European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 13, 1991 paid advertisement student receives scholarship on eve of deployment a dedicated Maryland student who just recently won a us presidential scholarship was deployed to saudi the Day after completing her term ii weekend class. Staff sgt. Lisa Marie Sexton had planned to return Home to Appleton Wise for the holidays until she Learned that she would be deployed to saudi on Quot 17 dec. A. A a a a a a a a a a a a a it should be interesting to see How i function in a sandstorm a staff sergeant Lisa Marie Sexton said. Previously a court reporter at the Southern Law Center in Mannheim. Sexton is now part of operation desert shield. A a in a a Little anxious a Sexton said. A a in be never been deployed to a hostile area before. I just Hope its All settled without anyone being  Sexton joined the army soon after graduation from High school at the age of 18 and was sent to Europe on her first assignment. A when 1 graduated from High school in june of 1982, College was the furthest thing from my mind a Sexton write in her winning scholarship essay. �?o1 Felt i had Learned All there was to learn and was ready for some adventure a a but it Wasny to Long before i experienced a void and my interest in formal education was rekindled a Sexton continued in her essay. Sexton took her first course with Maryland in 1984 while she was a private at accent. The course was Gupt 100 principles of government and politics. A was i looked around myself on that first assignment. The people 1. Wanted to emulate were the ones who were constantly striving to better themselves learn More and hone their skills and Talent a Sexton wrote. A they were attending classes growing and attaining rank and position. A these people were also the ones who seemed to get the most out of their a european experience a a she continued. A i saw people 30 years older and seven ranks above me attending College  a a a a a Sexton is now a management studies major with Junior standing who Hopes to earn her degree before her next permanent duty assignment. She decided to apply for the scholarship because she was Only Able to take one class each term according to the tuition assistance program. A i saw a flyer about the scholarships. And i almost tossed it out a Sexton said. A i looked at it like an de Mcmahon sweepstakes flyer. You think everyone gets one and you have no  Sexton will be Able to take advantage Field study bring a suitcase for these courses education Isnit just for the classroom anymore. Field study courses with the University of Maryland take you out of the classroom and put you into castles museums pyramids cathedrals and Heaters. \ a throughout the year Maryland offers a variety of three semester hour Field study courses at historic locations in Europe and the Middle East nine semester. Hours of previous University study is the prerequisite for most of the courses. Many courses also require students to hive valid passports. It is the responsibility of each student to follow my Litany leave and fraud authorization a procedures a. A a a a a a a a a -. A. A a a a a a a  a i Abelow Are the next 6 Field study courses to be offered by the University of Maryland this Winter. More Field study courses Are scheduled for the Spring. Consult individual Field study flyers for further details and Contact your local Field representative to Etoll. _ Cusp 198/398 musicals in London. Id-21 february 1991 Claire Baker . _. In addition to attending four musicals including a phantom of the opera and a Les Misc Rables a students will learn about the historical background of the musical As Well As the social and political message of musicals and musical plays. Engl 27379 drama in London 16-22 March 1991 Claire Baker . A a a a White studying various kinds of plays including comedy tragedy political satire and psychological realism students will attend theater productions by the Royal National theater the Royal Shakespeare company fringe and the West end. Usop 198/arth 489 modern Art on the French Riviera Jean Mandola myi in this Art study course students travel to Nice and study original works from the impressionists Post impress twists Fauve and cubist periods including the works of such artists As Matisse Chagall and Picasso. Cusp 198/arth 489 impressionism and Post impressionism in Paris a a i Clair Baker . A a us this course allows students to study paintings by artists such As Monet Renoir l Sisley Pissarro Manet Degas Van Gogh Cezanne and Gauguin. Classes Are held at the Musee do orsay 1�?Torangerie and the Musee Marmot Tan. / Anth 298 evolution of societies in Anatolia a Neil Wilson . 23 March-7 Panl 1991 this course is a study of the relationships among cultural ideas and values personality types and socioeconomic systems from Hunting and gathering bands i to historical empires. Includes trips to Pam scale Antalya Konya Avants Ankara Eskisehir Ismir and Kusa Dasi. I engl 278/379 expatriate writers in Rome 24-30 March 1991 i Pauline Fry a and Toni Sepeda . I during a seven Day visit to Rome students will explore the works of expatriate i writers such As Smollett Berenson Goldsmith Addison Gibbon Byron Keats i Shelley James Wharton and Twain. Of her scholarship1 when she returns front saudi. Under Normal circumstances a scholarship is valid Only for the academic year in which the scholarship is awarded. In her essay Sexton wrote that she believes that career and educational goals can complement each other even though they provide different kinds of fulfilment. A if you done to have a degree you won t get your foot in the door a Sexton said. A the name of Maryland carries a lot of weight.�?�. Having already served with the army. For seven years Sexton would Jike to stay in for 20. A if you want to be promoted it helps to have a degree because its getting very competitive in the army a Sexton said. A you have to be head and shoulders above everyone  a my courses Are helping me right now in my mid management position and Are preparing me for a top management position a wrote Sexton. �?o1 have nowhere to go but up a like so Many other soldiers Sexton spent Christmas in saudi Arabia. A i was supposed to go Home for Christmas. I even had a plane ticket a Sexton said. A my brother is about to graduate from College and i was going to be there for that. And my sister just had a  Lisa Sexton the people i wanted to emulate were the ones who were constantly striving to better themselves learn More and hone their skills and  desert shield scholarship now available to spouses spouses of service members who deploy to the persian Gulf for operation desert shield May apply for special University of Maryland tuition scholarships. The president of the University of Maryland University College  Massey has announced the establishment of the european division desert shield scholarship program for the spouses of service members participating in desert shield. The scholarships Are to be used during term Iii 21 Jan 15 mar-1991. A. Spouses of deployed Active duty service members Are eligible to receive scholarships for two 1-credit Maryland weekend seminars As follows rank of deployed service member value of scholarship spouse pays Al e3 e4 e6 e7 e9 officers 90% of tuition 75% of tuition 50 % of tuition 25% of tuition 10% of tuition plus application fee and books 25% of tuition plus application fee and books 50% of tuition plus application fee and books 75% of tuition plus application fee and books b a payable at the students first registration with us. Any student who has already paid the application fee is not required to pay it again. Spouses who were enrolled in a Maryland three credit course during term i 20 aug 12 oct 1990 or term ii 29 oct 21 dec 1990 and who earned a a a cd or higher have the option of using the scholarship to take either two 1-credit seminars As noted above or one 3-credit Maryland course during term Iii. These scholarships will make it possible for spouses of service members to further their education while their sponsors Are on Active duty in the persian Gulf. Whether it will be possible to continue this scholarship program beyond term Iii will depend upon the availability of scholarship funds and the persian Gulf situation. For additional information please Contact your local education Center or Call  w. Brewer director of student services University of Maryland european division ets 370-6762/7157 or civilian 06221 378290. Advertisements appearing in this special Section Are not endorsed by the department of defense the military departments or the stars and stripes