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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:23.1pt"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ACRL-Oregon Solicits Applications for the 2024 Professional Development Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Are you planning a to attend a conference or workshop? Working on a project that benefits Oregon libraries? Need funding for professional
 development opportunities? If so, consider applying for the first round of the 2024 ACRL-OR Professional Development Scholarship. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submit applications here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/YbWTJ2Njyn94rr7PA__;!!Mi0JBg!KBlD_do7gur7ia-OJ2BfmaENOb8afN6XVZ4gqD54dwF_9Lutm6a5ZoaDS8LBEX3r0AYeTIyE1yqg_Esna34Y$"><span style="color:#0000EE">https://forms.gle/YbWTJ2Njyn94rr7PA</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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What does the scholarship cover?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference attendance (including ACRL-OR/WA Joint Conference)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Workshops<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Courses<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seminars<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other educational opportunities (including eLearning)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Creation of programming, such as a workshop, conference, or pre-conference<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Work on a collaborative research project<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.7pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Something we haven’t listed!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Who is eligible?</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
All Oregon academic library employees are eligible to apply. At least one applicant needs to work at an Oregon library. Preference will be given to ACRL-OR members in good standing. Preference will also be given to applicants who have not previously received
 this award. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How much do scholarship recipients receive?</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Up to $2,000 is available per year, with individual award amounts determined by board vote. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u>How will nominations be evaluated?</u></b><br>
Nominations will be evaluated based on the rubric available <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1EaLYa5VGZPs06B3qUw_vX6nrIGfxb7Nya94ntUeFAhk/edit?usp=sharing__;!!Mi0JBg!KBlD_do7gur7ia-OJ2BfmaENOb8afN6XVZ4gqD54dwF_9Lutm6a5ZoaDS8LBEX3r0AYeTIyE1yqg_Bs4s0qP$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000EE">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The nomination period will close at 11:59pm on Friday, March 1, 2024. Announcements will be sent no later than the last week in March 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/YbWTJ2Njyn94rr7PA__;!!Mi0JBg!KBlD_do7gur7ia-OJ2BfmaENOb8afN6XVZ4gqD54dwF_9Lutm6a5ZoaDS8LBEX3r0AYeTIyE1yqg_Esna34Y$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000EE">Submit
 an application now!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">_______<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For questions, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kirsten Hostetler<br>
ACRL-Oregon Past President<br>
<a href="mailto:khostetler@cocc.edu">khostetler@cocc.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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