<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444"><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The Douglas Skopp Social Justice Scholarship was
created to honor the late Dr. Douglas Richard Skopp. Dr. Douglas Skopp joined
the History Department here at SUNY Plattsburgh in the fall of 1972.</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This scholarship seeks to identify and recognize
a student that demonstrates:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Leadership skills in inclusion, equity and social justice</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A deep passion for social justice and dismantling harmful
narratives</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Increasing awareness about the harmful impact of bias, eradicating
hate speech, and promoting civility, respect, justice, and equality for
all</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Student leaders who have overcome personal challenges during the
pursuit of their college degree</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the
student must:</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Be enrolled full-time (12 credits or more)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Be in their first, second, or third year</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Complete all steps including <i>submitting Resume</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please go </span><a href="https://argos.plattsburgh.edu/argos/awv/#&DataBlock=4955&RunBar=false"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">to this link</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">to complete the application. It is under
“Scholarship and Grant Opportunities.” <b>ALL
STEPS</b> must be completed in order to be considered so please go through them
carefully. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b>ALL<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span></b></span><b style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Application<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b>materials</b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b></b> </span></span><b style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">are due on Sunday, April 7, 2024 by 11:59 pm.</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Four awards in the amount of $1000 each will be
awarded to the students who best demonstrate each of the four criteria above.
Scholarship awards will be applied to the <b><u>fall</u></b> 2024 semester.
Please note that ALL scholarships are to be applied to a semester bill and are
NOT paid out in cash to the student.</span></p>
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recipients are scheduled to be notified in April. Please note that the names of
winners will be advertised as recipients of the scholarship and may be asked to
write a thank you letter to the Plattsburgh College Foundation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sponsored by the Plattsburgh College Foundation
and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><br></div></div>