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The University of Maryland Baltimore County, one of the member campuses of the American Democracy Project, transformed its student government from a client service model to one that promotes social entrepreneurship. Students now compete for cash prizes to carry out innovative ideas for improving the campus community. The [2010] winning team was selected for its plan to transform used frying oil into fuel for green campus vehicles.
*PERSONALIZED MENTOR-MATCHING
** OUTSTANDING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT including rigorous training in
scientific
speaking &
writing, GRE prep, career exploration, and networking
with industrial
scientists
** EXCELLENT
FUNDING: Stipend + on-campus housing + travel
allowance. (If the
student
earns a summer MARC salary, we can supplement from
non-federal sources).
** ALUMNI SUCCESS: awards for presentations at national meetings such as ABRCMS & placement at top graduate schools
** GREAT LOCATION
with professional & recreational advantages.
** FUN AND FRIENDSHIPS –
vibrant multi-cultural community and social program.
** EASY ON-LINE APPLICATION: Rolling admissions
starts at
the end January and is highly selective. Apply now at
http://rise.rutgers.edu!
We have hosted MARC students every summer
and hope
some of
your students will join that cohort as part of RiSE 2012.
Questions? rise@rci.rutgers.edu
or
732.932.7275.
If any of your seniors are still in the process of finalizing graduate school plans, I would be happy to speak with them directly about appropriate programs at Rutgers. We also offer an APPLICATION FEE WAIVER to any student who attended ABRCMS.
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