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At the University of Oregon you'll find several sources of financial aid for international students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Each year the University of Oregon awards more than $1 million in financial aid and scholarships to international students. Below is a list of financial aid and scholarship opportunities for international students. Both international students and domestic freshman students who apply by January 15 are automatically considered for the General University Scholarship Program.
International Cultural Service Program (ICSP) Tuition Scholarships
The ICSP scholarship awards 30–40 competitive scholarships to international students each year. Scholarships apply to tuition only and range from $7,500–$30,000 per year. The ICSP scholarship has a cultural service component that requires students to give presentations about their home country to children, community organizations, and UO students, faculty, and staff. ICSP scholarships are based on financial need, academic merit, and the ability to make presentations to diverse groups of people. ICSP scholarships are renewable. To apply, complete the ICSP application before January 15.
ICSP Nascence Scholarship
This supplemental scholarship is awarded to a student from China or Hong Kong who is also a recipient of the International Cultural Service Program (ICSP) scholarship. No additional application is required.
International Dean's Excellence Award (IDEA) for New International Students
The IDEA scholarship is a merit-based, partial-tuition scholarship awarded to new international undergraduate applicants entering in the fall (September). All international students who apply for admission by January 15 are considered for this award. A separate application is not required. The scholarship is valued at $6,000–$8,000 each and is renewable based on academic performance.
New freshmen applicants entering in the fall (September) who have completed the full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma will automatically receive the full award amount of the IDEA scholarship.
Summit and Apex Scholarships
The Summit and Apex Scholarships are merit-based awards based on high school grade point average and SAT or ACT scores. The Summit provides $9,000 per year to international students, and the Apex provides $4,000. Both are renewable up to four years. To qualify, you must apply for admission by January 15, and all application materials must be received by February 15.
International Student Work-Study Program
This program grants more than 50 work-study awards, ranging from $500–$3,000 each year, to eligible international students with financial need. Students who receive these awards can compete for on-campus work-study jobs during the academic year. Students are not guaranteed on-campus jobs, but opportunities for on-campus employment will increase.
Other Scholarships for International Students
The UO Office of International Affairs grants several competitive cash-based scholarships each year to international students who demonstrate financial need and academic merit.
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- Pressman Family Scholarship: Honoring the Pressman family, one scholarship of approximately $1,000 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing UO international students may apply.
- Jim and Jean Tattersall International Student Scholarship: Honoring Jim and Jean Tattersall, scholarships of approximately $1,000–$3,000 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing UO international students may apply.
- Islam Family Foundation Scholarship: Established in honor of Dr. Ahmet R. Islam, native of Turkey and beloved father of UO alumna Hilary Islam Harter '86. One or more scholarships of approximately $1,000 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing students may apply, with preference given to students from Turkey.
- Ramsing Family Endowed Scholarship Fund: Established by Kenneth and Margo Ramsing, former University of Oregon faculty members who served as dean of the Graduate School and International Student Advisor, respectively. One scholarship of approximately $1000 may be awarded each year. New and continuing undergraduate international students may apply. To be eligible students must have a minimum 3.5 GPA.
- Mrs. Liu Bie Ju Cha Scholarship: Established in honor of Mrs. Liu Bie Ju Cha. Scholarships of approximately $1,000 - $5,000 may be awarded each year. New and continuing international students may apply.
Graduating Students
- Kenneth S. Ghent Scholarship: Honoring Dr. Kenneth S. Ghent, former director of International Affairs, several scholarships of approximately $3,000–$5,000 each may be awarded each academic year. Awards are available for undergraduate and graduate students. Applicants must be entering the final year of their degree programs to be eligible. A degree completion plan must be created and signed by an academic advisor. Not available to new students.
- John Haines African Student Scholarship: Established by Dr. John Haines, a Eugene ophthalmologist with a keen interest in international students, scholarships of approximately $3,000–$5,000 each may be awarded for each academic year. New and continuing students may apply, with preference given to students from Africa.
- John and Joy Haines Gabonese Scholarship Fund: Scholarships may be awarded to one or more students each year. New and continuing students may apply, with preference given to students from Gabon and secondary preference given to students from the continent of Africa.
- Dr. Dapo and Mrs. Lillie Popoola African Student Scholarship: Established by UO alumnus Dapo Popoola '71 and his wife Lillie. One scholarship of approximately $1,000 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing students from Africa may apply.
- Sushil Jajodia Indian Student Scholarship: Established by UO alumnus Sushil Jajodia, PhD '77. Three scholarship awards of approximately $3,000 each may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing Indian students may apply.
- Alumni Association (UOAA) Japan Chapter Scholarship: The UOAA Japan Chapter awards a scholarship of approximately $1,000 to a current Japanese student. Applicants must be entering their junior or senior year to be eligible.
- Alumni Association (UOAA) Korea Chapter Scholarship: The UOAA Korea Chapter awards a scholarship of approximately $1,000 to a current Korean student. Applicants must be entering their junior or senior year to be eligible.
- Helen and Barney Wood Nepalese Student Scholarship: Established by Dr. Wood, a former UO professor of education, one scholarship of approximately $4,000 may be awarded each academic year to a student from Nepal. New and continuing students from Nepal may apply. Students must also be awarded a tuition remission scholarship from UO to qualify.
- Nepali Student Scholarship: This scholarship awards a maximum of $30,000 in tuition annually to one top student from Nepal. Scholarships apply to tuition only and are automatically renewed annually up to the completion of one degree, subject to the scholarship terms and conditions. The Nepali Student Scholarship is awarded to a student in a field of study that enables the student to return home and contribute to the reconstruction needs of Nepal. The award is intended to help educate future leaders who can make positive differences in their home country.
