 Within
the Council for Exceptional Children and the Canadian
Council for Exceptional Children, there is a category
of membership specifically for students. There
are approximately 8,000 student members worldwide,
organized at the local, provincial, national,
and international level.
Student
CEC's primary purpose is to present students with
opportunities to improve professional educational
standards and increase awareness of exceptional
children and youth.
Membership
Anyone interested in the education of exceptional
children and youth is welcome to join CEC. The
student membership category is made up of persons
enrolled in a college or university.
For
information on how to join as a student member,
please see http://www.cec.sped.org/mb/typesofmembership.html
The
student membership provides all of the benefits
of professional membership at half the price.
To
find out if your college or university has an
active student chapter, or for information on
how to start a chapter at your school, contact
http://www.cec.sped.org
Leadership
The CEC Standing Committee on Students replaces
the International Student CEC Executive Committee.
Under the new structure, the Standing Committee
consists of seven members: the two student representatives
to the Representative Assembly (elected by the
student CEC membership) and five other members.
In addition, the student member of the Board of
Directors will serve as an ex-officio member of
the committee.
In
What Types of Activities Will I be Involved?
As
a member of the Standing Committee on Students,
you will:
• Attend a summer planning meeting at CEC headquarters
in Virginia
•
Participate in the development of the CEC student
action plan
•
Write articles for CEC publications
•
Implement the student scholarship and awards program
•
Increase awareness of student issues
•
Help to promote CEC
•
Help to build the knowledge of student members
in various areas of exceptionalities
•
Help plan student activities for the annual CEC
convention
•
Participate in the Standing Committee on Students
committee meeting at the annual CEC convention
•
Plan and participate in the Student Forum meeting
and other convention activities
CEC
covers normal business expenses incurred in fulfilling
the duties of office, including travel, hotels,
registrations, and meals for pre-approved meetings
and activities.
How
about our subcommittee!
Subcommittees play a very important role in Student
CEC. The work they do helps Student CEC accomplish
its goals. There is currently one active subcommittee.
Please contact Amanda Green at nicedaisy3@yahoo.com
if you are interested in serving on the subcommittee.
Awards
and Scholarships Subcommittee
The main goal of this committee is to solicit
nominations from the field for Student CEC awards
and scholarships, including graduation and outstanding
student of the year awards and the black caucus
and ethnic diversity scholarships. This committee
then selects the award and scholarship recipients.
Scholarships & Awards
The
Canadian Council for Exceptional Children, the
Council for Exceptional Children (International)
and Student CEC offer many scholarships and awards
available to students. For more information, click
on one of the following links:
Canadian
awards for student members of CCEC
http://canadian.cec.sped.org/awards_outstandingstudentyear.htm
Canadian
scholarships for students entering programs related
to working with children with exceptionalities
as well as students with exceptionalities that
are transitioning out of high school.
http://canadian.cec.sped.org/scholarships.htm
Awards
and scholarships for students offered through
Student CEC
http://www.cec.sped.org/ab/Student_Awards_2003.pdf
Yes
I Can Foundation for Exceptional Children scholarships
for undergraduate students with exceptionalities
http://yesican.cec.sped.org/scholarship/index.html
More Information
For more information about student members of
CEC, please contact us!
CEC
Coordinator of Student Services
Susan
Simmons
703/264-9435
703/758-1896 fax
susans@cec.sped.org
CEC
Membership/Constituent Services Centre
1-888-CEC-SPED
(toll free)
Materials,
Forms, Publications to Help You Run Your Chapter
or Association
http://www.cec.sped.org/units/
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