Garfield Scholars
A competitive program through which a select group of students actively participate in the Garfield Seminars, engage public leaders on and off campus, and demonstrate scholarship.
Objective
To provide students with opportunities to develop intellectual and social skills for careers in public leadership and scholarship related to public policy and international relations.
The program’s elements
Participate fully in the Garfield Seminars
- Research and identify appropriate speakers for the Garfield seminar
- Engage in readings and discussion prior to the seminars
- Host speakers – arrange schedules, dinner, small group discussions, introductions
- Prepare discussion questions for the post-presentation discussions
- Pose group questions to the speakers
Engage public leaders on and off campus
- Interview one public official on the topic of public leadership – career path, challenges, rewards
- Plan and participate in an annual field trip
Demonstrate scholarship
- Essay
- Public presentation of the essay
- Documentation of activities meeting the first two objectives
Once the documentation, the essay, and the presentation are successfully completed, the student will receive the Scholar Award and a check for $500.
