| Co-op / Internship
Program |
| C.T.
Tate Distinguished Senior Co-op Award |
| Employers are encouraged to consider
recognizing an excellent co-op student in your employ by nominating
a senior co-op student for the C.T. Tate Distinguished Senior Co-op
Award. |
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| Nomination procedure |
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Nominations are invited annually from academic department
heads, course advisors, employers who supervise and work with co-op
students, and senior-academic-level co-op students. Self-nominations
are also accepted. |
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2008 deadline is 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2008. |
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To nominate a student, submit a completed C.T. Tate
Distinguished Senior Co-op Award Nomination Form to Career Services
as specified on the form: |
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C.T.Tate
Award Nomination Form, MS Word format |
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Eligibility of those nominated is determined by the
co-op staff in accordance with the nomination criteria outlined below.
All eligible nominees are then notified and forwarded a Nominee Application
Form. |
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| Nomination criteria |
| Candidate eligibility for the
C.T. Tate Distinguished Senior Co-op Award is determined using the
following minimum qualifications. The student must: |
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be a senior academic level co-op student
in good standing; |
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have worked a minimum of three semesters,
and completed all assignments as scheduled; |
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have an overall grade point average of at
least 2.5 in all academic work at Virginia Tech; |
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graduate in the academic year of the award; |
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have all co-op records and reports up-to-date
at time of nomination; and |
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have on file a letter of recommendation
or final work evaluation from her/his co-op employer. |
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| Selection of Recipient |
| After the application deadline, a committee
reviews the nominations and selects the award recipient during the
spring semester. The committee is comprised of the following: |
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A representative from each of the seven colleges
in the university that participate in the Co-op / Internship Program.
Committee membership is rotated annually among the academic departments
within each of the seven colleges. |
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The Career Services Assistant Director with
responsibility to oversee the Co-op / Internship Program (ex officio). |
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| Presentation of
award |
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The award is presented annually during the spring semester. |
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The recipient of the C.T. Tate Award receives an attractive certificate and a check in the amount of $400. |
