[Answerland-summit] Scholarship update/scholarship for underrepresented staff

[Daina Dickman]

Thanks so much, I will incorporate the edits.

For those who are curious, here is a spreadsheet of our first set of
scholarship recipients:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qGaUS_ujjwTVqT02aEh0VVNzY6b9lf8-2nHaao8gYh0/edit?usp=sharing

Daina

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 3:01 PM, Natalie Brant <Natalie.Brant at state.or.us>
wrote:

> I agree with Sue’s edits, and otherwise I think it sounds good!
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> *From:* Answerland-summit [mailto:answerland-summit-
> bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *LUDINGTON Sue R
> *Sent:* Monday, April 23, 2018 2:39 PM
> *To:* 'Daina Dickman' <daina.dickman at gmail.com>;
> answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* Re: [Answerland-summit] Scholarship update/scholarship for
> underrepresented staff
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> Hi Daina,
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> This looks good to me – thanks for your prompt action! I wasn’t sure it
> sounded right to say the “ORS has the opportunity to extend a scholarship…”
> so I added a few words; feel free to take ‘em or leave ‘em! The grammar-nut
> inside me would also propose inserting a comma:
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> *Organizers for the* *Oregon Reference Summit has **have** the
> opportunity to extend a scholarship to a library staff member from an
> underrepresented background. To further our commitment to diversity and
> inclusion**, **we seek the participation of diverse library staff to
> attend the Oregon Reference Summit. We encourage applicants from racial,
> ethnic, or other underrepresented backgrounds to apply for this
> scholarship. This scholarship covers the full cost of registration.*
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>
> Thank you again for your work on this,
> Sue
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> *Sue Ludington*
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> *Law Librarian*
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> *From:* Answerland-summit [mailto:answerland-summit-
> bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> <answerland-summit-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>] *On Behalf Of *Daina
> Dickman
> *Sent:* Monday, April 23, 2018 2:26 PM
> *To:* answerland-summit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* [Answerland-summit] Scholarship update/scholarship for
> underrepresented staff
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> Hi everyone.
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>
> One of our scholarship recipients declined her scholarship as her work had
> agreed to pay for her to go. So we still have 1 remaining scholarship to
> fill. I am planning to send out a call for applicants from
> under-represented backgrounds.   I am thinking a deadline of Monday May
> 7, and I will notify people by that Friday.
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> I'd appreciate any feedback about language.
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> After looking at ALA's Spectrum Scholarship, this is my proposed language.
> I will probably send this out tomorrow evening (my new employer blocks
> Google Drive, so I will have to do it after work).
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> *Oregon Reference Summit has the opportunity to extend a scholarship to a
> library staff member from an underrepresented background. To further our
> commitment **to diversity and inclusion we seek the participation of
> diverse library staff to attend the Oregon Reference Summit.  We encourage
> applicants from racial, ethnic, or other underrepresented backgrounds to
> apply for this scholarship. This scholarship covers the full cost of
> registration.*
>
>
>
> I will change the "Tell us anything else" open ended question to this,
> modeled after a scholarship app at Portland State:
>
> *How has your experience as a library staff member from an
> underrepresented background contributed to your library and/or reference
> work?*
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> Daina
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