Furman University Summer Scholars Program

Furman University Summer Scholars Program

Session 1:

Sunday, July 11 – Saturday, July 17, 2010

One-week residential program for students entering 11th or 12th grade in the Fall of 2010

Session 2:

Sunday, July 18 – Saturday, July 24, 2010

One-week residential program for students entering 11th or 12th grade in the Fall of 2010

The Summer Scholars program is an academic enrichment program that engages rising juniors and seniors in small group settings under the direction of Furman faculty members. Students have the opportunity to challenge their mind, make friends that will last a lifetime and have lots of fun. The academic experience will include lectures, class discussion, debates, laboratory research, field trips, group and individual projects, and other activities intended to provide a challenging learning experience. All courses are led by professors and professional experts in their respective fields. Our instructors are selected not only for their knowledge of their subjects but also for their commitment to engaged learning and the liberal arts. While each class has different capacities, no class has more than 21 students enrolled. Courses are not equivalent to high school courses, but rather are designed to model the collegiate academic experience, enabling students to learn more about a particular subject while acquiring skills that will further prepare them for their college career. A scholar is defined as “a student that studies under a teacher.” Please come and study under the best faculty and professional leaders in the nation!

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Application and Tuition

APPLICATION

The application can be found by going to the following link:

https://furman.wufoo.com/forms/w7s2z1/

The application deadline is May 1. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible in order to receive placement in one of their top choices. Please list your top two choices by indicating #1 for first choice and #2 for second choice. Keep in mind that you could be placed in either class that you rank so you should only rank classes that you are willing to take.

· Please ask your counselor to mail an official high school transcript along with his/her recommendation form.

· Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis. All applications must be signed by the student and parent/guardian.

· Acceptance letters will be mailed following the review of each application. All applications are date stamped when received. A deposit of $200 is required once the student is accepted into a class. Deposit checks will be cashed immediately upon receipt.

· Forms that students must submit once accepted will be available on line for downloading.

· If you are applying for financial assistance, please refer to the Financial Assistance page.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

____ APPLY NOW. Application deadline is May 1, 2010. A complete application consists of

the application for Summer Scholars, a high school transcript and a recommendation

submitted by your high school counselor.

____ Once the student receives an acceptance letter, a $200 non-refundable deposit is

required for each week. The deposit is due 14 days after notification of acceptance.

_____ Final payment for each week is due June 1, 2010.

_____ All requests for disability accommodations are due by June 1, 2010. No exceptions to

the deadline can be offered.

TUITION

· The cost for one week is $1,000. If enrolling in two weeks, you will receive a 10% discount for each course/week. ($1,800)

· Tuition includes: Room and board, Field Trips, Social Activities and Linens (top and bottom twin sheets, one blanket and towels). It does not include: Personal spending money, souvenirs, personal items, medical expenses and travel expenses.

DEPOSITS AND REFUNDS:

· A non-refundable deposit of $200 per week is due within 14 days of receipt of acceptance in to the program.

· Final course assignments are made upon receipt of the $200 deposit.

· The balance of the tuition is due by June 1, 2010.

· There are no refunds for cancellations or early departures from the program.

For questions regarding the application process, please contact Mary Hearne, Director of Summer Scholars at .

COURSES

Students are enrolled in one course each week. Classes meet Monday through Friday for approximately five hours each day. In addition, some courses will require extra laboratory or preparation time. Specifically, the Mock Trial class requires evening meetings. Summer Scholar counselors will accompany students to class and assist them with their assignments as needed. The Summer Scholar program reserves the right to cancel courses without sufficient enrollment. Students will be asked to have a first and second course choice. Assignments to courses will be based on academic records and space available in the class.

July 12 – 16 Courses:

Fit for Life I

Graphic Design

Leadership Quest

Living Well through Sustainable Food Growing, Eating, and Home Construction

Mock Trial

Theatre: Remember me in LIGHT!

July 19 – 23 Courses:

Fit for Life II (Advanced course. Pre-requisite: Fit for Life I offered week one)

French Today!

Mock Trial

Pre-health: What is it like to practice medicine in the 21st century?

Protest!

Writing About Film

WEEK ONE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

(Courses taught during week one will meet July 12 -16.)

Fit for Life: Living Well

Are you interested in nutrition, health, and fitness? Are you baffled by food labels, exercise gizmos, or contradicting media reports on diet and exercise? Learn how to decipher myth from reality by learning the basic of nutrition and exercise science. Develop a personal exercise program to meet your goals. Receive instruction on a variety of cardiovascular and weight training equipment during daily exercise sessions. Participate in group weight training, indoor cycling, and yoga classes. Become a food label whiz in a supermarket scavenger hunt. View the film SuperSize Me and discuss factors contributing to the current rise in obesity. Tour the Molnar Human Performance Laboratory, home to the Furman Institute for Running and Scientific Training (FIRST) that has been featured in Runner’s World magazine. Observe or participate in Vo2 max treadmill testing or underwater weighing to asses cardio respiratory fitness or body fat percentage. Visit a local farm to pick fresh fruits and vegetables and help prepare a healthy meal from your other classmates.

Kelly Frazier, M.A. is a lecturer and wellness program coordinator in the department of health and exercise science. She is a certified Health and Fitness Instructor by the American College of Sports Medicine and a certified Group Exercise Instructor by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. Kelly frequently lectures on a variety of wellness topics in the Upstate and recently authored the South Carolina Shrinkdown Healthy Living Guide that was distributed throughout the state.

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Advertising Design & Brand Identity

This course is an introduction to the organizational and creative aspects of advertising design relating to brand identity. The class will utilize graphic design to develop advertising solutions and study ways that color, typography and images play into the design of a 2 and 3-D product line that motivates consumers. The course will include lectures, projects, critiques, discussions, demonstrations, readings, presentations and a field trip to a local ad agency.

