<div dir="ltr"><font size="2">The Oregon Library Association is delighted to announce the new Leadership Development Scholarship.  Beginning Fall 2016, three scholarships, each up to $1000, can be awarded annually.</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="2">All members of OLA, regardless of position or employment, are eligible to apply for the scholarship with the intended purpose to support leadership development  of the membership and contribute to the growth of leadership potential within OLA and libraries statewide.<br><br>Scholarship winners agree to provide service to OLA as a component of receiving a scholarship.  A recipient might assume a leadership roles within a task force, round table, committee, or division; assist with Annual, SSD or OASL conference planning, or take ownership of an OLA Project.<br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">What types of leadership development will this scholarship potentially support?</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">This scholarship is intended for professional development, including online courses, face-to-face seminars or conferences, or any other format available in the areas of leadership development, conflict management, and communication. Examples of these opportunities are listed </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beSjKbhUDKgMn3ckEI51e3XAjWTFYn3j16Y6rZZsJ5k/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">here</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">,</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> however scholarships are not limited to these programs.  Preference will be given to applicants and training opportunities that demonstrate potential for leadership participation within OLA. <br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></p><font size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">What are the deadlines for this scholarship, and when can I expect to hear something back from the Leadership Committee?</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The OLA Leadership Development Scholarship takes applications throughout the OLA fiscal year and awards scholarships three times during the year:</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:48px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2">November 30</font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:48px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2">March 31</font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:48px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2">July 31</font></p></li></ul><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The committee will review the applications within two weeks after the deadline. An applicant should expect to hear back from the scholarship committee by December 15, April 15, or August 15.</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Further information including the application and evaluation matrix are available here:</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><a href="https://goo.gl/HXSPdx" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/HXSPdx</a></span></font></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Elsa Loftis<div>OLA President 2016-17</div><div><br><br><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.<br>-Jorge Luis Borges</i><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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