MonticelloLive

University of Arkansas at Monticello Chancellor Jack Lassiter will announce a new scholarship for students in the Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) initiative at the EAST Conference in Hot Springs February 20.
            UAM will present a scholarship annually to a graduating senior who participated for at least two years in the EAST educational initiative while in high school. The scholarship will cover tuition for 15 semester hours of course credit, excluding summer terms, and is renewable by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on 12 semester hours and providing 10 hours per week of voluntary assistance in either the UAM Information Technology or Spatial Analysis laboratory.
            Scholarship applicants must have a composite score of 19 on the ACT, a minimum high school grade point average of 3.0 or better, and two letters of reference regarding EAST service and performance. Applications should be submitted by the priority deadline of March 1 for first consideration.
            The EAST educational technology initiative is offered through a number of school systems in Arkansas and nationwide. EAST students perform service learning projects, identify needs in their communities, and work to provide innovative solutions for those needs.
            “The university wanted to honor and recognize the outstanding students who are part of the EAST initiative and felt the best way to do that was by creating a scholarship program for these students,” said Lassiter. “Providing scholarships as well as opportunities for hands-on experience in areas such as information technology and spatial information systems seemed like an ideal match.”
            Applications for the scholarship are available by calling the UAM Office of Admissions at (800) 844-1826 or (870) 460-1026.