INDIANAPOLIS-Seven Indiana University students have been notified that they will receive eight scholarships from the national office of American Humanics, Inc., for the 2001-2002 academic year, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University announced today. American Humanics prepares and certifies college students for careers in youth and human service organizations. The Center on Philanthropy helps to coordinate student participation in the program.
The scholarships are awarded in three categories: American Humanics Scholarships, Community Spirit Awards, and the XCEL (eXperiencing Competency through Experiential Learning) Scholar program, which prepares students to make significant, lasting contributions to the nonprofit sector through "real nonprofit world" internships.
Indiana University students won 3 of 25 American Humanics Scholarships given to students nationwide based on academic achievement and a strong history of volunteering. Recipients must be actively seeking American Humanics certification and a nonprofit sector career. Several of the scholarships are named for donors to American Humanics.
Indiana University-Bloomington junior Audrey Treasure, a Spanish and Education major from Troy, Ohio, was awarded the Shell Oil American Humanics Scholarship and an XCEL scholarship. Recipients of the Nido Qubein American Humanics Scholarship are Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) senior David Fleischhacker of Indianapolis, who is majoring in Communications Studies, and IU-Bloomington junior Journalism major and Bloomington native Liz DiSilvestro. Ann Roth , a junior from Fort Wayne, Ind., majoring in Sociology and Communications with a minor in International Studies, also will receive the XCEL Scholar award.
Indiana University students have won 3 of 25 Community Spirit Award scholarships given nationwide as well. The recipients are IUPUI juniors Cathy Cline, an Education major, Jennifer Shumaker, who is studying Nonprofit Management, and Sarah Paul, a junior Psychology major at Bloomington.Cline and Shumaker are from Indianapolis, while Paul is from Marion, Ind. The Community Spirit Awards are given to students who demonstrate strong leadership experience and ability, and who are engaged in volunteer service for their campuses and communities.
Student involvement in American Humanics began in 1998 on the Bloomington campus and in 1999 at IUPUI. At least 86 colleges and universities nationally currently have American Humanics programs, with more planned by the end of the year. For information on American Humanics, students may contact Martel Plummer at IUPUI at (317) 684-8959 or mkplumme@iupui.edu or Cindy Bowers in Bloomington at (812) 855-9639 or csbowers@indiana.edu . Information about American Humanics at IUPUI is available on the Center on Philanthropy Web site.