- Maradel Gale/Florence Krummel Pacific Island Scholarship: Established by Maradel Krummel Gale, associate professor emerita of sustainable community development in the UO Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM), one scholarship of approximately $3,000 may be awarded each academic year. Applicants for the scholarship may include new and continuing students from the Pacific Island nations of Micronesia, Polynesia, or Melanisia, including the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Selection of recipients for this scholarship shall give priority to applicants who are fluent in a language indigenous to the islands, such as Belauan, Yapese, Satawalese, Marshallese, Samoan, Pohnpeian, Cook Islands Maori, Fijian, Bislama, or other recognized island languages.
South East Asia (Hong Kong and ASEAN Countries)
- Charles A. and Jackie Swenson Scholarship: Established by UO alumnus Richard Seow '83, in honor of his Eugene host family. The Swensons welcomed more than fifteen Singaporeans into their home and nurtured lifelong connections with UO international students. One or more scholarships of up to $10,000 may be awarded each academic year to new undergraduate students from Hong Kong and ASEAN countries, which include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Preference will be given to new undergraduates from Singapore and Hong Kong. This scholarship is renewable each year until graduation, provided the student meets the terms and conditions of the scholarship and submits and application each year.
- Pin Julaphong Thai Student Scholarship: In memory of former UO student Pin Julaphong, one scholarship of approximately $1,500 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing Thai students may apply.
Other Sources of Financial Aid
- Pan American Fellowship: The Pan American Fellowship Fund was established by the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs (OFWC) in 1946 to assist women graduates of accredited colleges in Latin America pursue graduate work at an Oregon college or university, and to assist women graduates of accredited colleges in Oregon pursue graduate work in Latin America. The fellowship award pays the recipient $325 per month for ten months (September through June).
- Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund: The Rowe Fund is an Educational Loan Program of the Organization of the American States. It grants interest-free loans to people from Latin American and Caribbean countries to help them finance their higher education at accredited universities in the U.S. There is a maximum of $7,500 per academic period.
- The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund: The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund is an outreach program of the World Bank Family Network. The fund provides financial assistance to women from developing countries during their studies in the U.S. or Canada. The MMMF annually awards six to ten grants of approximately $12,000 each. The application must be completed online at the World Bank Family Network website.
Online Sources of Financial Aid
American Association of University Women
National Science Foundation
Rotary International
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For More Information
International Student and Scholar Services: 541-346-3206
Study Abroad Programs: 541-346-3207
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Tristin Mays is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her roles on series such as "Private" and "The Vampire Diaries," as well as films including "Thunderstruck" and "The Wedding Ringer."
Tristin Mays was born in New Orleans on June 10, 1990, but grew up in Staten Island, New York. It was while there that she decided to take up modeling at a young age. Soon enough, she was signed with Ford Modeling Agency and quickly became one of their top child models in the country. Modeling gigs would eventually lead to commercial roles for products such as Kraft Cheese, Play Skool, Kool-Aid, Sunkist, McDonald's and HERSHEY'S, among many others. Her newfound love of acting would then lead Tristin down a new path entirely.
After landing small gigs on shows like "Harambee!" and "Gullah, Gullah Island" in 1996 and 1997, respectively, Tristin caught her first big break in the acting world in 2001, when she was cast as Robin Dixon on ABC's "Alias," which would go on to be a recurring role. She would then go on to play Taylor Bell on the series "Private" in 2009, paving the way for later roles on series such as "Zeke and Luther" and "Fail." But television is merely a stepping stone on the path of an aspiring actress, and by 2012, she was cast in her first film role as Isabel in "Thunderstuck." This was followed by roles in films like "She is Not My Sister," "Happy Birthday!," and 2015's "The Wedding Ringer." The same year, she was also cast in the role of Sarah on The CW series "The Vampire Diaries."
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Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society aims at to expanding Draper arts
Jan 20, 2017 12:17PM ● Published by Kelly Cannon
Sherri Jensen, founder of the Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society, hopes to bring a wider collection of arts to the public. (Sherri Jensen/Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society)
Draper residents can look forward to another addition to the arts in their city with the formation of the Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society. Created by Sherri Jensen, the new musical group is currently looking for musicians and choir members, as well as vocal soloists.
The idea of forming the new group came after Jensen produced an Easter cantata last year.
"It was the height of my musical pieces. I was working really hard on it and it came off and it really was a great success," Jensen said. "After that, I realized there was more to me than I knew."
Afterwards, Jensen was approached separately by some of the people involved in the cantata, suggesting she should do something on a much bigger scale. Jensen admitted she didn't know what to think of the idea but as time went on, she said she began to see and feel in her heart she should do something.
"There was a big need in Draper and there are a lot of amazing things they do here. There are Draper Days. Draper Arts Council is amazing at putting on programs. We have a lot of really great things. But the center of the arts isn't really there, either a philharmonic or a symphony or a choir," Jensen said. "As that started to come to me, I realized that was what I was supposed to do and a path for me that I needed to walk."
Right now, the Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society is in the launch phase. Jensen has auditioned musicians and choir members on Jan. 21 at 1250 Raddon Road in Sandy. She was looking for a full symphony and "normal" voices for the choir.
"I'm not looking for the kind of person you find once in a while. I need just people who can hold a pitch and who love to practice, people who have sung in the past and can read music. I consider them to be just normal singers," Jensen said. "My goal would be to have at least 80 of them. My future goal is 120 people. For the philharmonic, if I have my desire, I'll have 65 instrumentalists there."
The culmination of all the work Jensen is putting in will be the Easter concert called "Lamb of God." The performance will be a non-denominational Easter oratorio. Written by Rob Gardner, the performance is about Christ's last week of life.
"The 13 soloists are telling the story from their perspective. There's Mary Magdalene; there's Mary the mother of Jesus; Peter, James and John; Pilate; a maid," Jensen said. "There's this group of people who are singing about their part in his life and what happened the last week. It just literally transforms that information to the heart of the person. It has a really huge effect on people."
