Mr. Sullivan's English IV Honors Section 2001-2002 Time Capsule
Below are the future colleges that our classmates will be attending. We have discussed several college prep issues throughout the year, such as learning MLA rules and preparing to adapt to APA or whatever style a particular institution requires. Thus, students research their future schools in order to know what to expect for style. Students also investigated future classes as well as exam and evaluation methods. Some schools use blue books while others utilize technology and laptops. Students also looked into extracurricular opportunities and other areas of future interest.
http://www.conncoll.edu/academics/departments/English/
quick link to the English Department that easily links to other sites within this topic.
http://www.conncoll.edu/academics/departments/English/faculty/index.html
The profiles of teachers, their curriculum, and their background in academia which enriches the CC campus. http://laurel.conncoll.edu/camel/offices/registrar/index.cfm?fuseaction=course&circuit=English
The intention of the department is to provide a range of coverage as well as depth of interpretation through courses emphasizing periods, genres, major authors, and a variety of approaches to literature and language. This site gives a complete catalog of the courses available in the English department.
http://www.conncoll.edu/athletics/
If you are interested in playing sports, all the teams, their scores, background, and coach information is easily accessible here- GO CAMELS!!
http://www.conncoll.edu/academics/centers/
This site gives information on the The Four Interdisciplinary Centers
1. American Center for Arts and Technology / Through the Center, CAT faculty and students can shape the study, use and creation of newtechnologies, probe the forefront of their fields and work in new markets with innovative products.
2. Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts - CISLA / The mission of the Center is to encourage students to become public intellectuals: those who are politically concerned, socially engaged, and culturally sensitive and informed.
3. Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy / (PICA) The Center orchestrates College and community resources to build on assets, respond to needs, and facilitate community revitalization and problem solving.
4. Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies / A comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that builds on one of the nation's leading undergraduate environmental studies programs. The Center fosters research, education, and curriculum development aimed at understanding contemporary ecological challenges.
http://camel2.conncoll.edu/ccacad/nip/internat.html
This site details the destinations of study abroad programs as well as the purpose behind them.
>http://laurel.conncoll.edu/camel/offices/registrar/
>- The whole entire course catalog of all classes is included in this site as well as links to what the classes are about, who teaches them, etc. It is extremely helpful for those eager to learn more about the academics offered at CC. A great link is to http://laurel.conncoll.edu/camel/is/info-resources/course-pages/index.cfm#E which gives all course web pages. For exams, tests, quizzes, homework and the working and play life of students in general, the honor code of CC is imperative.
HONOR CODE
Connecticut College's Honor Code is an integral part of your academic experience. Any violation of this code is considered extremely serious and will be handled by the J-Board. Here are some guidelines for both research and programming assignments. They do not cover all eventualities so if you have any doubt about a course of action you can ask me to see if it's permissible. In all cases you are bound by the College's Honor Code. It is always permissible to ask me for clarification on any assignment. If I do not feel it is fair to discuss the assignment I will say so.
For research assignments, if you are using outside sources you need to reference them. Any direct quotes should be in quotes with a footnote; any ideas you have used without much alteration should also be footnoted. Drawings and other information should also be footnoted. If you are using the Web then you cannot copy other work without permission (even with a reference). All references should be listed in a bibliography. If you are cutting and pasting you need to be giving proper credit. Research assignments should be done on your own, although you are free to consult with me.
Programming and lab assignments may be done with some consultation with other students. However, the final product must be your own work, in your own words. Cutting and pasting from other students is not allowed. If you are directly using code from a CD or a web site you need to note that in your documentation. For example, you might use the general idea of a program from class, but have changed it to fit your needs. That is fine. But if you have bodily lifted pieces of that code then you need to document that; it is a practice that should be done infrequently. If you are cutting and pasting you need to be giving proper credit. As another example, you might use a model in your world that someone else has created. You can only do that only if you give full credit to that individual.When you are working on programming projects there should not be any consultation with outside people except your professor. The above guidelines about referencing sources should be followed.
>Some don'ts:Don't copy anyone else's work unless you give full credit. Don't copy answers from another student, a web site, solutions manuals or anywhere else.Don't consult with anyone other that your professor on major projects.Don't treat the honor code lightly; if you're in doubt about a possible
>violation, ask me.
Bates College
Lewiston Maine
General Information:
- In 2000, Bates was ranked by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine as the 3rd "most wired" liberal arts colleges in the country.
- 4-4-1 calendar
-1,767 enrolled students
- The student/faculty ratio at Bates is 10 to one.
-Bates offers 24 department majors, eight interdisciplinary program majors, and 24 secondary concentrations.
- Nine of 10 seniors complete a senior thesis or project
-The five most popular majors at Bates are economics, psychology, biology, English and political science.
- About 60 percent of the student body participates in varsity or club sports.
-Students run more than 70 clubs and organizations. Bates has never had fraternities or sororities; all student organizations are open to all students.
-Bates is ranked fourth among colleges and universities in the percentage of 2000 graduates with credit for study abroad.
Majors I am interested in:
Anthropology
Biology
Sociology
Environmental Studies
First Year Seminars:
"Each First-Year Seminar offers an opportunity for entering students to develop skills in writing, reasoning, and research that will be of critical importance throughout their academic careers. Enrollment is limited to fifteen students to ensure the active participation of all class members and to permit students and instructor to concentrate on developing the skills necessary for successful college writing. Seminars typically focus on a current problem or a topic of particular interest to the instructor."
