Norlin Scholars Annual Report Narrative

We’re interested in your life here as a Norlin Scholar, your pursuits, and what’s important to you.

Please answer the following questions in as much detail as possible at the Formsite link below. Make sure to carefully proofread and edit your work. Please note: when you’re ready to graduate you’ll be asked to complete an additional exit survey.

Formsite (to fill out your Annual Report Narrative)

The Annual Report Narrative must be completed by June 1st at 5:00p.m. Failure to do so will affect disbursement of your Norlin Scholarship for the coming year.

  1. Crossroads experiences are times in our lives which lead to “self-authorship,” a term we used frequently in SUEP. These experiences require us to draw upon our values, to dig deep into what’s really important to us and, frequently, to weigh difficult options. Crossroads moments always push us further in our development as humans. Talk about a “crossroads” moment you had this year that led you to either continue with or change course on your scholar’s path. What were the most important aspects of this experience? Who, if anyone, helped you through/with it? How did it challenge you intellectually, emotionally, spiritually or in any other ways? (350 words)
  2. Talk about a significant experience you had with another Norlin Scholar this year. What made it significant? How did it enhance your experience specifically as a scholar? (300 words)
  3. How would you describe your role as a member of the Norlin community? When during the year did you feel most like a part of the community? How would you like to develop your role as a member of this community? (250 words)
  4. What are your plans – even if they’re just beginning to percolate—about your research, scholarly or creative work requirement for Norlin? (200 words)
  5. How has SUEP’s emphasis on metacognition, self-reflection and mindfulness affected your growth this year? What practices or strategies are you using that you learned here in SUEP? (E.g. journaling, meditation, improve, yoga, walking meditation, pausing, silence, etc.) (300 words)
  6. SUEP honors joy, play, empathy, humor, compassion, spirit, curiosity, and creativity as essential elements of knowing, learning, relating and being. How did these elements show up in your life and what impacts have they had in these past two semesters? (200 words)
  7. What ideas do you have for deepening the support provided by SUEP? (150 words)