The future goals for Jensen and the group are to find a permanent space to hold not only concerts, but also group practices. Jensen said she's looking at a variety of venues, including churches and schools, though some locations are cost prohibitive. When a suitable location is found, the Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society will perform a concert every four to six weeks.
"There will be concerto competitions for youth who audition and win and will play their solos. There will be a Christmas concert. There will be a July Fourth concert and other concerts throughout the year," Jensen said. "I have dreams of bringing in the best dancers from the high schools and having them dance live to the philharmonic. Anything that we can dream up, I feel that it's going to be a really great change in Draper."
The big dream for the group is to partner with the Draper Visual Arts Foundation (DVAF) and build an arts and culture center in Draper. Designs for the building have already been drawn by Lowell Baum, the director of DVAF.
"I was at a meeting with them. It's going to happen. I can feel that it will be a beautiful and amazing building. We'll be seeing people for financial support for that. It's going to be a huge amount of money, millions and millions of dollars," Jensen said. "It's kind of grown into something quickly and has mushroomed. It's almost running faster than I can. But it's phenomenal. When the concert comes to pass and we're on our way, it'll be amazing to look back."
Anyone interested in auditioning can sign up at https://goo.gl/HHwYgF. Jensen can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Associate Professor Francesco Paolucci heads the Health Policy Program in the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs, at Murdoch University. Formerly Reader of Health Economics and Policy at the University of Northumbria Newcastle in the United Kingdom, Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia and Fellow at the Australian National University in Australia, Dr. Paolucci has also worked for government, non-government and private sector national and international organisations, and held visiting appointments from the University of Oslo, Norway; Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, the Netherlands; the Universitad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; and the University of Newcastle, United Kingdom. He has published and advised in the areas of public and economic policy focusing on healthcare systems governance and design, healthcare financing and insurance and decision-making and priority setting in various countries including Australia, Cambodia, Colombia, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, South Africa, Spain, The United Kingdom and the United States. He obtained a PhD. from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in The Netherlands (2007) with a thesis subsequently published by Springer (2011) entitled "Healthcare Financing and Insurance: Options for Design".
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My key research areas are in public and economic policy with a focus on healthcare systems governance and design, healthcare financing and insurance, health economics, regulation & competition and decision-making in healthcare priority setting.
- Shmeuli, A., Golan, O., Paolucci, F., Mentzakis, E., (2017), Efficiency and equity considerations in the preferences of health policy-makers in Israel, Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 6, 1, pages -.
- Mortimer-Jones, S., Morrison, P., Munib, A., Paolucci, F., Neale, S., Bostwick, A., Hungerford, C., (2016), Recovery and Borderline Personality Disorder: A Description of the Innovative Open Borders Program, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 37, 9, pages 624 - 630.
- Radermacher, R., Srivastava, S., Walsham, M., Sao, C., Paolucci, F., (2016), Enhancing the Inclusion of Vulnerable and High-Risk Groups in Demand-Side Health Financing Schemes in Cambodia: A Concept for a Risk-Adjusted Subsidy Approach, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 41, 2, pages 244 - 258.
- Baji, P., Garcia-Goni, M., Gulacsi, L., Mentzakis, E., Paolucci, F., (2016), Comparative analysis of decision maker preferences for equity/efficiency attributes in reimbursement decisions in three European countries, European Journal of Health Economics (Print Edition), 17, 7, pages 791 - 799.
- Paolucci, F., Mentzakis, E., Defechereux, T., Niessen, L., (2015), Equity and efficiency preferences of health policy makers in China-a stated preference analysis, Health Policy and Planning, 30, 8, pages 1059 - 1066.
- Bakx, P., Chernichovsky, D., Paolucci, F., Schokkaert, E., Trottmann, M., Wasem, J., Schut, F., (2015), Demand-side strategies to deal with moral hazard in public insurance for long-term care, Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 20, 3, pages 170 - 176.
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- Shmueli, A., Golan, O., Paolucci, F., Mentzakis, E. (2017) Efficiency and equity considerations in the preferences of health policy-makers in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:18, DOI: 10.1186/s13584-017-0142-7. (30% contribution, co-authorship relationship).
- Strazdins, L.; Welsh, J.; Korda, R.; Broom, D.; Paolucci, F. (2016) Not all hours are equal: Could time e a social determinant of health? Sociology of Health & Illness. Vol 38, pages 21 – 42 (30% contribution co-authorship relationship).
- García-Goñi, M., Nuño-Solinís, R., Orueta, J., Paolucci, F. (2015) .; Is utilization of health services for HIV patients equal by socioeconomic status? Evidence from the Basque country. International Journal for Equity in Health. 14, pp. 110. (50% contribution, co-authorship relationship).
- Paolucci, F., Sowa, P.M., Garcia-Gohi M., Ergas, H. (2015) Mandatory aged care insurance: a case for Australia. Ageing and Society Vol 35, 2, pages 231 – 245 (Impact Factor 1).
- Orueta, J.F., Garcia-Alvarez, A., Garcia-Gohl, M., Paolucci, F., Nuno-Solinis, R. (2014) Prevalence and costs of multimorbidity by deprivation levels in the Basque country. A population based study using health administrative data. PLOS ONE (Impact Factor 4; ERA 2010: A, FoR code 11).
- Mentzakis, E., Paolucci, F., Rubicko, G. (2014) Priority setting in the Austrian Healthcare system: results from a discrete choice experiment and implications for mental health. The Journal of Mental Health economics and Health Policy Vol 17, 2, pages 61 – 73 (Impact Factor 2).
- Goni, M., Paolucci, F. (2014) The development of an aged care insurance market in Spain. Newsletter Health and Ageing.
- Przemyslaw, M., Butler, J. R. G., Connelly, L., Paolucci, F. (2013) Health-care accessibility in seven countries in eastern Europe: a multinomial logit study of individual unmet medical needs. The Lancet.
- Paolucci, F., Sowa, P.M., Stoelwinder, J. (2013) Improving risk equalisation in health insurance markets: lessons from the Australian model. The Geneva Association Health and Ageing Newsletter pages 7 – 10.
- Goni, M., Hernandez-Quevedo, C., Nuño-Solinís, R., Paolucci, F. (2013) Is Spain's NHS evolving to a high-performing chronic health system? Eurohealth Vol 19, 4, pages 1 – 3.
- Tanios, N., Wagner, M., Baltussen, R., Tony, M., Rindress, D., York, P., Paolucci, F. (2013) Which Criteria Are Considered in Healthcare Decisions? Insights from an International Survey of Policy and Clinical Decision Makers. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care Vol 29,4, pages 456 – 465.
- Mirelman, A., Mentzakis, E., Kinter, E., Paolucci, F., Fordham, R., Ozawa, S., Ferraz, M., Baltussen, R., Niessen, L. (2012) Decision-Making Criteria among National Policymakers in Five Countries: A Discrete Choice Experiment Eliciting Relative Preferences for Equity and Efficiency. Value in Health Vol 15, 3, pages 534 – 539.
- Defechereux, T., Paolucci, F., Mirelman, A., Youngkong, S., Botten, G., Hagen, T., Niessen, L. (2012) Health care priority setting in Norway a multicriteria decision analysis. BMC Health Services Research Vol 12, 39.
- Paolucci, F. Mix pubblico e privato nel finanziamento dei servizi sanitari in Australia: opt-out con sussidi aggiustati per il profilo di rischio degli assicurati? Politiche Sanitarie VOl 13, 3, pages 147 – 159.
- Garcia-Goni, M., Hernandez-Quevedo, C., Nuño-Solinís, R., Paolucci, F., (2012) Pathways towards chronic care-focused healthcare systems: Evidence from Spain. Health Policy Vol 108, 2-3, pages 236 – 245.
- Robson, Paolucci, F. (2012) Private Health Insurance Incentives in Australia: The Effects of Recent Changes to Price Carrots and Income Sticks. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance – Issues and Practice Vol 37, pages 725 -744.
- Paolucci, F. (2012) Verso sistemi sanitari orientati alle patologie croniche: il caso spagnolo. Politiche Sanitarie. Vol 13, 3, pages 160 – 171.
- Paolucci, F., Sowa, P.M. (2011) Incentive and Choice in Healthcare. The Economic Record, Vol 87, 276.
- Ergas, H., Paolucci, F. (2011) Providing and financing aged care in Australia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Vol 4, pages 67 – 80.
- Paolucci, F., Ergas, H. (2011) .; L'erogazione e il finanziamento dell'assistenza agli anziani in Australia. Politiche Sanitarie. 18, pp. 12 – 24.
- Paolucci, F., Butler, J., van de Ven, W. (2011) Removing Duplication in Public/Private Health Insurance in Australia: Opting Out With Risk-adjusted Subsidies? Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform Vol 18, 2, online.
- Robson, A., Paolucci, F., Ergas, H., (2011) The Analytics of the Australian Private Health Insurance Rebate and the Medicare Levy Surcharge. Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform Vol 18, 2, online.
- McRae, I, Paolucci, F. (2011) The global financial crisis and Australian general practice. Australian Health Review Vol 35, 1, pages 32 – 35.
- Paolucci, F., Shmueli, A. (2011) The Introduction of Ex-ante Risk Equalisation in the Australian Private Health Insurance Market: A First Step. Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform Vol 18, 2, online.
- Strazdins, L., Griffin, A.L., Broom, D.H., Banwell, C., Korda, R., Paolucci, F., Dixon, J., Shipley, M., Esler, M., Glover, J. (2011) Time scarcity: another health inequality? Environment and Planning A: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Vol 43, 3, 545 – 549.
- Baltussen, R., Youngkong, S., Paolucci, F., Niessen, L. (2010) Multi-criteria decision analysis to prioritize health interventions: Capitalizing on first experiences. Health Policy Vol 96, 3, pages 262 – 264.
- Rebba, V., Paolucci, F. (2010) Presente e futuro dei sistemi di long-term care: un confronto tra Italia, Germania, Paesi Bassi e Australia. Politiche Sanitarie Vol 11, 2.
- Connelly, L., Paolucci, F., Butler, J., Collins, P. (2010) Risk equalisation and voluntary health insurance markets: The case of Australia. Health Policy. Vol 98, 1, pages 3 – 14.
- Armstrong, J., Paolucci, F., van de Ven, W.P.M.M. (2010) Risk equalisation in voluntary health insurance market. Health Policy Vol 98, 1 – 2.
- Armstrong, J., Paolucci, F., McLeod, H., van de Ven, W.P.M.M. (2010) Risk equalisation in voluntary health insurance markets: A three country comparison. Health Policy Vol 98, 1, pages 39 – 49.
- Armstrong, J., Paolucci, F. (2010) Risk-equalisation in Australia and Ireland: a simulation analysis to compare outcomes. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance – Issues and Practice Vol 35, 4, pages 521 – 538.
- Paolucci, P. (2010) L'erogazione e il finanziamento dell'assistenza agli anziani in Australia", research paper for the Special Issue on "Sostenibilita' nel finanziamento e nell'erogazione dei servizi LTC". Politiche Sanitarie.
- Paolucci, F., Prinsze, F., Stam, P., van de Ven, W.P.M.M. (2009) The potential premium range of risk-rating in competitive markets for supplementary health insurance. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics Vol 9, 3, pages 243 – 258.
- Stoelwinder, J., Paolucci, F. (2009) Sustaining Medicare through consumer choice of health funds: lessons from the Netherlands. Medical Journal of Australia Vol 191, 1, pages 30 32.
