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Saks
Incorporated Fellowships Available to High
School
Teachers for Faulkner Conference
Thirty
high school teachers chosen from
applicants in five Southern states will
be
attending the University’s 29th annual
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference,
July 21-26, 2002, without cost, thanks to
fellowships funded by Saks Incorporated
Foundation, on behalf of McRae’s,
Proffitt’s and Parisian department
stores.
English and literature instructors in
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Tennessee are eligible to apply.
The
Saks Incorporated Fellowships will provide
the registration fee and cover expenses
for the six-day conference and teacher
workshops, including instructional materials
and supplies, dormitory lodging, a travel
stipend, and a meal stipend. The University
will award 3.9 Continuing Education Units
for the teacher workshops and
the conference sessions.
The
application deadline is April 10.
Notification will be made by May 10.
Requests
for fellowship application forms should be
submitted to Faulkner Conference-Saks
Incorporated Fellowships, The University
of Mississippi, P.O. Box 879,
University, MS, 38677-0879. For further
information regarding the teacher workshops,
teachers may contact the University of
Mississippi Center for Non- Credit
Education by telephone (662-915-7282) or
e-mail (noncred@olemiss.edu). |
