About
the Program
As part of the application process, each student must identify an elder from his or her home community whose life the student wants to document as a Local Visionary.
To receive academic credit, all Fellows must enroll in a credited independent study course. At partnering institutions, faculty advisors are pre-selected and have expanded roles and responsibilities beyond teaching. Students at partnering institutions will work with the designated faculty advisor, to ensure their independent study project is an approved course.
Students from non-partnering institutions are encouraged to apply for the VHFP program. However, in order to be accepted, these students must identify a faculty member on their campus, often their academic advisor, who will facilitate the necessary paperwork to ensure that the independent study is accredited. Students from non-partnering institutions who have questions about identifying a faculty advisor may call NVLP Project Director Skip Coblyn at (202) 331-2700, ext. 302.
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Faculty advisors will provide academic resources, supervision and training necessary for
Fellows to do an extensive
research project, including a videotaped oral history
interview with their chosen
elder.
Because of an expanded relationship with partnering institutions, NVLP provides basic video equipment to these schools for their student projects.
Students at non-partnering institutions must make their own arrangements for the use of video equipment, preferably that which is available on their campuses. A basic production kit includes:
On-campus options may include: communication, journalism or film production departments, a campus or student-run television station, or film/video clubs. If there are no on-campus options, NVLP will help the student explore various alternatives to identifying a source for the video equipment.