Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Meeting December 13, 2006

1. Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Meeting December 13, 2006

2. Video Segment on “What it means to be a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar” Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

3. The Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship was developed due to the generosity of Jack Kent Cooke, a businessman who made millions, if not billions, during his career, but gave his fortune upon his passing in 1997 to establish the JKC scholarships to help students with financial need achieve their dreams in college. His dreams of pursuing higher education were cut short when he left high school during the Depression to work full-time to support his family. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

4. Became a wealthy businessman, including owning newspapers, television stations, the Chrysler Building in NYC, the LA Lakers, the LA Kings, and the Washington Redskins. Believed education was a lifelong pursuit: Knowledgeable in music, art, literature, sports, architecture Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

5. Jack Kent Cooke Foundation mission: To help young people of exceptional promise to reach their full potential through education. Approximately 1,200 people apply every year, with around 30 awards yearly, of up to $50,000 per year for up to 6 years. Awards are given to graduating or recently-graduated seniors who will be accepted to graduate or professional programs upon leaving their undergraduate institution. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

6. Awards cover: • Tuition • Living expenses • Required fees • Books Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

7. General Criteria for Jack Kent Cook Scholarships • Exceptional Promise • Application • Deportment • Character • Financial Need • Demonstrated excellence in academic endeavors • Demonstrated excellence in extracurricular activities Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

8. Specific Criteria for Jack Kent Cook Scholarships • Nominated by W&J • Senior or recent graduate • Cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better (awardees generally closer to 3.80) • Will begin first grad degree program in Fall 2007 • Have not previously been nominated • Apply for federal and institutional financial aid Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

9. Selection Criteria Academic Achievement – You must be an exceptional student, having taken difficult courses, performed well, improved with time, been awarded for your academic work, and are a student that is likely to contribute substantially to your field of interest. You also must be able to explain why you are choosing the schools that you are choosing. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

10. Selection Criteria Leadership & Public Service – In addition to academic performance, you must have showed leadership on campus or academically, responsibility in your activities, and the ability to motivate groups of people to achieve goals. This includes doing volunteer work, unpaid internships, or having been elected as a leader on campus. This needs to be well beyond “resume fluff”. How does it relate to your career plans? How has experience influenced you? Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

11. Selection Criteria Critical Thinking Ability – You must show excellent and sensible reasoning skills on your application essays. There cannot be mistakes in your writing (grammar, logic, spelling). You will be eliminated on this criteria if you are equivalent to other candidates. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

12. Selection Criteria Interest in the Arts and Humanities – You need to show a clear interest and appreciation for music, art, and/or literature. This can appear on your transcript, or through your activities on campus. Either way, you will also need to clearly write about this in your essays. Watching movies on the weekend is not “interest in the arts & humanities.” Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

13. Selection Criteria Financial Need – You need to have a low personal and family income, and few assets. Overall, you need to show a severe financial need. If you receive a substantial scholarship award from a graduate school, you will likely not be a good candidate for this scholarship. If you received substantial financial aid in college, you are likely a good candidate. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

14. Selection Criteria Financial Need – Financial records for yourself and both of your parents are expected, including tax forms and a detailing of all income, expenses and assets. If you received “need-based” financial aid in college, you might be a good candidate financially. If you had financial support during your life from your parents, but you don’t now, you are not the best candidate. JKC believes that financial support during any part of your life (a “parental parachute”) has given you an advantage that lower income people have never had during their lives. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

15. Selection Criteria Financial Need – You can write a 1-page explanation to ask for an “exception” to the financial guidelines, but they will be very strict about their beliefs about awarding people who do not and have never had financial support. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

16. Selection Criteria Recommendation Letters – You will be asked for 2 recommendation letters, and ONLY 2 letters. These letters must describe in detail your academic ability, leadership, etc. These letters should be written only by those with a strong personal knowledge of your abilities. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

17. Selection Criteria Will to Succeed – You must have experiences that you can describe that demonstrate determination and perseverance in the face of challenges, assumption of significant responsibilities while you were a student, etc. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

18. Our last winner at W&J Kristin Ondecko – 2003 – Biology, Spanish, Pre-Health http://www.jackkentcooke.org/jkcf_web/content_printable.aspx?page=ScholarBio&entity=6922 Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean’s List, Alpha Scholar, Academic Scholarships and Awards, President of service fraternity, ER/Hospital volunteer, photography, athletics, travel, language, tutor, desire to research ways to provide medical services to underserved rural America, research projects, summer camp leadership roles, worked in hospitals in Mexico, involved in campus events including charity events, American Chemical Society elementary school program to introduce children to science, parents are a teacher and retired coal miner, exceptional writing ability on essays http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=2210&menu_id=517&crumb=518&id=466&page_title=2003%20Press%20Releases Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

19. Application Process November 1, 2006 – Information & application materials available at: http://www.jackkentcooke.org Most application materials can be downloaded and completed in Microsoft Word. Do NOT change the form! Use the fonts and sizes described. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

20. Application • Application includes: • Application Form • Financial Information Form, including Parents • Financial Attachments (2005 tax forms!) • Resume (2 pages maximum) • Portfolio for arts candidates • Official transcripts for all undergrad work (including F’06) • Two Letters of Recommendation (incl form) • Acceptance & Financial Aid Letters from all Graduate Schools (April) Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

21. Application • Application Form includes: • Name, rank, serial number • Proposed graduate studies • Have you been convicted of a crime other than traffic violations? • Have you been involved in conduct that is criminal? • Have you been fired from a job for wrong doing? • Education (schools / degrees expected) • Academic honors Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

22. Application • Application Form includes: • Paid employment • Unpaid internships, volunteer work, community work • 500 word essay on grad/prof degree & area of interest • 300 word essay on why you chose your grad schools • 300 word essay on career plans • 300 word essay on time pressure situation • 300 word essay on what motivates you Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

23. Application • Application Form includes: • 300 word essay on participation or appreciation for the arts (specifics!) • 800 word essay on gender imbalance in undergrad admissions (fewer men apply & are thus “more valued”) or magazine cover story in 2020 • 1800 word narrative autobiography (leadership roles, family, educational, philosophical, or life experiences, professional or civic activities) Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

24. Application Process February 12, 2007 – Internal review of all applicants from W&J. ALL parts of application must be completed and turned in to Dr. Klitz. This includes the application form, financial aid form + tax forms for you and your parents, a resume or vita, official transcripts from all of your undergrad schools, and sealed copies of 2 recommendation letters. A small committee of W&J faculty and staff will review applicants and select ONLY 1 or 2 applicants as W&J’s candidates for the JKC Scholarship. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

25. Application Process March 15, 2007 – W&J can nominate ONLY 1 or 2 applicants who are exceptional and meet all JKC criteria. The Internal review committee will help the applicant(s) refine their applications once selected. Complete applications are due in Iowa BY March 15 – I’ll ask for them earlier (sent by Dr. Klitz) Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

26. Application Process April 15, 2007 – Decisions and financial awards from all graduate schools must be turned in to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to be part of the review. You must be accepted to graduate school or professional school, or waiting to hear with a likelihood of being admitted, to be eligible, and all financial awards from admission are part of the decision process. Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

27. Apply!!! Start working on these applications NOW! No exceptions to deadlines!!! Your faculty members, advisors, etc. are here to HELP you … you must ASK if you are going to create a good application!!!!! Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship