New College Welcomes 8th Annual
Duke TIP Scholar Weekend March 10-11
(March 9, 2007) - This weekend, 66 academically gifted students in
grades 8-11 will be on the New College of Florida campus taking
challenging courses with New College faculty during the eighth
annual Duke TIP Scholar Weekend.
The young scholars will be attending classes in College Hall, Heiser
Natural Sciences Complex and in Palmer A.
Smile and say "hello" if you encounter them!
The Scholar Weekend program is open to eighth through 11th graders
who have been identified as academically gifted through the Duke
Talent Identification Program or through local school criteria.
Students enroll in one class and explore material typically not
included in their school curricula. The tuition of $360 covers
overnight hotel accommodation, food and academic activities.
Thirteen students are receiving financial aid.
The four courses are:
- "Build Your Own Story: Fiction Writing from Start to Finish"
– a class in creative writing taught by Lenore Hart, an
assistant professor at Wilkes University. Teaching assistants
for the course are New College students Catherine McCarthy and
Evan Miller, and the residential adviser is New College student
David Anderson.
- "Nature of Light and Color and Light in Nature" – a physics
class taught by physics Associate Professor Mariana Sendova. The
teaching assistant is New College student Elena Jeliazkova, and
the residential adviser is New College staffer Lacy Spraggins.
- "Person and Society: Introduction to Sociology through
Social Psychology" – a class on human behavior taught by
sociology Assistant Professor Chavella Pittman. Teaching
assistant is New College student Alessandra Lacorazza, and
residential adviser is New College student Anthony Circharo.
- "Puzzles, Proofs and Paradoxes" – a mathematics class taught
by Associate Professor Karsten Henckell. Teaching assistant is
New College student Lisa Bromberg, and Donita Pace, a New
College staffer, is the residential adviser.
New College's Kelly Coveleski is site coordinator and Special
Assistant to the President Suzanne Janney is program director
for the March 10-11 Duke TIP Scholar Weekend.
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New College of Florida
is a national leader in the arts and sciences and is the State of
Florida’s designated honors college for the liberal arts. Rated as
the #1 public liberal arts college in America by U.S. News &
World Report ("America's Best Colleges, 2007 Edition"), New
College attracts highly-motivated, academically-talented students
from throughout the United States, as well as 27 foreign countries.
