President: Jeanie Kim Vice President: Rashmi Narasagoudar Secretary: Claire Romero Treasurer: Adam Hillier
Representatives:
Special Education: TBD Master Student: TBD Education Administration: Christine Crapps Multiple Subject: TBD Single Subject: Stephen Stefanini
SAGE Election Timeline:
October 22nd: The elected 2009-2010 SAGE representatives will be announced.
Friday, October 23rd: The incoming board members will join the current board for SAGE meeting beginning at 5 pm in the Arts & Sciences Building, Room 232.
If you have any questions about SAGE, send us an email: sage@scu.edu
SAGE Opportunities
Professional Development Funding: Memberships
SAGE encourages students to enrich their educational experience and further their career development by becoming actively involved in professional organizations and/or by subscribing to professional publications. In support of this, SAGE offers $50 per person for up to 50 students on a first come, first served basis. Students can apply for professional development funding for dues or subscriptions that are charged between July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009. Since funding is first come, first served, students should apply as soon as possible. Requests must be made by Friday, May 1, 2009
Students who wish to take advantage of this opportunity can be reimbursed for membership dues to professional organizations or subscriptions to professional publications by submitting the following information:
Full name
Student ID
Mailing address for reimbursement check
Name of degree or credential in progress
Name of professional organization or publication for reimbursement
Brief statement indicating how membership in the professional organization or subscription to the professional publication enriches your educational experience and/or furthers your career development
Original receipt (Paper and electronic receipts are acceptable provided that they were created by the professional organization or publication)
Materials can be submitted by email to: sage@scu.edu Or materials can be dropped off or mailed to: Student Association for Graduate Education School of Education Loyola Hall Santa ClaraUniversity 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053
If you intend to drop off or mail your materials, you must send an email to sage@scu.edu indicating as such in order for SAGE to accurately provide funds on a first come, first served basis.
Professional Development Funding: Travel
SAGE encourages the professional scholarly growth of the student community by offering funding for travel expenses related to professional development opportunities, including attendance or presentation at conferences, workshops, trainings or symposiums. In support of this, SAGE offers $100 per person for up to 50 students on a first come, first served basis for those attending conferences and the like. SAGE offers $200 per person for up to 20 students on a first come, first served basis for those presenting at conferences and the like. Students can apply for travel funding for travel that is completed between July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009. Students can apply before or after they have traveled, but funds are only available through reimbursements, not advances. Since funding is first come, first served, students should apply as soon as possible. Requests must be made by Friday, May 1, 2009 even for travel that occurs in May or June 2009. In the event that there are funds remaining by May 1, 2009, those funds will be distributed among the students who already sought and were approved for travel reimbursement.
Students who wish to take advantage of this opportunity can be reimbursed for travel expenses limited to conference registration, fees, airfare, and ground transportation (including mileage reimbursement for gas at the rate set by the University) by submitting the following information:
Full name
Student ID
Mailing address for reimbursement check
Name of degree or credential in progress
Conference name, location, dates, and sponsoring organization
If applicable, name of the session or panel on which student is presenting
Full disclosure of all other funding sources (such as professional development funds through an employer or grants/scholarships through another organization)
Brief statement indicating how attendance and/or presentation at the conference enriches your professional and/or scholarly growth
Original receipt (Paper and electronic receipts are acceptable provided that they were created by the professional organization or publication)
Materials can be submitted by email to: sage@scu.edu
Or materials can be dropped off or mailed to:
Student Association for Graduate Education
School of Education
Bannan Hall
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara
, CA 95053
If you intend to drop off or mail your materials, you must send an email to sage@scu.edu indicating as such in order for SAGE to accurately provide funds on a first come, first served basis.
SAGE Action Awards
\ SAGE Action Awards Application Deadline: Friday May 1, 2009
In support of Santa Clara University’s commitment to social justice, SAGE has established the SAGE Action Awards in recognition of student service to the community. All SAGE members, defined as current education graduate students, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have provided service to their community during the last 12 months that is above and beyond their paid employment and their graded course requirements. Service projects that were inspired by a student’s classroom experience, but that exceeded the expectations of the assignment and that continued beyond the conclusion of the course will be considered.
Service to the community is broadly defined as service that bettered either the campus community or the community at large. That service does not include paid employment or graded or credit-bearing course-work.
To Apply:
Full name
Student ID
Mailing address
Name of degree or credential in progress
Brief student essay (500 words or less) discussing her/his service to the community and the ways in which that service enriched those served and enriched the student’s life.
Brief letter of support from either a Santa ClaraUniversity faculty or staff member, a staff member at the organization at which the student served, a mentor, a coach, a spiritual leader, or other individual familiar with the student’s service.
Application Deadline: Friday May 1, 2009
Materials must be received by the deadline. Materials can be submitted by email to: sage@scu.edu or materials can be dropped off or mailed to: Student Association for Graduate Education School of Education Bannan Hall Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053
Up to five students will receive a SAGE Action Award.Applications are reviewed by a panel of faculty and students.Winners will be notified by or before May 18, 2009.Winners will receive a certificate and $150 gift card.Winners will be recognized either at the graduation reception or credential reception.However, winners do not have to be graduating students.
All About SAGE
Statement of Purpose
The Student Association for Graduate Education (SAGE) exists as a student-run and student-funded branch of the University governance structure. All graduate education students are members of SAGE.
The elected SAGE board members represent, advocate for, and act on behalf of the collective graduate education student body. In order to enhance the missions of the University and of the School of Education, the purpose of SAGE is to enrich the student educational experience and facilitate a community conducive to personal and professional growth, supportive of scholarly pursuits, and committed to social justice and inclusive excellence.
In pursuit of these goals, SAGE actively promotes improved communication between students, alumni, administration, faculty, and staff; provides educational and professional development opportunities; and coordinates social and networking opportunities.
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