Just to say that I am reading and rating these this year, for whatever
that's worth, given my return to the dept. next year. I should have
the sheets to Monica tomorrow.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Schloss, David <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear cris,
>
> We have one African American poet who would either qualify for the AAA, I
> think, or the DEP, certainly. She's multi-racial, but the same as Obama, who
> is considered African American enough to qualify for DEP.
>
> David
>
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Cheek, Christopher <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Simmons, Michele <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:32 AM
>> Subject: Graduate Admissions Awards
>> To: Mary Jean Corbett <[log in to unmask]>, Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis
>> <[log in to unmask]>, Heidi McKee <[log in to unmask]>, Christopher Cheek
>> <[log in to unmask]>, Jason Palmeri <[log in to unmask]>, "Baxter, Monica
>> Lea Mrs." <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Admissions Committee -
>>
>> Good news--I confirmed with Ann Frymier that we can nominate three
>> applicants for Academic Achievement Awards this year. If we have a DEP
>> candidate that qualifies for the award, we can nominate four applicants.
>> Historically, we try to nominate one applicant from each program. Remember
>> that these awards are non-transferable--if an applicant is offered the award
>> and chooses not to attend Miami, we lose the award. Letters nominating the
>> student must be to Monica by February 26 (but wait until our decision
>> meeting Monday, February 18 at 3:30 before writing the letter--we have a
>> template). Here is the blurb from Ann:
>>
>> The Graduate School Academic Achievement Assistantships (AAA) are one-year
>> non-service stipend supplements of $2,500 for applicants to master's
>> programs, and $5,000 for applicants to doctoral programs (whether entering
>> at the masters or doctoral level).  If students are officially entering as
>> masters students but the department views them as doctoral students, please
>> note this in your nomination letter.
>>
>>  Departments and programs may nominate up to four (4) applicants of high
>> quality, one (1) of whom must be a domestic minority. If you do not have a
>> domestic minority candidate, you may nominate only three (3) applicants. It
>> is expected that nominees will represent the top 5-10% of applicants to the
>> Graduate School from across our graduate programs.  Preference is given to
>> applicants whose undergraduate degree is from an institution other than
>> Miami University.
>>
>> Let me know if you have any questions about the awards.
>>
>> Best,
>> Michele
>>
>> --
>> Michele Simmons
>> Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in English
>> Affiliate, Institute for the Environment and Sustainability
>> 356F Bachelor Hall
>> Miami University
>> Oxford, OH 45056
>> 513.529.1392
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>              cris cheek
>> director, creative writing
>> miami, ohio
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