A $500 award given to a Minnesota State students who exemplify an understanding of the interconnected nature of the world, its nations and all people; who are in good academic standing; and who demonstrate financial need.
How to apply: For this award, students who are eligible are nominated by an academic or student affairs vice president, dean, or faculty member at one of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Ideally, students selected will share some or all of the following beliefs/commitments:
- All people are of a common species who share a common adventure in a common home.
- The world shares common problems (pollution, terrorism, challenges) but views them through differing cultural and religious value perspectives.
- All citizens of planet Earth mutually share an interconnected, fragile biosphere
- All people-All cultures, all creeds, all colors, and all countries- have been “depositors and with drawers at the world bank of knowledge.”
- Our world is increasingly, inexorably, and undeniably interdependent.
- No one nation, people, religion, or creed can unilaterally deal with contemporary challenges of pollution, population, poverty, pandemics, and peace.
Faculty/staff members who wish to nominate a students should write the student a letter of recommendation and ask the nominee to complete an essay outlining how he or she meets the award’s criteria, which are outlined above.
All materials are due to Amy McCarthy in MCTC's Foundation Office by Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.
Contact: Call or email Amy McCarthy
