Two Cornell students, Leslie Smebak and Kirtley Hitt, will accompany the Operation Walk Tanzania team for the June 2012 service trip. Participation is only open to students who have completed at least 9 term credits.  Unless a senior, you must enroll for at least one Cornell course after the conclusion of your Operation Walk experience.  If you withdraw from enrollment or do not subsequently enroll for at least one course following the trip, you must reimburse the Cornell Dimensions Program the full amount of expenses paid by Dimensions for your participation. You would have 30 days to repay the expenses following e-mail and/or U.S. mail notification that repayment is due. After this 30 day period, a $100 billing fee will be assessed and included with the overdue amount and then added to any unpaid balance of tuition and will be subject to the regular financial collection procedures of Cornell College.

A summary report (including photos taken at the site) reflecting upon your participation in the Operation Walk trip is due within two weeks following the completion of the trip.  If you fail to submit this reflective paper, you will be ineligible for any further funding from Dimensions.

Application Instructions:

The following materials must be submitted electronically or delivered to Julie Barnes by Monday, April 9th at noon:

Julie Barnes, Room 10, West Science; jbarnes@cornellcollege.edu; (319) 895-4350

• Documentation of your passport.  YOU SHOULD BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS WITH THIS STEP.  Students who currently hold a valid passport must submit a photocopy of the first page (photo page) of the passport. If you do not already have a passport or your passport has expired, you will need to use the expedited application process to request either the passport or the passport renewal. You must provide proof that you hold a valid passport no later than April 12th. This deadline is necessary in order to book airline tickets and for timely submission of VISA applications.
• Your resume. Make sure it is updated and error free. Include the names of two Cornell references (faculty and/or professional staff members).  Be certain to obtain permission before citing someone as a reference on your resume. Your references will not be required to write a formal letter of recommendation. However a member of the Operation Walk selection committee will phone students' references for their input. Please note that a copy of your resume will go the administrator of the Operation Walk mission.
• A brief personal statement. This 1-2 page essay should include information that your resume does not – your reasons for applying, your career goals, the skills you would bring to the Operation Walk team, what you hope to achieve if selected, and how this experience will benefit your future academic and career goals. Additionally, it should touch on the topics listed under "Selection Process". The essay should be free of grammatical and spelling errors and be no more than two pages, double spaced. Poorly written essays will disqualify applicants. 
• Your current unofficial transcript printed from the Cornell web page.

Following a review of these application materials, top candidates will be invited to interview during the week of April 9th. 

Members of the selection committee include: 

Barbara Christie-Pope, Professor of Biology/ Dimensions Faculty Director

Julie Barnes, Dimensions Associate Director

Mary Iber, Consulting Librarian, Sciences

James Freeman, Professor of Mathematics

Jennifer Fagenbaum, Associate Professor of Kinesiology