National Society of Collegiate Scholars receives Gold STAR Award
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars will now be able to give out a $250 scholarship after receiving the Gold STAR Award this year.
Central Michigan University's chapter of NSCS was notified of the award on Sept. 19. The chapter was chosen to receive the Gold STAR Award at the 2011 NSCS Convention held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Scarlett Valdez, NSCS chapter president and Cass City senior, said she was very excited about the scholarship.
The chapter chooses the scholarship recipient and Valdez said she wants it to go to their most active member from 2010. They are now trying to determine who will receive the scholarship.
NSCS is a registered student organization on campus dedicated to recognizing and elevating first and second year students.
The Gold STAR award is one of four NSCS offers to its chapters annually, including bronze, silver, gold and platinum. The CMU NSCS chapter received a Silver STAR in 2008 and 2009 and a Gold STAR in 2010.
Janine Deegan, outreach communications manager for NSCS, said the Gold STAR is one of the more exclusive awards given to chapters.
“(It is) an award only given to the most active and engaged chapters in NSCS,” Deegan said.
Coordinator for member engagement at NSCS, Rachel Thornton said she believes the CMU chapter truly deserves the award.
“The members of Central Michigan University’s chapter are amazing,” Thornton said. “They have gone above and beyond by creating innovative programs and expanding and improving existing programs, and have provided an exceptional experience for their members. They have truly embraced the ideals of NSCS.”
To reach the Gold STAR, NSCS chapters must hold an induction ceremony for new members, create a student mentoring program, hold campus-wide events that support the NSCS integrity initiative, create an on-campus membership recruitment campaign and engage a campus office in a chapter event.
Membership is by invitation only, and is determined by grade point average and class standing.