- Paolucci, F., Schut, Beck, K., Gress, S., Van de Voorden, C., Zmora, I. (2007) Supplementary health insurance as a tool for risk-selection in mandatory basic health insurance markets. Health Economics, Policy and Law Vol 2, 2, pages 173 – 192.
- Paolucci, F., den Exter, A., van de Ven, W. (2006) Solidarity in competitive health insurance markets: analyzing the relevant EC legal framework. Health Economics, Policy and Law Vol 1, 2, pages 107 – 126.
- Paolucci, P.; Masseria, C. (2005) Equità nell'accesso ai ricoveri ospedalieri. Quaderni ACP.
- Paolucci, P.; Lanteri, A. (2005) Equità e/o efficienza? Economia sanitaria per non economisti. Oikonomia.
- Paolucci, P.; Brouwer, W. (2003) Introduzione ad alcuni aspetti di economia sanitaria. Quaderni ACP.
Book Chapters
- Goni, M.; McKiernan, P.; Paolucci, F. (2016) Pathways towards chronic care focused healthcare systems and hospitals: beyond the four walls. .; Chapter in The Boundaryless Hospital – Rethink and Redefine Health Care Management. Editors: Albach, von Eliff, Meffert, Pinkwart, Reichwald. Publisher: Springer.
- Paolucci, F., McRae (2012) Healthcare delivery for our ageing population: What does Australia need to do? A Greater Australia: Population, policies and governance pages 162 – 174.
- Paolucci, F. (2011) Health Care Financing and Insurance: Options for Design. Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Pages 126.
- Paolucci, F., Stoelwinder, J. (2011) Improving the efficiency and solidarity of Australia's risk equalization arrangements. Health care in Australia: prescriptions for improvement, pages 97 – 104.
- Paolucci, F., Hannan, T., Ergas, Aarts, J. (2010) The effectiveness of health informatics. Cover image for Healthcare and the Effect of Technology: Developments, Challenges and Advancements.
Conference Papers
- Paolucci, F., Ergas. (2009) 'Medicare Select': a pathway towards competitive social health insurance in Australia. 4th International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy 2009.


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How to measure risk between two investment projects
1. Two investments have the following expected returns (net present values) and standard deviation of returns:
Project Expected Returns Standard Deviation
Which one is riskier? Why?
2. The manager of the Aerospace division of General Aeronautics has estimated the price can change for providing satellite launch services to commercial firms. Her most optimistic estimate (a price not expected to be exceeded more than 10 percent of the time) is $2 million. Her most pessimistic estimate (a lower price than this one is not expected more than 10 percent of the time) is $1 million. The expected value estimate is $1.5 million. The price distribution is believed to be approximately normal.
a. What is the expected price?
b. What is the standard deviation of the launch price?
c. What is the probability of receiving a price less than 1.2 million?
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Problem 1: In order to answer this question,you have to remember that another way of expressing risk is the standard deviation.The standard deviation measures risk.So to re-state this question:Which project has the highest standard deviation?
Problem 2:
a) The expected price is the mean.How do you calculate the mean?Here we are given 2 estimates;$2 million and $1 million.Write down whatever is given,it will make your life easier.Once you have read the problem carefully,try to isolate what you neeed for your ...
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The answer is an explanation of how to use basic statistical concepts in order to measure risk when deciding between two or more investment projects.
Here you will find an explanation of the computation of the expected value,the z value and the standard deviation.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – History may not show it, but the Yale softball team will take some positive momentum into Friday's Ivy League opener against Columbia. When yesterday's heavy rain pushed the starting time for Wednesday's game with Fairfield back to 4 p.m., the plan was to play only one game. But when the first game ended in a relatively brisk 1:53, the coaches decided to try and squeeze in a second game. That's when Yale's bats came alive. The Bulldogs banged out 16 hits in four innings and had a 9-3 lead. Unfortunately, all that offense took time and the game had to be called before it became official as darkness was descending on Alumni Field. As a result, none of the statistics count. Fairfield won the first game 3-1.
Yale (4-11) erupted for seven runs in the third inning of the second game. Meg Johnson hit a two-run homer and Christy Nelson added a three-run blast.
Johnson and Lauren Huddleston were both 3-for-3 when the game was stopped. Ashley Sloan and Lexi Peacock both added two hits.
While none of the numbers count, it still should give the Bulldogs some confidence heading into the opening Ivy weekend.
Yale outhit Fairfield 7-5 in the first game but left seven runners on base. Huddleston and Holly Gutterud both led the way with two hits apiece.
The Stags jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second on Laura Carta's RBI double. Kristina Lingo's run-scoring double made it 2-0 in the third.
The Bulldogs pulled back within one in the fourth. Mariclaire Rebman led off with a single and moved to second on Johnson's sacrifice bunt. With two outs, Gutterud singled to left, scoring Rebman.
Dani Griswold's RBI triple gave the Stags a big insurance run in the bottom of the fourth.
Sarah Minice went the distance in the circle for Fairfield and struck out six.
Kayla Kuretich pitched four innings for the Bulldogs and struck out four. Her stretch of innings pitched without allowing an earned run ended at 18.
Yale opens Ivy League play with a doubleheader at Columbia on Friday. The first pitch of the first game is slated for 2 p.m. The Bulldogs then play at Penn on Saturday, also at 2 p.m.
