COLLEGE Students Atlanta-area college students have a unique opportunity to support the W.E.B. Du Bois Society, as well as supplement their own educational experience by becoming a W.E.B. Du Bois Society Fellow. W.E.B. Du Bois Society Fellows are undergraduate students from area colleges and universities who intern with the W.E.B. Du Bois Society. Fellows must have a 3.5 GPA or better and have a track record of campus and/or community leadership, responsibility and experience or strong interest in working with young people. Du Bois Society Fellows act as discussion leaders and mentors to the high-school students selected to participate in the program. The W.E.B. Du Bois Society is is an educational enrichment and leadership development program that rewards the academic accomplishments and develops the leadership and service potential of its members. A signature program of the Du Bois Society is its network of high achieving African-American high school students of diverse economic backgrounds and geographies who attend high schools in metro Atlanta and who are selected as Du Bois Scholars in recognition of their commitment to excellence in the classroom. The Du Bois Society rewards, reinforces, and encourages an exemplary scholastic work ethic among African-American students and promotes a culture of leadership among African-American children. Du Bois Scholars are provided with an opportunity to meet, interact with and learn from professors and college students, thereby creating an intellectual climate that is traditionally unavailable in high school. Students participate in fun and interesting field trips aimed at broadening their exposure to new insights, careers and opportunities. And Du Bois Scholars mentor middle school students to encourage them to excel in the classroom and achieve their fullest potential. The rich experience gained from student’s participation in the W.E.B. Du Bois Society prepares and nurtures them to become our future business and civic leaders and contributing members of our future workforce while providing tangible service experiences to positively shape their character. Format and Schedule: Sessions are held weekly over a 20-week period beginning with an orientation meeting in mid- September and closing program in early May. The schedule will then continue as follows: Du Bois Society Fellows will spend two hours most Saturdays a month at the Auburn Avenue Research Library meeting with Du Bois Society Scholars to analyze and discuss readings assigned by participating professors in preparation for a lecture series presented six times during the program year. Four to five times during the program year, Du Bois Scholars take field trips to have fun, learn, meet new people and gain new ideas. Compensation: Du Bois Society Fellows are paid a stipend of $1,000 for the 20-week commitment. Deadline: February 13, 2009 Interested students are encouraged to apply. |
