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If you cannot find what you need here, please don't hesitate to contact Alex Warner , IRW Learning Community Coordinator for more information. We'd love to meet you and answer any questions you may have!
Who can apply?
What are the prerequisites?
Is the IRW LC an accredited course?
What are my responsibilities as an IRW Learning Community Scholar?
What is the research project?
How will I benefit from being in the IRW LC?
Who should I contact for more information?
How can I apply to the IRW LC?"
Does my application package need to be complete before I submit it?
Who can apply to become an IRW LC scholar? Can men apply? Do applicants have to be Women's and Gender Studies majors or minors?
All Rutgers juniors or seniors, regardless of major, gender or previous experience with Women and Gender Studies may apply. Our goal is to create a community which includes a wide range of students and reflects the diversity of the Rutgers student population.
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What are the prerequisites for participating in the IRW Learning Community?
There are no curricular prerequisites, and students from all New Brunswick campuses and majors are welcome to participate. Although attention to women's experiences and the operations of gender in society are central to the IRW's mission, students in the learning community need have no prior experience in studying gender or women.
We ask that applicants be juniors or seniors and that they have achieved a GPA of at least 2.5.
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Will I get credit for being in the Learning Community?
Yes; students admitted to the Learning Community will receive 1.5 credits for successfully completing the semester. IRW LC Scholars will receive special permission numbers to register for the course.
IRW Learning Community Scholars will receive other kinds of credit, too: Recognition on your resume for taking part in the learning community and presenting at the end-of-semester event; deeper relationships with faculty and research professionals who support you and your work; meaningful connections with other Rutgers students who share your interests while challenging and inspiring you to think critically.
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What are my responsibilities as an IRW Learning Community Scholar?
The IRW Learning Community will meet from 4:30-6:00 p.m. on Thursdays at the IRW on Douglass Campus. Students will participate in 12 LC meetings during Spring 2009, which includes attendance at three IRW Distinguished Lectures.
In addition, students will work individually or in small groups on a research project of their choosing to pursue their own interests in the intersections of rights and culture and will present the products of their work at a public event at the end of the semester.
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What is the research project?
Scholars will plan and carry-out a small-scale research project that results in a five-minute public presentation and a five-page write-up.
The idea is to offer Scholars the opportunity to pursue a research topic of interest to them. This research may someday become the springboard for future work in either an Honors thesis or graduate research project. IRW LC Scholars may choose to work alone or in a group and the topic can be anything related to the theme of The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture. We’ve left the guidelines purposely broad so you can design your own project with guidance from the LC coordinator and your fellow learning community members.
As a class, we will attend a special research session with a Rutgers librarian and have regular discussions and workshops related to helping you shape and carry out your project. In addition, each Scholar will be assigned an IRW mentor (either a faculty member or advanced graduate student) and work closely with the LC Coordinator throughout the research process.
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How will I benefit from being in the IRW Learning Community?
IRW Learning Community Scholars will develop relationships with faculty who share their interests in the complexities of rights and cultures, thereby allowing students to develop advanced understandings of these topics.
The IRW's weekly seminar brings together Rutgers faculty and graduate students, joined by IRW Global Scholars from other universities, to discuss their work-in-progress as it addresses the theme "The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture." In addition, each semester the IRW hosts three distinguished lecturers, each an expert on different aspects of the intricacies of rights and culture.
Brief readings and discussions about each speaker's background and contributions will help students prepare to take an active role in the lectures, participate during the Q and A sessions and talk informally with guest lecturers.
IRW Learning Community Scholars will gain valuable experience in talking with faculty as co-researchers and as an outgrowth of working with them, faculty will be better able to guide and support LC Scholars as they pursue senior honors projects, explore post-baccalaureate educational options, and embark upon their careers.
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How can I find out more about the IRW Learning Community?
Please contact the IRW LC Coordinator, Alex Warner, with any questions.
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How can I apply to the IRW LC?
Applications are accepted each semester for the following semester. Please contact the LC Coordinator, Alex Warner, if you'd like to be placed on a mailing list to be notified when applications are being accepted for Fall 2009.
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Does my application package have to be complete for me to submit it?
Feed free to send documents as you complete them. Note in particular that your Faculty Letter of Support may be sent separately by your recommender, but please be sure to indicate who will be writing for you and how to contact her/him. You cannot be accepted as an LC scholar until your application is complete.
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