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The cost, availability and constitutional structure of higher education in Louisiana will again be a key issue during the 2014 legislative session that kicks off Monday (March 10), with scholarships and tuition control dominating the agenda.TOPS CHANGESChanges to the scholarship program known as Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS, will likely be the most hotly debated higher ed issue facing lawmakers this year. The cost for the merit-based scholarship program for in-state students has ballooned in recent years, increasing by 253 percent since it was first instituted in 1998. The spike is largely thanks to exponential growth in the number of eligible students -- the most basic TOPS award for non-technical training requires a 2.5 GPA and an ACT score of 20 -- as well as rising tuition costs.Lawmakers have filed at least 15 TOPS-related bills this year, the majority of which seek to avoid further cost increases by capping payments or raising eligibility requirements for the scholarships. House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, and state Rep. Hunter Greene, R-Baton Rouge, are each sponsoring legislation to raise eligibility requirements for those who receive TOPS Opportunity Awards beginning in 2017 (House Bill 1023 and House Bill 510). These awards are the most basic scholarships offered for non-technical training.Meanwhile, Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Katrina Jackson's House Bill 977 would raise GPA requirements for this same award, while also mandating students have an ACT score in line with their secondary school's average. On the Senate side, budget Chairman Jack Donahue, R-Mandeville, wants any future savings from TOPS changes after 2017 to be funneled into the state's needs-based scholarship program, called GO Grants (Senate Bill 520).Funneling more money into GO Grant is popular among higher ed leaders. But state funding for the program has remained stagnant in recent years, as more money from state coffers flows into TOPS.Donahue and fellow state Sen. Dan "Blade" Morrish, R-Jennings, have also both filed bills to cap TOPS. But not all legislators agree with putting restrictions on the program. Democratic state Reps. Kenny Cox of Natchitoches and Stephen Ortego of Carencro will push legislation to lower the required ACT score for TOPS Tech -- the award offered for "skill or occupational training" -- from 17 to 16. TUITION CONTROLLawmakers will again resurrect legislation that seeks to shift control over tuition and fees from the Legislature to higher ed management boards. Louisiana has some of the most restrictive tuition control rules in the nation, requiring approval by two-thirds of both chambers of the Legislature for an increase of any kind. For the past several years, a handful of lawmakers have unsuccessfully attempted to shift this control back to post-secondary education management boards. The effort will be revived this year by Donahue and state Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa.Both have filed nearly identical constitutional amendments (Senate Bill 343 and Senate Bill 124) to hand back power over tuition and fees to the management boards of Louisiana's four college and university systems. As required by law, changes to the state Constitution require approval of two-thirds of both the House and Senate. Proposed constitutional amendments bypass the governor's desk, but then must be approved in a statewide election. Both Nevers and Donahue's amendments, if passed, would be put to a vote during the November 2014 general election.STATE HIGHER ED FUNDINGA related, but more complicated, effort to uncouple tuition increases from cuts in state general fund dollars to higher ed is being spearheaded by House Speaker Pro Tem Walt Leger, D-New Orleans. Leger's House Bill 222 would prohibit cuts to state higher education funding during years when tuition increases.This would prevent the now-perennial practice of filling in gaps created by repeated years of higher ed budget cuts with increases in tuition and fees. About $700 million has been cut from the state's higher education budget since Gov. Bobby Jindal took office in 2008, with two-thirds of that offset by corresponding tuition increases.Leger's bill is also a constitutional amendment that requires approval by two-thirds of both chambers and would go to a statewide vote, if passed, in November.Rep. Marcus Hunter, D-Monroe, is also sponsoring legislation on the subject of state funding to higher ed. The governor has announced that a $40 million pot of one-time money offered to the four systems last year will be annualized, and would go specifically to those schools that demonstrate the funds would be used to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.Schools will compete for money in this WISE (Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy) Fund, and will have to find a 20 percent match from private investors before winning access to the cash. But Hunter doesn't want industry leaders to attempt to leverage this match to control the management and governance of colleges and universities.His House Bill 986 seeks to ban these investors from exercising or attempting to exercise "any influence over the management or governance of the institution...pertaining to staffing, the hiring and retention of faculty, strategic planning, program development, assessment of curriculum, fiscal planning of school and community and business partnerships."WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTWhile both Jindal and the state's industry lobby groups have touted workforce development as a top higher ed agenda item this year, little has been discussed in the way of real legislation.Other than the governor's $40 million WISE Fund, only a few bills mention encouraging more technical and skills training in high schools and colleges. One of these bills is Senate Bill 337, sponsored by Senate Education Committee head Conrad Appel, R-Metairie. The legislation would require the state Board of Regents to change their higher ed funding formula to ensure the kinds of programs colleges are supporting and students they are churning out are meeting the state's workforce needs. Here again, STEM programs would be the focus. Appel spearheaded a similar effort last year, but the legislation failed on the House floor. TULANE, MERGERS AND A COMMON APPMultiple proposed bills seek to tweak or do away with the Tulane legislative scholarship program, which gives each state lawmaker one full scholarship a year to award in exchange for tax breaks for the New Orleans-based university. Senate Education Committee head Conrad Appel, R-Metairie, is sponsoring legislation to require the state Board of Regents to study the possible merger of two or more colleges and universities. 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The Veronica Mars movie has officially become the most-supported project in fundraising website Kickstarter.com history after sailing past 88,000 backers.
Series creator Rob Thomas launched the plan to raise $2 million from online donations last month (Mar13), and fans raised half his goal in just five hours.
He quickly reached the target and then urged fans to keep offering up cash in return for rewards as he set his sights on breaking Kickstarter records.
And on Friday (12Apr13), he took to Twitter.com to reveal Veronica Mars now has more backers than any other project in Kickstarter history.
The previous record was held by videogame Double Fine Adventure with 87,142.
Rob Thomas wrote, "We did it! We did it! This is amazing! You all are amazing! My phone is vibrating non-stop. This is so much fun!"
The fundraising ceased at 11pm (New York time) on Friday night. Over $5.5 million has been raised. The news comes a day after it was revealed actress Kristen Bell and her Veronica Mars co-stars are set to reunite for a special fan event at California's Comic-Con in July (13).


