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Title: Buck Weirus Spirit Award
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The Buck Weirus Spirit Award
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The Buck Weirus Spirit Award honors up to 55
students who demonstrate high INVOLVEMENT, create
positive EXPERIENCES throughout the Aggie
community, IMPACT student life at Texas AM and
enhance the Aggie SPIRIT.
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Workshop Overview
- The Legacy of Buck Weirus
- The Background of the Spirit Award
- The Award Criteria
- The Selection Process
- What Makes a Winning Application?
- Questions Answers
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The Legacy - Richard Buck Weirus 42
- Executive Director of The Association of
Former Students 1964-1980 - Initiation of the Presidents Endowed Scholarship
- Establishment of the Century Club
- Support of Student Involvement
- Personally presented each award
until his death in 1997.
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The Background
- Recognizes up to 55 students yearly up to
- 5 Level 1 students
- 10 Level 2 students
- 15 Level 3 students
- 20 Level 4 students
- 5 Level 5 students
- Recipients will be honored at the
- All University Awards Ceremony
- on Sunday, April 19, 2009.
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The Background
- The award is financed and processed by
- The Association of Former Students and the
Department of Student Activities. - The Houston AM Club has established a
- 25,000 endowment.
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The Award Criteria
- In good academic and disciplinary standing with
the university - Minimum 2.25 GPR
- Classification is based on the number of
semesters youve been at Texas AM - You may only receive the Buck Weirus Spirit Award
once
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Classification System
- Students will fall into one of five levels
- Level 1- 1 completed undergraduate semester _at_
TAMU - Level 2 2 or 3 completed undergraduate
semesters _at_ TAMU - Level 3 4 or 5 completed undergraduate
semesters _at_ TAMU - Level 4 6 completed undergraduate semesters _at_
TAMU - Level 5 All graduate students
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The Selection Process
- Applications are reviewed by a confidential
committee composed of faculty, staff and students
appointed by the Buck Weirus Leadership Committee
- Committee members do not know your biographical
information at any point in the process.
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What makes a winning application?
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Activities Sheet
- Requirements
- Black Text
- 8 ½ X 11
- One page, front side only
- Font must be one of the following Times New
Roman, Ariel, Tahoma, or Helvetica - 10 point font or larger
- Margins no less than 1 inch
- No images, colors, borders or backgrounds
- DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME
- If your name appears on the Activities Sheet,
your application may be disqualified.
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Activities Sheet
- Requirements Continued
- BOLDED identifying number placed in top right
corner - 1 Completed Semester
- Level 1 last 4 digits of your student ID
(L1-1234) - 2 or 3 Completed Semesters
- Level 2 last 4 digits of your student ID
(L2-1234) - 4 or 5 Completed Semesters
- Level 3 last 4 digits of your student ID
(L3-1234) - 6 or more Completed Semesters
- Level 4 last 4 digits of your student ID
(L4-1234) - Graduate/Professional
- Level 5 last 4 digits of your student ID
(L5-1234)
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Activities Sheet
- Wording should be clear and concise, listing
activities in descending yearly order beginning
with the current academic year 2008-2009 - Do not list activities based only on academic
achievement you should however list leadership
roles held in academic organizations and your
contributions within those positions - List all activities and honors from Texas AM and
other TAMU Branch Campuses (Galveston Qatar) - Graduate/Professional Students - Only list
activities from Graduate or Professional school
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What to Avoid on the Activities Sheet?
- Experiences from outside Texas AM are not given
any weight, for example - High school involvement
- Church involvement
- Work experience is the exception the
application includes a supplemental question that
will ask you to indicate if you work(ed) and on
average how many hours per week and your
responsibilities.
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Sample Activities Sheets
- Examples of past activities sheets
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Essay 150 Words
- You will also have the opportunity to submit a
150 word essay. You will build a case as to why
you are an exemplary Aggie relative to the award
criteria. - This is an opportunity for you to give your
experiences depth by describing how you affect
Aggieland.
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Submission Process
- Applications will only be accepted online at
www.aggienetwork.com/buckweirus/ - After submitting your application you will
receive a confirmation email - Award notifications will be mailed to all
applicants in early March
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Last but, not least!
- Aggie Code of Honor
- An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or
tolerate those who do. - Questions?
- SpiritAward_at_AggieNetwork.com
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Application Deadline
- Monday, February 9, 2009
- 5 p.m.
- Application must be submitted online
- www.AggieNetwork.com
