Description:
July Experience @ Davidson is a three-week residential program on the campus of one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges. Academically-motivated rising juniors and seniors are able to push themselves academically and get a taste of the type of thinking and work they will be called upon to do at the college level. July Experience@ Davidson 2010 will take place from July 4-24, 2010!
Students take two courses that meet 90 minutes daily. Summer 2010 offerings include: Skulls, Bones, and Clandestine Graves (Anthro.), Climate Change and Energy Choices (Chem.), Literature and Writing: East and West (Eng.), Watching Closely: How to Study and Make Movies (Eng.), Hitler and Nazi Germany (Hist.), On The Shoulders of Giants (Math), Listening to Fear: Music and Visual Media (Music), The Family and Justice (Pol. Sci.), Work and Occupations in Modern Society (Soc.), Cassandra's Dilemma: Challenging Persuasion (Writing). Students also enjoy a variety of recreational and social activities that include visits to our Lake Campus, exercise at the fitness center or gym, team games, tournaments, dances, rafting at the U.S. National Whitewater Center and trips to social and cultural venues in nearby Charlotte. The College Admissions Department provides workshops for college search and other programs are devoted to leadership development.
Students are expected to adhere to the Davidson College Honor Code that serves as a foundation for community experience at Davidson.
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