[NYC-L] [Fwd: [CTC] Gates Millenuim Scholarship Program] (fwd)

[Ramis Ahmetaj]

That is a great question Erkanda, but I believe that when the term minority 
is used in the United States, it is defined on a racial basis.  Therefore, 
since we identify ourselves  as Caucasian of Eropean origin (an assumption), 
then we do not belong in the category of minorities.  What a coincidence, 
that we as Albanians were sometimes refered to minorities, in the context of 
former yugoslavia, and yet we learn than in the U.S. we happen to belong to 
the majority.


>From: Erkanda  Bujari <eb246 at columbia.edu>
>Reply-To: nyc-l at alb-net.com
>To: nyc-l at alb-net.com
>Subject: [NYC-L] [Fwd: [CTC] Gates Millenuim Scholarship Program] (fwd)
>Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 23:26:18 -0500 (EST)
>
>           === NYC-L: New York City Discussion Forum ===
>
>
>Are Albanians considered a minority here? I never understood the criteria
>for minority.
>
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>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 17:49:49 -0500
>From: Rick Parkany <rparkany at borg.com>
>Reply-To: Northeastern Regional Evaluation Association 
><nrea.la at lists.aanet.org>
>To: Northeastern Regional Evaluation Association <nrea.la at lists.aanet.org>
>Subject: [Fwd: [CTC] Gates Millenuim Scholarship Program]
>
>Folks: This info reagaring minority scholarships, FYI...    ;-}
>rap.
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: [CTC] Gates Millenuim Scholarship Program
>    Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 23:18:55 -0500
>    From: "Richard L. O'Bryant" <obryant at MIT.EDU>
>      To: ctcmembers at phoenix.edc.org
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>The following article on college scholarships for
>African-American,
>Hispanic, and Asian-American students from low- and middle-income
>
>families appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe on February 27,
>2000. Note
>that the deadline for postmarking applications is March 15.
>Please
>spread the word.
>
>"Despite noble aims and a good outreach effort, the Gates
>Millennium
>Scholars Program has been clumsy in getting the word out to
>lower- and
>middle-income minority students who often live outside the
>information-age loop.
>
>"The program, created through a $1 billion gift from Microsoft
>founder
>Bill Gates, will award $50 million in college scholarships a year
>to
>minority students for 20 years. But with the March 15 deadline
>for
>applications approaching, some say not enough students hae been
>reached.
>"While 17,000 applications ahve been downloaded from the
>program's Web
>site, most of them in California, Texas, New York, Florida, and
>Washington state, only 250 completed applications had been
>received as
>of Feb. 14, said Adalberto Andino, executive director of the
>program.
>"Andino said that he is pleased with the number of applications
>received, and that he expects more as the deadline approaches.
>"Among the problems in reaching students, he said, are:
>---A technological divide that keeps low-income students from
>finding
>information about the scholarships online and that prevents them
>from
>downloading applications easily.
>---A lack of paper copies of the applications in poor
>neighborhoods.
>---Spotty distribution of the applications at schools, colleges,
>and
>universities nationwide.
>---The 25 national area offices of the United Negro College fund
>are
>disseminating information on the scholarships, which are also
>being
>supported by the American Indian College Fund and the Hispanic
>Scholarship Fund. The scholarships also are open to
>Asian-American
>students.
>"Applicants must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.3
>on a
>4.0 scale, and must have significant financial need, and must be
>studying mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library
>
>sciences.
>"Andino coordinates the nationwide program from an office in
>Fairfax,
>Va., and concedes that there are difficulties. "It's a tremendous
>
>challenge when you're trying to reach out to an entire nation
>with one
>program," Andino said.
>"Johnson said the need for a more extensive outreach should be
>one of
>the key lessons the Gates program takes from this initial effort.
>
>"Applications may be reproduced and downloaded from the Gates
>Millenium
>Scholars program Web site at www.gmsp.org. The program can be
>reached
>at 1-877-690-GMSP (4677). The applications must be postmarked by
>March
>15."
>  _____________________________________________"... success is
>measured by the number of peoplethat are successful as a result
>your success!"Richard L. O'Bryant, Ph.D. StudentPlanning Support
>SystemsDepartment of Urban Studies and PlanningMASSACHUSETTS
>INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY Room 7-30777 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA 02139Phone: 617-253-7295  Fax:
>617-258-6515obryant at mit.edu______________________________________________
>
>
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