Seminars I am interested in:
-255. The Psychology of Influence. Much of human behavior is directed toward influencing others. The field of social psychology has systematically investigated the nature of people's influence on one another. This course uses social psychological theory and research to examine the phenomenon of how people influence one another. Topics to which social psychological theory and research are applied include the Holocaust, advertising, pseudoscience, health prevention programs, cults, eyewitness identifications, and prejudice. Fall semester. Staff.
-251. Spectacles of Blood: Roman Gladiators and Christian Martyrs. This course considers the sociology of violence in the ancient world by exploring the question, "Why did Romans like to watch people die?" Students trace the history of gladiatorial games from their origins as Etruscan funeral rites to their culmination in violent spectacles of death routinely enjoyed by Romans of every segment of society in the early empire. In the second half of the course, students trace the phenomenon of martyrdom in the early Christian Church and the reasons why Christian martyrs might embrace a violent, public death in the arena. Assigned readings are drawn from English translations of primary sources and selected secondary readings. Fall semester. M. Imber.
Here's some information on Mary Washington College, sorry if it's not a lot because the website was not very specific:
- Libraries and resources: among many, the Simpson Library which is accessible 24/7 by databases and has over 300,000 books
- Technology: has Eaglenet which is similar to FirstClass, "Traditional classrooms have been transformed into high-tech learning facilities that allow our faculty to challenge and guide students to new levels of ability and understanding," students and faculty have either macs or pc's
- Academics: has a Writing Center like SA, 28 undergraduate majors which includes Historic Preservation (I haven't seen it at any other school, probably because of Fredrickburg's long history), and Psychology in which I may consider majoring.
the best link that I could give you that would have the most helpful information about the school is:
http://www.mwc.edu/students/default.asp
~Sarah
At Georgetown they have a blue book exam policy. They have a strict Honor Code Policy that denotes strict and distinct rules against cheating and plagiarism. Georgetown offers study abroad programs in over 25 countries on 3 continents as well as offers aid in finding programs in locations that are not offered. Classes are offered on a graded basis, pass-fail basis, or can be audited. The average student spends 30 hours a week studying.
Bryn Mawr College has multiple academic requirements including 2 introductory seminars one of which must be completed the first term of one's freshwoman year. It has 6 libraries including one for psychology and one for other sciences. The school also offers Praxis courses which combine minimal classroom learning with community service as close as the town of Bryn Mawr and as far away as Philadelphia. Bryn Mawr operates off its social and academic honor codes. As well, the school is part of a consortium of colleges with UPenn, Swarthmore, and Haverford.
Merrimack College: When researching this school there were comforting options that will make the transition from high school to college academics an easier one. Courses such as Introduction to College Writing, will hopefully aid one to get accustomed to what is expected of a student in English class, while classes emphasizing the reading of short stories and creative writing are appealing to a new student. Merrimack has a writing center as well which is appealing to be apart of since there is that option at Suffield, but is also nice to have the option of taking advantage of getting help from ones peers as many are able to do during their Suffield careers. Students entering their first year are required to take a First Year Seminar. This seminar emphasizes attention to writing; attention to library and investigative skills; utilization of discussion, dialog, and conversation as teaching methodologies; important issues of civilization; and an emphasis on analytical thinking. All of these highlight what Me
rrimack students are offered academically in their four years of college.
This is the information about Trinity College that I got it off the site http://www.trincoll.edu
*a glance at the academic schedule
-aug. 29th, first year students arrive on campus
-Oct 18th, midterms
-dec. 11-17th, final exams
-dec. 18th-jan 19th, winter break and library is closed
-may 5-9th, final examinations
*There are first year seminars in which students are required to work with 12-15 other students to explore an intellectually challenging topic.
*Study Abroad:
"Students from every major (including mathematics, engineering, and the sciences) at Trinity College have studied abroad in recent years, and most have gained academic credit from their study abroad program or institution toward major requirements at Trinity. More than forty percent of each graduating class in the past several years has participated in a foreign study program for one or two semesters. Undergraduates from Trinity have studied in Italy, Great Britain, China, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Kenya, Ireland, Chile, Russia, Spain, France, Mexico, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Greece, Brazil, Germany, Poland, Israel, The Netherlands, Belgium, Morocco, New Zealand, Denmark, Egypt, South Africa, Vietnam, and more."
*The Cities Program- open to 25 students in each class, a non-major program that studies cities, past present and future, students are chosen by leadership and academic qualifications.
*Library:
"Trinity College supports an exceptionally large and comprehensive library. Its collections are designed to meet the needs of an undergraduate student population and a faculty of serious scholars. In addition, the College has initiated an ambitious building project that includes a complete renovation of the existing Library and the construction of a new addition of over 50,000 square feet. The completion of this project in the Winter of 2002 will provide the Trinity community with a state-of-the art facility within which to study and conduct research using the Library's outstanding collections and online resources."
"The Trinity College Library Collections contain 960,000 printed volumes, both books and periodicals, and 665,000 items in non-print formats including microforms, sound recordings, video recordings, slides, digital images and other electronic products. Each year approximately 9,000 new monographic titles are added to the collection and the Library subscribes to 2,400 periodicals. The College also is a selective depository for United States government publications, and receives approximately 30% of the material published by the Government Printing Office."
*Writing Proficiency Requirement-Students are required and expected to write prose that is correct, clear, convincing, and appropriate to audience and purpose. At any time, faculty can send students to the Writing Center for help because writing is prominent in a large majority of classes taken at Trinity.
*Interdisciplinary Science Program- a cirriculum created with focus on math, science, and engineering. Students are chosen by their high academic achievements and standing. The ISCenter actively promotes the sciences on campus and throughout the greater Hartford community and beyond through a broad ranging collection of projects, programs and services.