavored Soy food beverages to students at the school, during the January seminar.
The exam results were very impressive with 100% pass rates in some subjects and a student getting Grade1 in all subjects sat in CSEC.
Some twenty (20) students from three different High Schools attended a Study Recipe seminar held at the St. Andrew Girl’s High School in Kingston, Jamaica to prepare them for the Grade 11 school year and their regional Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams.
Of the twenty (20) sudents, sixteen (16) got 100% passes in subjects they sat during the 2009 CSEC exams. Nineteen (19) of the twenty (20) students received distinctions in different subjects and none of the twenty (20) students were successful in less than 6 different subjects.
Congratulations to you all.
