OVERVIEW

The Professional Development Series runs from the week of June 7th - the week of July 26th. Students will attend a virtual speaker series and graduate recruitment fairs provide by Leadership Alliance (a separate entity from the VA– NC Alliance). In addition, participants will be required to submit and complete ALL
Receipt of your entire fellowship stipend is dependent upon attendance at all program events and completion of assignments. If you are unable to attend an event due to illness or injury, please alert your instructor and summer program staff
This opportunity is only available to rising 2nd Years/Sophomores, 3rd Years/Juniors, and 4th Years/Seniors. Students must plan on being enrolled at a VA–NC Alliance partner institution fall of 2021. Up to 20 individuals may be selected to participate.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Attend (or asynchronously view) at least 5 of the 8 Wednesday Professional Development workshops (4 PM EST).
Visit at least 4 (separate) institutions at the virtual recruitment events (Thursdays and Fridays from 3 PM – 5 PM EST).
Submit a question for (at least one) of the “Conversation with a Doctoral Scholar” session (Mondays at 4 PM EST).
Register for TLA Connect - the Leadership Alliance’s professional networking site (https://leadershipallianceconnect.org/).
Submitting writing assignment to VA–NC Alliance staff (details are forthcoming).
Note: VA–NC Alliance students are also required to email a screenshot of each session attended to emw5m@virginia.edu. The VA–NC Alliance DOES NOT have access to Leadership Alliance’s tracking system. This is a requirement for VA–NC Alliance students to be eligible for their final stipend.
Note: Leadership Alliance has a dedicated staff member who handles questions pertaining to Leadership Alliance events. This individual does not have any knowledge about VA–NC Alliance specific activities/events.
Students will be provided access to a Google Calendar listing all activities (Leadership Alliance & VA–NC Alliance Writing Workshop). Leadership Alliance activities will occur via Google Classroom, you must have a Gmail address to access this site.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Be respectful representatives of your school at ALL times. Participants are legally responsible for their behavior at all times and in all places--the program cannot accept responsibility for illegal or illicit activities and behavior.
Participants will exhibit a superior work It is understood that maximal gains from the program can only be obtained by diligently assimilating the material and experiences presented.

COMPENSATION

Participants will receive a $1,000 stipend for participating and completing
You will receive your fellowship stipend in the form of a check mailed to the address provided when you completed UVA's non-supplier vendor registration Details about this process will be provided separately. Please note: You will be contacted individually if your stipend payment will come from a different source. That source may have a different disbursement schedule.

Since programming will be conducted virtually, students are responsible for maintaining laptops/tablets and internet access. Please contact the VA–NC Alliance Summer Research Program staff (Kristin Morgan, Program Director, at klm3q@virginia.edu; Maurice Walker, Program Coordinator, at emw5m@virginia.edu) if you do not have access to a laptop or the

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