Joyce Skaryak Classified Senate Scholarship
UPDATED 2024/2025
The Classified Senate would like to support Classified
Professionals: full-time, part-time (NANCE) and work-study
professionals who participate in lifelong learning to better
serve our students, departments, and the college.
To be considered for this scholarship you:
- Must be Classified full-time, part-time, NANCE, or work-study employees
Award funds will be disbursed:
Immediate release of full award (May)
- Award
- $300
- Deadline
- 02/13/2025
- Supplemental Questions
- 2024: Your Educational Journey. Please share the following: The educational journey that led you to Mesa, including what you did before coming here and what made you decide to enroll at Mesa. Your future goals, including what you plan to do after graduation from Mesa and what your long-term career and educational goals are. Why you chose your major or field of study. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
- 2024: Resiliency Question. Please share the following: How you have exhibited resiliency in your life. Specific examples of a challenge or challenges that you have overcome. How this scholarship will have a meaningful impact on your educational journey. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
- 2024: Submit an original essay describing how you contribute to better serving students, your department, and/or the college through your ongoing learning, whether formal or informal. Your essay should be 500-750 words (2-3 typed, double spaced pages). Suggested topics to address: In which department/program do you work at San Diego Mesa College? What learning did you participate in OR What learning are you planning to participate in? How does the learning contribute to better serving students or the college?