DUCHESNE CENTER
Scholarship Policy 2016-2017
To advance the values and mission of Manhattanville College, the Duchesne Center offers a renewable
scholarship opportunity for incoming freshmen. Scholarship awards are in the amount of $2,000 each
academic year. In awarding these scholarships, Manhattanville builds on student experiences in
leadership, community service, and social experience gained in high school; expands student’s
repertoire of those skills and arenas; and affirms a strong commitment to its core values.
As a Duchesne Scholar, you will work with the Duchesne Center during your undergraduate experience
at Manhattanville. At the beginning of each semester there is an Orientation for incoming freshmen who
have been awarded the Scholarship. It is an introduction to the Duchesne Center and our activities. The
orientation will also afford the student to know both their responsibilities as scholar and their rights
RENEWAL POLICY
In order for your scholarship to be renewed each year, the following criteria must be met EACH
semester based on either the 30 or 45 hour Volunteer Service Agreement you signed:
1. Please see the details of your particular Volunteer Service Agreement under the Duchesne Scholarship
Requirement Breakdown on the Duchesne Center webpage. Hours must be reported on line within 10
days of completing the service or project. Hours not reported within 10 days will be forfeited.
Independent Service Placements (ISP) must be pre-approved and appropriate paperwork submitted
using the ISP form and accompanied with appropriate signatures and verification letters. If you do not
submit hours by the given deadlines, you will forfeit those service hours. You are responsible for keeping
track of submitted hours. Hours can always be checked by a student by dropping by the office for
verification.
2. You must maintain a minimum 2.25 semester/cumulative grade point average (GPA).
3. You must uphold Manhattanville College conduct and academic integrity standards. Your scholarship
will be automatically revoked if you are found responsible, through the Student Handbook and Code of
Community Conduct, for a serious academic or non-academic violation.
PROBATION POLICY
If you fail to meet any deadlines or satisfy other conditions, you will immediately be placed on
scholarship probation for one semester. You will be allowed probation status only ONCE during your
four-year scholarship program; thereafter reduction of scholarship money and lastly, revocation of
entire scholarship, are inevitable consequences. The Financial Aid Office will be notified and will
reduce/withhold your Duchesne scholarship money from your semester bill, as indicated below, if
program requirements have not been satisfied at the end of the probation term.
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PROBATION:
Level One Probation: if a student does not complete the required 30 or 45 hours per semester and/or
does not submit the reflection project. A student is required to make up those hours in the following
semester.
Level Two Probation: if a student does not complete the required 30 or 45 hours per semester and/or a
balance of hours due and/or does not hand in the reflection project for a second time. A student is
required to make up those hours in the following semester. As a result the scholarship will be reduced
by 50%.
Level Three Probation: When a student fails to complete required hours and/or balance of hours due
from previous semesters and/or the reflection project for a third time, an automatic revocation of the
scholarship is the result.
*The required hrs. need to be completed each semester and any hours owed from previous semesters.
** Failure to submit a reflection project by the given deadline is an automatic Level 1 probation.**
**Plagiarism is not tolerated and results in scholarship revocation.**
APPEALS PROCESS
Any decision made by the Director may be appealed to the Vice President for Student Life in writing
within 10 business days of the first day of classes of each academic semester (excluding weekends and
holidays) by the student. On appeal, decisions pertaining to the scholarship can be increased or
decreased. An appellate decision for this purpose is defined as having the power to review the Director’s
decision. Appellate decisions of the Director are final and will be rendered after receiving the appeal.
CONTENTS OF THE APPEAL
The appeal must include the grounds for the appeal as well as the supporting facts and arguments.
The following are grounds for an appeal:
1. The process was not in accord with the policies governing the Duchesne Scholarship, and this
deprivation materially affected the decision; and
2. The finding of non-compliance with the scholarship policy is contradicted by new evidence and would
have resulted in a different decision.
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STUDY ABROAD POLICY
Duchesne Center Scholars studying abroad must successfully complete one of the requirements below
in order to remain in good standing. Students are responsible for informing the Office of their plans for
fulfilling scholarship requirements BEFORE leaving campus the semester prior to studying abroad.
Option #1
Complete 30 hours of service (in addition to the 30 required hours) during the prior semester of your
term abroad and submit a 3-page reflection paper on your experience. For example, if you completed 60
hours in the Fall, you may apply them to the Spring.
*Option 2 applies only to students studying abroad. Please contact Duchesne Center staff for
suggestions on summer service opportunities.
Option #2
Choose a social problem or social justice issue in the country you will be visiting, research it, and write a
5-page paper to be submitted to the Duchesne Center at the end of the study abroad term (Dec or May).
This option will give you an opportunity to study an issue you may not have had an opportunity to
explore in your study abroad program and is an appropriate extension of our mission to educate socially
responsible global leaders. You will have a wealth of potential topics to explore in any country you visit.
For example, if you are studying abroad in South Africa you may want to research the effect of HIV/AIDS
on society. If you’re studying in Mexico you could look at the Chiapas uprising or the effects of NAFTA on
the Mexican economy, and if you’re studying in a European country you may want to look at Human
Rights issues, incorporation into the EU, immigration concerns as they relate to a specific group (e.g.
people of Roma origin, people with disabilities, children, etc.).
CAMPUS RESOURCES
Academic Advising | provides academic counseling/support and offers study abroad opportunities.
Academic Resource Center | support the academic needs of all students, through individual tutoring,
group Supplemental Instruction sessions, and a variety of workshops.
Counseling Center | provides comprehensive, confidential mental health services.
Center for Career Development | helps students make the important decisions that integrate academic
studies with planning for a career.
Office of International Student Services | assists international students with their academic, cultural,
and immigration needs.
Student Activities | provides opportunities for student engagement through clubs and organizations.
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