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• AKRON — The Junior Women’s Civic Club is seeking applications from high school seniors and college students for its 2006 JWCC Scholarship. The amount of each scholarship to be awarded is $2,000. Applicants must be women who volunteer, have a financial need and a grade point average of 2.5 or higher and will be enrolled in an Ohio university or college in the fall of 2006. The deadline for submitting applications and all supporting materials is April 10. For an application, call (330) 334-3219.
• NORTH AKRON — The International Institute of Akron, 207 Tallmadge Ave., is accepting applications for the 10-week spring term, beginning April 10. Classes are offered in English as a Second Language, Spanish I and II, German, Italian, French, Chinese and Japanese. Tuition is based on income and frequency of attendance. The institute also is seeking volunteers to teach and tutor classes and assist with administrative work.
• DOWNTOWN AKRON — The University of Akron will host the fifth annual Celebration of Excellence in Learning and Teaching April 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third floor of the Student Union, featuring keynote speaker Ludy Benjamin, a professor of psychology and educational psychology at Texas A&M University. The event is free and open to the public.
• DOWNTOWN AKRON — Finn Kydland, 2004 Nobel Laureate in Economics, will present the annual Emile Grunberg Lecture April 18 at 2:30 p.m. in The University of Akron (UA) Student Union Theatre. His presentation, “Government Policy and Economic Growth,” is being sponsored by UA’s Department of Economics and Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. Kydland’s talk will feature the role of government by reviewing the similar but different policies and paths taken by Ireland and Argentina as they each struggled to move from recession back to economic growth. The lecture series brings internationally distinguished economists to UA. The series honors the late professor emeritus of economics, Emile Grunberg, who taught at UA from 1956 to 1972 and continued research at UA until 1988. The lecture is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required. Tickets are available at UA’s Bierce Library or by calling the UA Department of Economics at (330) 972-2568.
• OHIO — The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) will offer two programs to develop the scientific talent of Ohio students, according to state Sen. Kimberly Zurz (D-Green). The Young Women’s Summer Institute is designed to advance computer, math and science skills in girls in sixth and seventh grade. SI 2006: Real Science/Real Supercomputers is designed for Ohio’s most advanced high school freshmen and sophomores. Students apply high performance computing to research topics in fields such as chemistry, mechanical engineering and artificial intelligence. To learn more, visit www.osc.edu/education.
• GREATER AKRON — The following local teachers have been named 2006 directors for the Camp Invention program: Melissa Berlin will be directing the Camp Invention program at Norton Middle School June 12-16; Denise Sheffield will run the program at Hillcrest Elementary School in Richfield June 12-16; Mary Sanders will direct Camp Invention at Fort Island Elementary School in Fairlawn June 26-30; and Brenda Wiles will direct Camp Invention at St. Hilary School in Fairlawn June 26-30. The Camp Invention program is a weeklong summer enrichment program that fosters creativity, teamwork, inventive-thinking skills,and science literacy, according to organizers. The program was created in 1990 by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation with support from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The $199 registration fee, due by May 31, includes daily snacks and a T-shirt. Registrations received after May 31 require an additional $10 for late processing. Each program is limited to 110 children. For more information or to register a child for the program, visit www.campinvention.org or call (800) 968-4332.
• WADSWORTH — WRH Health System will present up to six scholarships of up to $1,000 each in 2006. Two of the scholarships are for nursing students and four are for students in allied health fields. To be eligible to apply, the student must: be a resident in the WRH Health System service area, which, in the West Side Leader readership area, includes Copley, Norton and Sharon Center, or an employee of WRH Health System; be accepted into an accredited nursing or allied health program; and be able to show scholastic ability to maintain progress towards completion of the program. Students may call (330) 334-2976 for an application packet. The deadline is June 9.
• GREATER AKRON — The Foundation for Intercultural Travel (FIT), a State Department-designated exchange visitor program, is matching international high school students with host families. FIT is looking for volunteer local representatives to provide support to these students and host families. FIT representatives receive financial compensation for their efforts. Students arrive approximately one week before schools start and bring their own spending money for clothes, entertainment and other expenses. They are provided with full medical insurance. FIT host families provide room and board and include their student as a family member. All students speak English. For more information, call Maryann at (877) 439-7862.
• GREATER AKRON — The 2006 Duck brand duct tape will be awarding a $6,000 scholarship to a local prom couple during the company’s Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest. The contest challenges high school students to create and accessorize their prom formalwear with duct tape to craft one-of-a-kind outfits. Sponsored by Henkel Consumer Adhesives Inc., the contest will reward students for their creativity and originality. First-place winners will each receive a $3,000 college scholarship. The high school hosting the winning couple’s prom also will receive $3,000. Second-place winners will each receive a $2,000 college scholarship, with the high school also receiving $2,000. The third-place couple will each win a $1,000 college scholarship, with the high school receiving $1,000. In addition, 10 new “Best In Class” awards will be given in various categories. Winners each will receive a $200 cash prize. Interested students can visit www.stuckatprom.com for official contest rules and a registration form.
• GREATER AKRON — Pacific Intercultural Exchange (PIE) is looking for families to host high school students from various countries for the 2006 spring semester. Host families can include single parents, retired people, those with small children or no children at all. Experience is not necessary. An orientation and support will be provided. All of the students are prescreened. They speak English and have medical insurance and their own spending money for any incidental costs. Those who are interested may contact PIE at (800) 631-1818.
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