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Fall semester seminar & topic in fall 2008

Winter/spring short-term seminars

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Newberry Seminar in the Humanities

Short-Term Seminars

• Short-term seminars
• Seminars offered in winter/spring 2008
• Costs for short-term seminars
• How to apply
• Campus advisors

Short-term seminars at the Newberry

Short courses in the spring allow students and faculty to experience the Library and the city for a three to four-week term.

While these short-term courses are open to students from all ACM and Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc. (GLCA) member colleges, they are scheduled and administered primarily for the benefit of the two ACM colleges on the block or One-Course-at-a-Time plan, Colorado and Cornell Colleges. In most cases, students and teachers in short-term courses are from the same school, and the courses taught at the Newberry have the same titles and course numbers as similar courses on campus. Students receive the same amount of credit as they would for one course on campus.

Participants in the short-term courses work closely with faculty and their fellow students in a seminar that provides context and guidance for their research. It is a rich academic experience, giving students a chance to explore primary source materials on a topic of their choice.

Short-term seminars in winter/spring 2008

Students may select one or more courses. These seminars are subject to cancellation if there is insufficient enrollment.

History and Philosophy of Identity
Bryant Ragan, History, Colorado College
Dennis McEnnerney, Philosophy, Colorado College
Block 6: February 18 - March 12

Architecture and Philosophy
Judith Genova, Colorado College
Block 7: March 24 - April 16

Africa and Europe to 1919
Peter Blasenheim, History, Colorado College
Block 8: April 21 - May 14

Chicago: The Transformation of America's Second City, 1880-1940
Catherine Stewart, History, Cornell College
Term 8: April 7 - April 30

Wagner and Wagnerism: An Examination of His Many Worlds and Influences
James Martin, Music , Cornell College
Term 9: May 5 - May 28

Costs for short-term seminars

Students are billed tuition and a program fee by their colleges.

Tuition For students from Colorado and Cornell Colleges, tuition for the winter/spring 2008 short-term seminars will be approximately one-eighth of the home college’s 2007-08 annual tuition. Tuition will be paid directly to the home college. Tuition refunds are made in accordance with the policy in effect on the home campus. In most cases, students remain eligible for their college’s financial aid program and should consult their aid officers well in advance.

Program fee The program fee in 2008 will be $525 for each short-term seminar. The fee covers housing, usually in furnished, double-occupancy studio apartments with kitchenettes. No part of the program fee expended on a student’s behalf will be refunded if the student withdraws from the program. In addition to the non-refundable program deposit of $400 (which is applied to the program fee), students are charged a $100 housing security deposit, which will be refunded after the program if there is no damage to the apartment.

Other costs Students are responsible for their own transportation, food costs, linens, cookware, books and personal expenses.

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How to apply for short-term seminars

Colorado College students:

• In the fall, pick up application materials from the seminar instructor or Rita Zook in the office of the Dean. Ask them about relevant on-campus deadlines and for more information about the courses. You may also download a short-term seminar application (in PDF format; requires the free Acrobat Reader).
• Return the completed application and deposits to Rita Zook by December 1, 2007. There are two deposits: a non-refundable $400 deposit to secure your space on the program and a refundable $100 housing security deposit. Ms. Zook will forward the application and deposits to the ACM office.
• The ACM office will send you a receipt for your payment and orientation materials before the start of the course.

Cornell College students:

• In the fall, pick up application materials from the program advisor, Professor Martin. Ask him about relevant on-campus deadlines and for more information about the course. You may also download a short-term seminar application (in PDF format; requires the free Acrobat Reader).
• Return the completed application and deposits to Professor Martin by February 15, 2008. There are two deposits: a non-refundable $400 deposit to secure your space on the program and a refundable $100 housing security deposit. Professor Martin will forward the applications and deposits to the ACM office.
• The ACM office will send you a receipt for your payment and orientation materials before the start of the course.

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Campus advisors for short-term seminars

Colorado College
Carol Neel, Professor of History
719/389-6527
E-mail: cneel@coloradocollege.edu

Cornell College
James Martin, Professor of Music
319/895-4276
E-mail: jmartin@cornellcollege.edu