1. alternates did not make the cut unless a
semi-finalist drops out for the 5/10/08 selection meeting in Minneapolis.
2. On 4/17/08 two semi-finalists dropped out and both alternates have been invited to meet the selection committee May 10, 2008, Radisson Metrodome, Washington Ave Minneapolis (UofM campus).
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Sample Questions for Semi-finalists
Rotary Ambassadorial and Cultural Scholarship Competition
Rotary District 5950
1--Rotary places a great deal of emphasis on the term ŇAmbassador of Good WillÓ. What could this mean to you?
2--Give two recent examples of public speaking you have done in the past two years.
3--How will a Rotary Scholarship fit in with your personal and career goals?
4--What do you do for fun?
5--Could you tell a joke, sing a song, or relate a short story?
6--Our government is currently engaged in a war against terrorism.
----How do you feel these issues might impact your year abroad if you were
selected for the scholarship?
7--If confronted for example, at a college social function you attend, with criticism about US foreign policy, how might you handle the situation?
8--How do you usually deal with conflict? Give a recent example of your conflict resolution style.
9--Tell us about a book you've read recently that has influenced your perception of the world or your future career choice.
10--What role do/could media have in global communications, social justice,
and peace research?
11--Why did you pick the university (or country and language) you listed first on you application? How will this choice fit in with you career goals?
12--What qualities might your best friend use to describe you?
13--If you aren't selected today for this scholarship, how do you plan to make your dream happen?
14--If selected for a scholarship, how do you propose to give back to Rotary
after you return from your Ambassadorial or Cultural Scholarship?
15--Whom do you consider to be a personal hero and how has this relationship
affected your life?
16--Knowing there are many worthy candidates here today, what things in your
background or personal qualities do you believe makes you the one we should
select for a scholarship?
17--What could cause you to give up your opportunity at a Rotary ambassadorial or cultural scholarship to benefit or help out one of the other candidates whom you consider strong and worthy?
18--Describe what has been the most important challenge you have faced in the
past year.
19--What do you consider the major problem facing the USA?
20--What do you consider the major problem facing the country you chose to go to if awarded an ambassadorial or cultural scholarship? |
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May 10 (changed to one week later than initially
advertised) , 2008 Final Interviews and Selection of Winners by the
Ambassadorial Scholarship Committee, held at Radisson Hotel Metrodome, 615
Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN. |