{"id":9105,"date":"2008-07-30T09:44:44","date_gmt":"2008-07-30T16:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=9105"},"modified":"2013-05-07T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T20:23:56","slug":"nau-distance-students-earn-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-distance-students-earn-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU distance students earn scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Arizona University&#8217;s Distance Learning program is making higher education even more accessible and affordable for 10 Maricopa Community College transfer students, awarding them each a $1,000 scholarship for the next academic year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Maricopa Scholarship is allowing me to concentrate on what is most important: my education,&#8221; said\u00a0<strong>Kayleigh R. Wright<\/strong>, a hotel and restaurant management major at Scottsdale Community College. &#8220;My education is the foundation for what life and my career has in store for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Students earned the scholarships based on their student status, their GPA and an essay that expressed why they believe they deserve a scholarship. They will receive $500 each semester for the 2008-09 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>The students will enroll in the fall in one of NAU&#8217;s 15 locally delivered programs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Wright, the recipients include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meleanie Harshman<\/strong>, elementary education, Glendale Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carmen Hernandez<\/strong>, elementary education, South Mountain Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Morgan Miholich<\/strong>, administration of justice, Mesa Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hazel Medina<\/strong>, elementary education, Chandler-Gilbert Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Molenaar<\/strong>, elementary education, South Mountain Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Odneal<\/strong>, dental hygiene, Phoenix College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christine Oliver<\/strong>, elementary education, Chandler-Gilbert Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susan Sciubba<\/strong>, elementary education, Chandler-Gilbert Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Albulene Shemsedinini<\/strong>, speech communication, Glendale Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Northern Arizona University&#8217;s coming to South Mountain Community College as a Distance Learning program is one of the best things to happen in my educational experience,&#8221; Hernandez said. &#8220;When I was awarded one of 10 scholarships I could not stop smiling. Thank you NAU.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NAU and the Maricopa Community College District established a memorandum of understanding in spring 2006 that strengthened a partnership that dates back 30 years. NAU has 12 sites across Maricopa County with an office on each of the 10 Maricopa campuses.<\/p>\n<p>The two institutions officially call the partnership &#8220;The Connection,&#8221; emphasizing their cooperation to deliver four-year programming and student services right on a Maricopa Community College campus.<\/p>\n<p>Students can earn a bachelor&#8217;s degree from NAU in such areas as business, education, criminal justice, interior design, hotel and restaurant management and speech communication. NAU is introducing a new program this fall that allows community college students to transfer as many as 90 credits toward the completion of a bachelor&#8217;s degree in humanities or public management.<\/p>\n<p>For information go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maricopa.edu\/connection\" target=\"_blank\">maricopa.edu\/connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-distance-students-earn-scholarships\/\">Northern Arizona University&#8217;s Distance Learning program is making higher education even more accessible and affordable for 10 Maricopa Community College transfer students, awarding them each a $1,000 scholarship for the next academic year. &#8220;The Maricopa Scholarship is allowing me to concentrate on what is most important: my education,&#8221; said\u00a0Kayleigh R. 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