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Mondelez International Adds Nelson Peltz to Board of Directors
Jan 21, 2014, 07:00 EST
DEERFIELD, Ill., Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ : MDLZ ) today announced that it has added Nelson Peltz, Chief Executive Officer and a founding partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian"), to its Board of Directors. With the addition of Peltz, the Mondelez International Board of Directors expands to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent and all of whom are elected annually. Peltz will also be included in the company's slate of nominees for election to the Board at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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"We believe that Nelson will be a valuable addition to our Board," said Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO. "We respect his more than 40 years of business and investment experience as well as his expertise helping consumer products companies leverage their brands and improve operating and financial performance. We welcome his input as we deliver superior shareholder returns."
"The Mondelez International Board is dedicated to maintaining a group of highly engaged, world-class professionals with significant operating experience in multifaceted global businesses," said Mark Ketchum, Lead Director. "We're pleased to have Nelson join our Board and are confident that he will be an important contributor."
"As one of the company's largest shareholders, with a current beneficial ownership of more than 46 million shares, Trian has long seen enormous opportunities in the company's portfolio of strong global brands," said Peltz. "Irene Rosenfeld is a CEO who has created substantial value for shareholders over the course of her career. I look forward to working closely and constructively with Irene, the Board and management team toward our shared goals of driving growth, improving margins and increasing value for all shareholders."
About Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltz founded Trian in 2005 with Peter May and Ed Garden. From 1993 to 2007, he served as Chairman and CEO of Triarc Companies, Inc., which then owned the Snapple Beverage Group, which was sold to Cadbury Schweppes Plc and Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., which was sold to a private equity firm, as well as other consumer and industrial businesses. From 1983 until 1988, Peltz was Chairman and CEO of Triangle Industries, Inc., which was a Fortune 100 Industrial Company following the acquisition of American Can Company's packaging business and the formation of American National Can Company until Triangle was acquired by Pechiney, S.A. From 2003 to 2006, Peltz served as a director of Encore Capital Group, Inc., a leading provider of debt management and recovery solutions. From 1996 to 1999, he was Chairman of the Board of National Propane Corporation, the managing general partner of National Propane Partners, L.P., a distributor of liquefied petroleum gas, which was sold to the Columbia Energy Group. From 1984 until 1992, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Avery, Inc. which, from 1986 to 1989, was primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals through Uniroyal Chemical, which was sold in a management buyout. He began his business career in 1963 when he joined his family food business.
Peltz currently serves as non-executive Chairman of The Wendy's Company, the second-largest quick service restaurant company in the United States. He also serves as a director of Legg Mason, Inc., an asset management firm, and Chair of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In addition, Peltz is on the board of directors of Ingersoll-Rand Plc, a global diversified industrial company. He previously served as a director of H.J. Heinz Company, a global packaged food manufacturer, until it was sold to Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.
About Trian Fund Management, L.P.
Founded in 2005 by Nelson Peltz, Peter May and Ed Garden, Trian seeks to invest in high quality but undervalued and under-performing public companies and to work constructively with the management and boards of those companies to significantly enhance shareholder value for all shareholders through a combination of improved operational execution, strategic redirection, more efficient capital allocation and increased focus.
About Mondelez International
Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ : MDLZ ) is a global snacking powerhouse, with 2012 revenue of $35 billion. Creating delicious moments of joy in 165 countries, Mondelēz International is a world leader in chocolate, biscuits, gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages, with billion-dollar brands such as Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate, Jacobs coffee, LU, Nabisco and Oreo biscuits, Tang powdered beverages and Trident gum. Mondelez International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor's 500, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com and www.facebook.com/mondelezinternational.
SOURCE Mondelez International, Inc.


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Heating and Cooling
Is your room too cold? If your heat appears not to be working, make sure to move furniture and other items (wardrobes, clothes, etc.) at least three feet away from your heating unit or radiator. Blocking the airflow keeps your room from being properly heated or cooled, so make sure that the heat can circulate freely throughout the room.
Also avoid putting anything that generates heat (i.e. refrigerators or computers) too close to your heating unit. This may block the sensor on units that have them. Blocked sensors may register the room as too hot or cold.
On radiators, check to see if the control valve is open. If you have a radiator that remains cold to the touch, you can report the problem using the Work Order Management System.
Please note that the following residence areas use "2-pipe" systems and can operate only on cooling or heat. In these areas, the University makes an informed decision on when to switch from one system to the other.
"2-pipe" system areas:
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There's a big design flaw in Samsung's latest phone, the Galaxy Note 5, that breaks the included stylus' functionality if you slide it into its slot backwards.
The internet had a collective freakout over the flaw for most of Tuesday. And rightfully so.
I tried it, and found that it ruins many of the important features in the Note 5.
The Verge received an official statement from Samsung essentially stating that it's the user's fault for not reading the instructions properly, and that the scenario was "unexpected."
It appears Samsung knew about the flaw too. The following screenshot from the Note 5 user manual warns you not to insert the S Pen backwards:
S Pens on previous Galaxy Note devices were much harder to slide in backwards because they were wider at the top, so they never had this problem.
The issue is still fresh, so Samsung may figure out a better way to deal with this problem in the near future. I've also reached out to the company, and will update this post as soon as I hear back. But for now, the official statement is to be careful and make sure you're sliding the stylus in the proper way.
What happens when you break the S Pen
It might be different for others, but my Galaxy Note 5 review unit will now randomly vibrate to alert me to replace the S Pen, which is a handy feature if I leave the S Pen behind. Except I'm getting the alerts when the S Pen is in its housing.
And the cool new feature that lets you take notes without needing to unlock your screen is also busted. Instead of turning on when I remove the S Pen, it now turns on when I put it back in.
Also, the S Pen icon that appears on the Galaxy Note 5's home screen when you remove the S Pen also never goes away, even if the S Pen is in its housing. It worked fine for a while, but it broke eventually after taking the S Pen in and out a few times the correct way.
