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Scholars, teachers study in Colonial Williamsburg
Oct. 7, 2011 - McConnell Scholars and Kentucky high school social studies teachers discuss founding documents and leaders in Colonial Williamsburg.
Five freshmen earn campus leadership positions
Sept. 13, 2011 - McConnell Scholars join Freshmen LEAD and Task Force Freshman.
Scholar considers ways to promote traditional music in Kentucky's highlands
Sept. 6, 2011 - Sophomore Meghan Waters spends part of her summer interning in U.S. Representative Geoff Davis's office.
Student published in national magazine
Sept. 1, 2011 - Sophomore McConnell Scholar Hunter Pittman publishes an article in The NODA Review.
Three McConnell Scholars earn international scholarships
(July 22, 2011) - Hunter Davis, Blake Christopher and Michael Zeller earn international scholarships along with six other University of Louisville students.
Scholars pursue diverse opportunities after graduation
(July 14, 2011) Ten students graduate from the McConnell Scholars Program and prepare for new chapters in their lives.
Center welcomes 10 new scholars
June 23, 2011 - Ten students from Kentucky join the McConnell Scholars Program.
Scholar receives Boren Scholarship
Junior Michael Zeller will spend the next academic year studying at Moscow State University in Russia after receiving a Boren Scholarship.
Class of 2012 departs for the People's Republic of China
(May 16, 2011) Ten McConnell Scholars embark on a month-long study abroad program.
Shepard wins debate championship
(April 26, 2011) — Junior Ben Shepard wins three matches to secure the championship title.
Senior scholar named queen of the Kentucky Derby Festival
(April 18, 2011) — Trisha Maclin, a senior McConnell Scholar majoring in English and political science at the University of Louisville, was chosen by the traditional spin of the wheel April 15 at the 53rd annual Fillies Derby Ball.
Scholar embraces 'service before self' award
(April 7, 2011) — McConnell Scholar Alexandra Jenkins is the assistant director for the university's Relay For Life team.
Scholar receives English-Speaking Union scholarship
(April 6, 2011) — Blake Christopher, a junior from Estill County, will attend the History, Politics and Society Program at the University of Oxford this summer.
Scholar receives Etscorn International Summer Research Award
(March 28, 2011) — Sophomore Michael Zeller will use the $5,000 scholarship to research at the Churchill Archives at the University of Cambridge.
McConnell Scholar elected student body president
(March 11, 2011) — Junior Kurtis Frizzell (McLean County) will serve as the 2011-2012 University of Louisville Student Government Association President.
Scholar receives David Hershberg Scholarship for International Study
(March 8, 2011) — Michael Zeller receives $2,500 to study Winston Churchill in Europe.
Scholars retreat to Natural Bridge State Park
(Aug. 8, 2011) - McConnell Scholars visit Slade, Kentucky, to learn more about this region's geography, culture and economics.
Election Results: McConnell Scholars face off in student body president run-off
(March 7, 2011) — Juniors Kurtis Frizzell (McLean County) and John Weber (Jefferson County) are pitted against each other in the University of Louisville's student government run-off elections.
Scholars help local elementary students go green, eat healthy and read
(Feb. 17) — The McConnell Scholars Program has partnered with the Head Start Program at Dawsom Orman Elementary for a semester-long project to help students go green, eat healthier and enhance their reading skills.
Three Scholars advance in Fulbright selection process
(Jan. 24, 2011) — A national committee recommends Chelsey Hall, Charley Helms and Robert Works as Fulbright finalists to their host country of choice.
Six Scholars advance to moot court nationals
(Jan. 13, 2011) — Teams consider Commerce Clause and same sex marriage issues
Scholar named 2011 Kentucky Derby Princess
(Jan. 11, 2011) - Senior Trisha Maclin, of Marion, will attend more than 70 local events as a Kentucky Derby royal.
New McConnell Scholar Council elected
(Dec. 14, 2010) — Five McConnell Scholars selected by peers to lead in 2011
Scholar combines service and scholarship in Cebu, Philippines
(Dec. 13, 2010) — Alexandra "Alex" Jenkins, a justice administration major from Trigg County, is currently in Cebu, Philippines, with the university's International Service Learning Program.