Software: Adobe Creative Suite 2 / Hardware: iMac G4, Flatbed scanner and color laser printer

This program will be directed by Ross McClain, assistant professor of art who has been a member of the Furman faculty since the fall of 1999. Previously, he served as a faculty member at the University of Iowa and the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Ross also has five years of experience in commercial advertising and graphic design.

Leadership Quest

Leadership Quest is a fun filled, action-packed, program for high school student who wish to learn, experience and model effective group behavior. Through discussions, demonstrations, games, simulations and exercises, you’ll learn about various leadership styles and e able to identify your own style. You’ll learn to differentiate among the various individual roles of group members, and you’ll understand the important elements of group problem solving. You’ll be able to compare and contrast the various results of decision making by consensus building and to demonstrate the knowledge and benefits of trust building in small groups by using such skills as self disclosure and risk taking. You’ll learn the importance of cooperation in small groups, and you’ll find out how to provide motivation, feedback and delegation.

Kim Keefer, director of the Shucker Leadership Institute at Furman, will lead this program. She coordinates a comprehensive four-year leadership development program for Furman students and manages all operations for Furman’s adventure challenge ropes course.

Living Well through Sustainable Food Growing, Eating, and Home Construction

Furman University and the surrounding communities provide a rich learning laboratory for sustainable living. And, living sustainably is becoming much more important in this age of constrained resources.

The content of the course will include “how to grow food”, “how to select food to sustain your life”, “how to make energy from the sun”, and “how to build a sustainable home”. Class time will be split between lecture/discussion and field trips to nearby sustainable farms and farmer’s markets, renewable energy installations, and “green” homes.

Dr. Frank Powell is a long-time professor of Health and Exercise Science at Furman University and now serves as the sustainability liaison for the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability. His many years of working to integrate healthy lifestyle choices with sustainable living has given him particular insight into the skills necessary to make good choices for both personal health and well-being and for living more sustainably on the Earth.

Mock Trial

Thinking of a career in law? Curious about the American judicial system, courtroom procedures, and the components of a trial? If the answer is yes, then this Summer Scholars class if for you! The course will introduce you to trial practice techniques utilized by the American Mock Trial Association, focusing on the hypothetical case State of Midlands v. Jackie Owens. In a first for Midlands, three entrepreneurs joined forces to create Trifecta Entertainment, a major movie studio. After some initial growing pains, Trifecta was about to embark on it’s most profitable year. But then one of the partners went missing. Foul play was suspected and then police discovered the missing partner’s corpse buried at the base of Calkins Cliffs. The two remaining partners have been indicted for murder. Using this case, the course will teach participants proper courtroom etiquette, direct and cross examination tactics, the structure of opening statements and closing arguments, federal rules of evidence, and other matters related to trial advocacy in a criminal matter. Students will be divided into prosecution and defense trial teams; at the end of the week the case will be tried in the federal courthouse. After classroom instruction, students will be responsible for developing case themes, preparing direct and cross-examination questions for witnesses, and drafting opening statements and closing arguments.

Students from Furman’s mock trial team will assist practicing attorneys who coach the award-winning Furman team, as well as Dana Professor of Political Science Glen Halva-Neubauer who founded the university’s mock trial program in 1995.

Theater: Remember me in LIGHT!

Introduction to the basic materials, processes and procedures of standard theatrical lighting practice. Practical hands on experience in designing, hanging and focusing theatrical lights. Exercises and experiments with various types of lighting instruments – including 31 state-of-the-art moving lights, special effects and automated lighting. A culminating project where the students, working in smaller design teams will design lights to illustrate a piece of classical music.

A typical day will involve a morning and an afternoon session. All work will take place in The Playhouse theatre and a possible “fieldtrip” to McAlister Auditorium to see larger scale proscenium lighting and follow spots. There will be a healthy mixture of more traditional “lectures” and actual work on a lighting crew—handling and manipulating the materials in experiments and exercises designed to give the student greater confidence and competence in using light as an artistic medium in the theatre.

Directing this program will be Rhett Bryson, professor of theatre arts at Furman and scenic and lighting designer for the Furman Theatre. Rhett has professional theatre experience at the Asolo Theatre Festival in Sarasota, FL. A master electrician will be named later.

WEEK TWO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

(Courses taught during week two will meet July 19-23.)

Fit for Life II: Living Well Advanced Course

(This course is a continuation of the week one course. All students taking this course must have previously completed the Summer Scholar Fit for Life I in 2009 or 2010.)

In addition to subject material from week one, week two will discuss dietary supplements, global nutrition, modern agriculture and the food supply. We will view the movie Food Inc. and conduct personal dietary analyses using NutriCalc software.

French Today!

Curious about the French education system? Want to hear the latest in French music? Or would you just like to build up your French language skills? In French Today, you’ll explore contemporary French civilization in a linguistic immersion environment. Topics may include geography, a historical overview, government and politics, the arts, education and media. Learning activities will include extensive use of electronic media for research and presentations of cultural topics and current events. A variety of engaged learning approached will seek to strengthen proficiency in five language areas: spoken, written, listening, readying and cultural. Classroom learning will be supplemented by time in Furman’s state of the art language resource center while out-of-class activities such as films, games and conversation will broaden learning opportunities. Students will be actively engaged in information-gathering activities on the internet, reading news articles, listening to live media reports and preparing presentations for classmates. You will also have the opportunity to experience Furman’s language house as well as dining at a local French restaurant. To learn more, visit the website at http://facweb.furman.edu/~ballen/. This program will best suit students with one or (preferably) two years of high school French.