Define Yourself,
Discover Yourself,
Discover the World
Application Deadline: February 25, 2008
(note corrected deadline)
Application Procedure
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Author Kurt Vonnegut visiting with the College Scholars Program
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THE COLLEGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM is an undergraduate community of learners. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary learning and the moral demands of leadership, both
at Case and beyond. Students work with faculty to define their educational programs, teaching one another as well as learning from faculty.
Students apply to the program during their Freshman or Sophomore years and those admitted participate
in the program for the following two years. The
program is three credit hours per semester for two years for a total of 12 credit hours. In class, students can expect to develop communication skills, explore ethical problems, and probe the nature of leadership. They
also will have unusual opportunities to teach one
another, developing the curriculum of the program in collaboration with their classmates and the faculty. The final semester of the program is devoted to a project of the student’s own design. Seniors serve as mentors to the students in the class that follow them. Students from all majors and disciplines are encouraged to apply.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
• Learning in a community, and with a
cohort that will be together for two years.
• Close mentoring by faculty.
• More freedom to shape curriculum than
in ordinary academic programs.
• Meeting with distinguished speakers and guests, which in past years have
included Nobel Prize winners and other luminaries.
• Funding for individual research projects.
• The option to live with other program students in a special suite in House #7 in the new Village at 115 in the North Residential Village. The suite consists of single rooms, a computer/study room, a Great Room, as well as a fully-equipped kitchen.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
The College Scholars Program sponsors or co-sponsors visits to campus throughout the school year by a variety of leaders from the local, national, and international communities. These distinguished visitors meet informally with the students to discuss their work and life philosophies, to identify issues crucial to service and leadership, and to address pressing social concerns.
The following is a list of visitors who have participated in the College Scholars Program.
Mary Catherine Bateson — writer and cultural anthropologist
Wendy Doniger — religion scholar, University of Chicago (Coming April 2006)
Susan Faludi — author
Donald Johanson — physical anthropologist and discoverer of “Lucy”
Anthony Lewis — former New York Times reporter
Dr. Paul Loeb — associated scholar at the Center for Ethical Leadership
Dr. James Loewen — emeritus, University of Vermont
Mark Norell — curator of paleontology, American Museum of Natural History
Katha Pollitt — columnist with The Nation
Richard Rodriguez — author
Peter Singer — ethicist, Princeton University (Coming March 2006)
Susan Sontag — author and playwright
Sara Vowell — author
Kurt Vonnegut — author
Cornel West — philosopher and cultural critic
Dr. Howard Zinn — emeritus, Boston University
Harlan Ellison— author
Eric Foner — historian
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Application deadline: February 25, 2008
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Acceptance to the College Scholars Program (CSP) is open to all Freshmen and Sophomores and is based on an application, essay, and an interview. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis through February 25, 2008.
Submit application materials to:
Case Western Reserve Univeristy
CSP Application Drop--Box
Crawford Hall, Room 110 (SAGES Office)
Phone: 216/36-8954; Fax: 216/368-5835
For those accepted to the program, requests for CSP housing in House 7 in "The Village at 115" will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Students are encouraged to submit their CSP application as soon as possible.
Required materials:
1) Along with the CSP application form, which will be posted soon to this site, include a list of your interests, activities, and accomplishments that you feel demonstrate how both you and CSP would benefit from your participation. Feel free to be creative.
2) Submit a thoughtful response (maximum of two pages) to one of the folowing topics:
- a) If you were given $100,000 and a year without outside obligations, how would you spend your time?
- b) If you could spend a week with any person, alive or dead, whom would you choose? What would you do or talk about?
- c) If you were to assume a position of great power or leadership (President, Director of Screen Actor's Guild, Dictator, etc.), what would you become, and what would you do with your position?
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3) A 30-minute interview with current CSP students and faculty is part of the selection process. The application form will list dates of interviews.
4) Attach a copy of your current Case Western Reserve Univeristy transcript (this will not be provided to student interviewers). Freshmen: Submit Fall 2007 semester transcript; Sophomores: Fall 2007 and Freshman year.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Peter Whitehouse, CSP Director
peter.whitehouse@case.edu
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