Scholar performs at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Freshman Melissa Moore plays the piccolo with Eastern High School's marching band
Carroll invited to Teach for America
Andrew Carroll, a senior McConnell Scholar from Erlanger, has been invited to teach history and geography for two years at an under-performing school in Nashville.
Scholar awarded Rotary Foundation Scholarship
Senior Roberts Works awarded a 2010-2011 Ambassadorial Scholarship to the College of Mexico
10 new McConnell Scholars announced
Ten outstanding Kentucky students will join the University of Louisville this fall as part of the McConnell Scholars Program.
Zeller: I was bitten by the Russian bug
McConnell Scholar spends four weeks at Moscow State Institute for International Relations
Davis wins Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to New Zealand
Hunter Davis, a senior McConnell Scholar from Ashland, is one of four students in Kentucky to earn a 2011 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.
Gretchen Morgenson visits McConnell Scholars
Gretchen Morgenson, a Pulitzer-prize winning financial journalist, lunched with McConnell Scholars and university honors students Oct. 4, 2010.
Moot court set for regional competition
Six McConnell Scholars to argue commerce clause, same sex marriage at the University of Tampa
Works published in Virginia Review of Asian Studies
An essay by Robert Works, a 2010 graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program, was recently published in an online journal.
Four McConnell Scholars advance to national moot court tournament
Ben Shepard (Class of 2012, Oldham County) ranked second best orator in Southeast Region
Two scholars named to Freshmen LEAD
Hunter Pittman and oSha Shireman, both McConnell Scholars from the Class of 2014, have been named to the Freshmen LEAD program at the University of Louisville.
Two Scholars selected for Student Orientation Staff
Freshmen McConnell Scholars to assist with University of Louisville incoming student orientation and campus tours
Scholar keeps time for nationally televised political debate
Meghan Waters, a freshman McConnell Scholar, was the time keeper for the Oct. 17 University of Louisville-WHAS TV debate between U.S. Senate candidates Jack Conway and Rand Paul.
Pippin elected to national fraternity office
Trey Pippin, of Owensboro, was recently elected president of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity's first national Undergraduate Advisory Board.
McConnell Scholars graduate with top arts and science, business awards
McConnell Scholars Robert Works and Anna Ramsay were named "outstanding graduates" of the college of arts and sciences and college of business, respectively.
Three McConnell Scholars win Fulbright awards
Graduating seniors to teach English in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Argentina
Scholar helps bring Bill Clinton to U of L
John Weber, a junior McConnell Scholar from Louisville, will be part of the welcoming party this evening when former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Jack Conway, Kentucky attorney general and democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, arrive at the University of Louisville campus.
Three scholars pass nationals, move to final Fulbright round
Students hope to spend next year abroad in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Argentina.
Poetry professor leads Scholars through Wendell Berry's work
(March 21, 2011) — Jeffrey Skinner, a creative writing and poetry professor at the University of Louisville, led McConnell Scholars through a collection of poetry by Wendell Berry, a Kentucky native and famed poet.
Scholars named homecoming semi-finalists
Oct. 17, 2011 - Three McConnell Scholars have been named 2011 University of Louisville homecoming court semi-finalists.
Weber named to food service's national student board of directors
Nov. 16, 2011 - John Weber, a senior McConnell Scholar, is one of two Kentucky students named to a food service national board.
Weber named to Teach for America Corps
Nov. 28, 2011 - Senior McConnell John Weber to teach two years in Nashville's low-income communities.
Moot court team heads to Fla. for regional competition
Dec. 1, 2011 - Teams consider fourth amendment and protected speech cases.
Four scholars to compete in national moot court tournament
December 5, 2011 - After top performances at regional competition, four McConnell Scholars earn bids to the national moot court tournament. Two others may earn at-large bids.
Dispatches from India: Scholar volunteers in health clinic
December 14, 2011 - Sophomore Hunter Pittman joins University of Louisville students on a service mission.
Four head to national moot court tourney
Jan. 11, 2012 - After a strong performance in regional competition, four McConnell Scholars head to nationals this weekend.
Shireman studies development in Costa Rica
Jan. 23, 2012 - Sophomore oSha Shireman, of Meade County, will study in Costa Rica for the spring semester.
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