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Appalachian Will Host a Duke TIP Scholar Weekend April 5 and 6

Registration Deadline March 28

Appalachian State University will host a Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) Scholar Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, for academically gifted seventh through twelfth graders.

Appalachian’s Reich College of Education and the Duke Talented Identification Program sponsor the program open to students who have been identified in a Duke TIP search or identified as academically gifted by their local schools’ criteria.

The cost is $265 and includes housing, food, course activities and a limited illness/accident insurance policy. The registration deadline is Friday, March 28.

The program allows students to explore topics that may not be included in the typical school criteria.

“The combination of stimulating instruction by Appalachian faculty, a weekend on the campus, and an opportunity to experience campus life provide powerful recruitment opportunities while also enhancing the knowledge and skills of these students,” said Dr. Charles Duke, dean of the Reich College of Education.

Students will be housed under full supervision at the university’s Camp Broadstone located in Valle Crucis. Classes will be taught on campus.

Students will choose from one of the following classes:

Creating for the Stage – Students will get a behind-the-scenes look at puppetry, analyzing plot structure, reviewing the history of puppetry, researching famous puppeteers and creating a puppet performance for the parents at the end of the weekend

Digital Photography: Two Days of Fun and Pixels – Students will learn how to tell a more powerful story with pictures through composition, lighting and photo editing.

Nanotechnology: Experiments and Fundamentals – Students will learn how tiny is tiny with an introduction to the exciting possibilities of nanotechnology in the electronic, medical and textile realms.

Politics, Public Opinion and Elections – Students will explore what Americans know and what they don’t know about politics to address how this knowledge and lack of knowledge affect public policy. Students will use a system that allows for instant polling and online assessment tools.

For more information, contact Appalachian’s Office of Conferences and Institutes at 828-262-2944 or click to www.conferences-camps.appstate.edu. For information about registration, email Beth Higley at higlyba@appstate.edu.

Want To Go?

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6
Location: Camp Broadstone/ASU
Cost: $265

Get a Head Start on College: UNCG iSchool Registration Underway

Registration is underway for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s UNCG iSchool—a state-funded program that enables public high school students to take courses online and get a head start on their college education.

Students must enroll in UNCG iSchool courses through their local high schools, and registration is timed to coincide with high school course enrollments for 2008-09. In most communities across the state, students must make enrollment decisions by the end of March or early April.

UNCG iSchool is part of the Learn & Earn Online initiative championed by Governor Mike Easley and funded by the N.C. General Assembly. Currently, students from 121 high schools in 61 counties are taking UNCG iSchool courses online and receiving both high school and college credit. Textbooks are provided free of charge.

“Students can take full-blown college courses online from their high school campus, regardless of where in North Carolina they live or their family income,” said Robert Brown, dean of the UNCG Division of Continual Learning.

Students should use this simple, three-step process for enrolling in tuition-paid UNCG iSchool courses for 2008-09:

1. Contact your guidance counselor and ask that UNCG iSchool be added to your class schedule.

2. Complete a UNCG visiting student information form, available online at http://ischool.uncg.edu/.

3. Use the personal identification number (PIN) provided by UNCG to register online for the specific UNCG iSchool courses you want to take. A complete list of courses is available at http://ischool.uncg.edu/.

UNCG iSchool courses span the general education categories required by most colleges and universities. Students receive UNCG transcripts and can transfer credit hours. Completing general education courses in high school allows them to dive into their major studies sooner, graduate ahead of schedule or carry a lighter course load when they arrive on campus.

To learn more, email askdcl@uncg.edu, call 336-256-2255 or 866-940-6247, or click to http://ischool.uncg.edu.