In the Not So Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer...
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- High school students now have five programs from which to choose if
they want to spend some time this summer at Smith College. The summer offerings
range from the curricular to the extracurricular, from the arts and sciences
to athletics.
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- The 1997 Smith College International Summer Institute and a lacrosse
camp are the newest offerings. The others are in the sciences, arts and
humanities, and field hockey.
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- Kathleen Ryan, director of Smith's International Summer Institute,
says she anticipates that about 20 students will attend the four-week program.
"But I envision the program will grow in the years ahead," she
says.
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- Ryan notes that the institute will be open to girls entering grades
9 through 12 in high schools abroad. While most students are expected to
be foreign nationals, some may be U.S. citizens residing overseas, she
says. All are expected to be skilled in the English language.
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- Ryan, who is a Smith alumna as well as an admission counselor, explains
that the institute's academic program was created after consulting with
high school guidance counselors from a number of countries around the globe.
"We recognize there are a lot of bright international students who
are looking at colleges early, and these students are looking at the U.S.
as a prime educational setting," she says. Among the courses offered
will be American literature, computers, economics, humanities, mathematics
and psychology.
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- Smith's summer science program includes course work
in chemistry, botany, biology, computers, ecology, physics and psychology.
It's just one of five summer programs that attract high school students
from around the world to the Smith campus.
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- Like students in the other summer programs, international students
will be able to live on campus and have the run of the athletic facilities,
where they can participate in everything from aerobics to swimming to weight
training. Ryan notes that one of the benefits of the institute is that
international students will be able to interact with Smith's undergraduate
students.
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- Ryan says admission to the program will cost $3,150. The deadline for
regular admission is May 15. If you would like more information about the
Smith College International Summer Institute contact Ryan either by phone:
(413) 585-2894; fax: (413) 585-2893; or e-mail: kryan@smith.smith.edu.
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- Judy Strong, a lecturer in exercise and sport studies and senior coach
of field hockey and lacrosse, says that she jumped at the chance to run
a lacrosse camp this summer. "Lacrosse is starting to boom in this
area," she says. "A lot of high schools have turned their club
teams into varsity teams."
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- Strong says she expects about 60 girls in grades seven through 12 to
sign up, at a cost of $225 for those who stay in Smith housing and $170
for commuters. The program will run from July 20 to 23.
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- The field hockey camp, which runs from July 27 to 31, costs $245 for
residents and $185 for commuters. Applications for both programs are due
by June 15. For more information, you may call Strong in the athletic department
at (413) 585-2714 or send e-mail to jstrong@ais. smith.edu.
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- Smith's residential summer programs in science and in the arts and
humanities also run for four weeks in July and have June 1 application
deadlines.
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- The science program, with course work in chemistry, botany, biology,
computers, ecology, physics and psychology, costs $2,980 to attend and
is open to 65 high school girls enrolled in grades nine through 12. A $50
application fee will be applied toward the total fee. You may direct all
questions to Gail Scordilis, director of the Smith Summer Science Program;
phone: (413) 585-3879; fax: (413) 585-3786; or e-mail: gscordilis@smith.smith.
edu.
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- Smith's arts and humanities summer program focuses on the performing
arts, visual arts and humanities and costs $2,980 to attend. Students who
opt to stay on campus live in college housing along with Smith undergraduate
interns who serve as supervisors, advisers and teaching and research assistants.
For more information, contact Robert E. Hosmer Jr., director of the Summer
Arts and Humanities Program; phone: (413) 585-3299; fax: (413) 585-3339;
or e-mail: rhosmer@smith.smith.edu.
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