Paul H. Nitze Program Description

Introduction | What the program offers | Participants' Obligations
 Who teaches in the program? | Selection Process

What are the obligations of participating students to the Paul H. Nitze Scholars Program?

FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD YEAR

In addition to participating in the two seminars and the tutorial, students develop a portfolio that provides reflection about leadership/service activities.

Like all St. Mary's students, Nitze Scholars are encouraged to participate in leadership/service activities on or off campus. Their participation can take many different forms, from involvement in student government to participation in the artistic life on campus, from writing for the college newspaper to tutoring children in local schools. In addition, Nitze Scholars are expected to use what they have learned in their seminars, tutorials, and through their study-tour abroad to reflect on their leadership/service activities, to put them in context and to develop a leadership/service philosophy. Under the guidance of the director or assistant director of the Program, students will work on a portfolio that they will present to the Nitze Scholars Committee during their final semester at St. Mary's and that will be evaluated by the members of the Scholars Committee. In evaluating a portfolio, the Committee will consider (1) a student's documented ability to work both independently and collaboratively towards the common good, (2) the demonstrated depth of reflection, and (3) the quality of its articulation in a coherent leadership/service philosophy.