Scholarships Available in Creative Arts for High School Seniors During Talent Day at the School of Creative Arts

November 2, 2007, Fort Wayne, Indiana: Scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors at Talent Day on Friday, November 30 at the University of Saint Francis, in the Mimi and Ian Rolland Center for Art and Visual Communication off Leesburg Road on the east side of campus.

Talent Day gives high school seniors with an interest in art, communication or music the opportunity to submit an art portfolio for review and/or audition for the university’s jazz ensemble, pep band and the University Singers for scholarship consideration. Scholarships will be awarded in studio art, communication arts and graphic design, art education, computer art, communication, music technology, choir, pep band, and jazz ensemble. High school juniors are welcome to be reviewed and receive advice in preparation for their senior year.

The scholarships awarded are renewable for eight semesters with an appropriate GPA and can be added to any academic scholarships or need based grants they might also receive.

Appointments are necessary; to reserve a time or for further information, contact Amy Schreiber at 260-434-7591.

The School of Creative Arts (SOCA) is an accredited school by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

The University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded in 1890, is a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, offering undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,100 students from a broad geographic region.