Introduction My EIU Story Education & Training Conference Presentations Community Professional Affiliations

Ms. Sara M. Schmidt

Coordinator of Honors Student Development; Coordinator of EIU National Scholarships and Fellowships; Campus Liaison for The Washington Center Program Phone: 217-581-8369
Phone: 217-581-2017
Fax: 217-581-7222
Email: smschmidt@eiu.edu

INTRODUCTION

Coordinator of Honors Student Development
Coordinator, EIU National Scholarships and Fellowships Program
Campus Liaison, The Washington Center

My EIU Story

Advisement of National Scholarship Applicants:

First EIU CLS Spark Semi-Finalist: Jessica Roell, 2024

Teaching Assistant Program in France, Awardee: Keegan Noll, 2022

Second EIU Fulbright U.S. Student Program Open Award Semi-Finalist (undergraduate; Japan): Kofi Bazzell-Smith, 2021

Gilman Scholar to Japan: Kofi Bazzell-Smith, 2020

First EIU Freeman-ASIA Awardee: Kofi Bazzell-Smith, 2019

First EIU U.S.-Japan Bridging Scholar: Kofi Bazzell-Smith, 2019

Teaching Assistant Program in France, Awardee: Rebecca Duke, 2019

First EIU Critical Language Scholarship Alternate: Maya Hunter, 2019

First EIU Fulbright U.S. Student Program ETA Recipient (Argentina): Alison Stangel, 2018

First EIU Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention: Jason Haarmann, 2014

First EIU Payne Fellowship Finalist (DC Interview): Anna Herzberger, 2013

Second EIU Goldwater Scholar (Recipient): Jonathan Jones, 2012

First EIU Goldwater Scholar (Recipient): Rebecca Grove Laird, 2008

First EIU Fulbright U.S. Student Program Open Award Semi-Finalist (undergraduate; Germany): Keith Friederich, 2008

Education & Training

Doctoral work, Sociology of Education, Loyola University Chicago
M.Ad.Ed. in Developmental Studies/Writing, National Louis University
B.A. in English, Eastern Illinois University

Currently pursuing an M.S. in Talent Development at EIU, anticipated graduation Summer 2022

Conference Presentations

2019, November. Utilizing Technology in Honors Advising. National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference. [General Session] New Orleans, LA.

2019, November. NSE: Study Away and Honors. National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference. [General Session] New Orleans, LA.

2014, November. Honors Advising: Creating Plans for High Impact Experiences. [General Session] National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference. Denver, CO.

2014, November. Keeping Traditions Alive: Social Programming within the Honors College. [Idea Exchange] National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference. Denver, CO.

Community

Reader and Selection Panelist, Critical Language Scholarship, ACIE/U.S. Department of State, 2013-2016, 2018-2020, 2022-

Selection Panelist, China, 2022
Selection Panelist, Japan, 2015

Member, Admissions Review Committee, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 2011-2016, 2019-Present

Reader, CHCI Scholarship, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, 2013-2015

Professional Affiliations

Vice-President, Honors Council of the Illinois Region, 2022-2023

Co-Coordinator, Idea Exchange, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, November 2022

Member, Grants Committee, Honors Council of the Illinois Region, 2017-Present

Member, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014-Present

Member, Honors Advising Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014-Present

Member, Ad Hoc Dues Committee, Honors Council of the Illinois Region, 2021-2022