Is this a dealbreaker? Probably not. The Galaxy Note 5 is an incredible phone, and it's the best phone I've ever used. It's unfortunate Samsung didn't try to fix the problem before, but you should be fine as long as you're really careful.


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European Female PA to CEO/MD in Maadi- Cairo
Personal Assistant to CEO & Managing Director
A multi-national company is looking for an European Female, already based in Egypt to provide a high standard of executive secretarial and administrative support to the CEO/MD during their business trips to Egypt.
The work responsibility is to ensure efficient completion of all duties, including but not limited to:
- Manage and maintain the CEO/MD's diary and email accounts, filter emails, highlight urgent correspondence and print attachments.
- Prepare correspondence on behalf of the CEO/MD, including the drafting of general replies.
- Taking dictation and minute general meetings as required and complete research on behalf of the CEO/MD and present findings.
- Keep and retrieve files.
- Greet visitors/clients meeting with the CEO/MD and deal with any needs or general enquiries that they may have to ensure they are made to feel comfortable and welcome.
- Attend business meetings as required by the CEO/MD.
- Check the image of the office that it is properly maintained, arrangement of files and folders as required.
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality of the company and business records. .
- Deputising for the CEO/MD, trouble shooting problems, making decisions and delegating work to others in the CEO/MD's absence
- Manage the CEO/MD financial expenses and accounts.
- Accuracy in reporting
- Excellent communication skills
- Has successfully undertaken formal secretarial training
- At least 2 years proven experience of working in a similar senior administrative or secretarial position, preferably in a large multi-national company within Egypt
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and Internet use
- Ability to travel if the work required
- Working time flexibility with the CEO/MD and on occasion a longer than normal day and maybe regularly contacted by the CEO/MD out of normal office hours to deal with unexpected events.
- Positive attitude, smart and has a good decorum and must be flexible to respond to the diversity of the role while maintaining high levels of discretion and diplomacy.
- Ability to work under pressure and be flexible as part of a small team.
- Able to work on her own initiative to ensure matters are dealt with professionally, relying on experience and judgment to resolve issues wherever possible.
- When the CEO/MD is absent, she will be expected to use any down-time to explore and implement improvements to the way the CEO/MD office is managed.
- Valid Egyptian Driving License is a big advantage
This is a local hire so only candidates already based in Egypt will be considered.
Attractive Salary + Annual Bonus.
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Travel with women like us foundation
Women Like Us Foundation believes that traveling to locations domestically and internationally gives us the opportunity to experience first hand the work of women who are creating change for their communities, their children, their families and the world.
We've traveled to India, Uganda, Costa Rica, Kenya and more internationally. We support women causes right here in the United States and are planning trips to locations where women are making a difference.
How can you be a part of this:
1. Sign up for our newsletter
2. Host a screening of our documentary film
3. Have a fundraiser for a woman-led initiative in your community.
4. Donate
5. Travel with us
6. Volunteer- Please fill out our contact form and we'll get back with you right away! Our volunteers matter so much to our mission.


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Mega to Micro
May additions to Crex Meadows including Warblers, Tiger Beetles and more Butterflies! Read More...
After reviewing some pages, I decided to add a glossary with some terms that may help with understanding some of the pages within. Primarily affecting the soils area, and in preparation for a new section under development. Read More...
A summary with tables on the population status of the Trumpeter Swan in North America. Read More...
Welcome to the Sciences index of the site. My goal here is to provide news, links, general information for those who take an interest in the sciences.
Sometimes people struggle with the ideas of the science and I hope to offer some well put information to encourage the passing on of knowledge. I am no expert in any of the areas that I will cover here, but I hope to answer some questions and be able to point people in the right direction for further information thru links.
The link bar along the top of the page is a general navigation bar. In some areas of the website, this changes to reflect content within a particular section copy watches , in other areas it remains a general navigation link bar. On the left side of the page, there are more specific links to content within a section and is more widely used for internal navigation.
The Site Map link will bring you to a page of links within the site and will list every page available for viewing. As the site grows in size, the Site Map may be expanded into more pages with specific content mapped out on each.
Area M has been added to complement Area K. States include Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, part of the Dakota's and more. Topics include area geology, water use, ground water quality, soils, land use, and much more. This project is massive, with over 200 areas needing conversion into web format. Regional Land Use
Pages on Soil in the USA! Additional pages include a history of notable events that have influenced the way people think about the world around them. USA Soil Information


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Being a Contact
Being a Viva! Contact
When we get enquiries from the media or local people who would like to support our campaigns, we put them in touch with people on our Contacts List. Contacts are campaigners (individuals or groups) who are willing to have their contact details made available to the public.
Contacts have their details added to our official Contacts List which we distribute to our supporters and put up on our website. If members of the public want to get involved in campaigning in their area we can then put them in touch with their local Contact. Similarly, if the local press want to speak to someone local we are able to give them a name. The public details could be just a name (or name of your group), phone number and/or email address if you prefer. If you contact us about becoming a campaigner, we'll send you a form allowing you to make clear what information you'd like made available to the public.
The main advantage of such "official" local contacts is that regional media are much more likely to cover Viva!'s actions and campaigns if they can find a local angle. We've found that it really makes a significant difference to the amount and quality of coverage we receive, and that really helps our campaigns to succeed. Viva! will supply you with up-to-date and accurate information about our campaigns and all the issues we cover. It is also, of course, important to us to be able to tell people who contact us offering help what they can do in their local area.
If you do not want to speak to the media but are happy to speak to members of the public (or vice-versa), we can record that information on our database too.
Obviously, many people prefer not to be Contacts and they still do a great job supporting our campaigns. Campaigning should only involve doing what you are comfortable with. Then again, many campaigners become far more bold than they ever imagined - you might surprise yourself!
If you'd like to become a Viva! Contact, get in touch with us at firstname.lastname@example.com.