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