Up to 4,000 people of all ages are expected in Ithaca this summer to indulge in the smorgasbord of classes, conferences and other programs that makes Cornell one of the nation's hottest destinations for summer study.
The theme of Cornell Summer Sessions '97, "Language: Communication and Understanding," was chosen to coincide with a major six-week linguistics institute being hosted at Cornell for the first time. The summer's free lecture series, too, will have communication-oriented themes; for a listing of free summer lectures and concerts, see this page.
Summer Sessions will offer some 90 courses, drawn from nearly all of Cornell's schools and addressing both theoretical and real-world problems. Such classes include Contemporary Moral Issues, Collective Bargaining, Great Books, Mathematical Explorations, American Indians in Film, Introductory Sculpture, Writing for Magazines, Latin America in the Modern Age, Human Sexuality, Water Aerobics, Successful Aging and An Introduction to the Universe.
Classes are offered in three sessions: a three-week session, June 4 -- 27; an eight-week session, June 16 -- Aug. 12; and a six-week session, June 30 through Aug. 12.
On a different schedule, Cornell will host special programs and workshops on such topics as Quechua, Medieval Latin and other languages; biology teaching; viol; higher education management; and international business.
"We are always striving to offer unique and particularly valuable learning experiences," said Charles W. Jermy Jr., associate dean and director of Cornell Summer Sessions.
Here are highlights of other special programs at Cornell this summer:
·The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Linguistic Institute. (See story.)
·The International Business Program, now in its second year, is one of Cornell's most innovative and interdisciplinary summer programs. This intensive eight-week certificate program is designed for undergraduate and graduate students or recent college graduates who wish to explore the possibility of a career in international business. Courses address the political environment of international business, economics in international perspective and management of the multinational corporation. In its first year, 16 students participated in the program; this year, that number jumped to 30.
"The program provides a unique educational experience on several counts," said International Business Program Director Jonas Pontusson, associate professor of government. Some of its greatest strengths, he said, are students' intensive interaction with faculty and the many extracurricular activities, including visits to regional businesses and guest lecturers. For more information about the program, call 255-7259.
·Cornell Summer College will bring nearly 800 high school juniors and seniors to Cornell for six weeks, when they will take two courses for up to eight credits. They also will take one of 13 noncredit academic and career exploration seminars in such fields as engineering, business and architecture. In addition, high school sophomores will enroll in Cornell's Summer Honors Program, choosing to study Freedom and Justice in the Western Tradition with Isaac Kramnick, the Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government; or Inventing the Information Society with Professor Ronald Kline, an electrical engineer and historian. For more information call 255-6203.
·Freshman Summer-Start, now in its fifth year, brings incoming Cornell freshmen looking to jump-start their college careers. Students take two courses, one of their choosing and the other a writing seminar, The Hero in Literature. Up to 30 students will enroll in the program this summer.
"These students are genuine Cornell students who have chosen to begin their freshman year in the summer," said William J. Kennedy, director of Freshman Summer-Start and professor of comparative literature. "Some have planned ambitious courses of study that involve double majors, dual degree programs and study abroad . . . while others may have received unconventional high school educations in this country or are foreign students anxious to find out what American education is like. In all there's quite a diversity of aims, backgrounds and interests." For more information on Freshman Summer-Start, call 255-7259.
· Cornell's Adult University, now in its 30th year, will bring approximately 1,200 adults, mostly Cornell alumni, and youngsters to Cornell in July for one-week, noncredit seminars. Offerings include The Chemistry of Emotion, Field Ornithology, Digital Imaging, Gorgeous Gorges of the Finger Lakes, Jane Austen and Architecture from the Ground Up. CAU also includes a youth program, with activities including windsurfing, horseback riding and tennis, but also mock courtrooms, dramatic performances and archaeological digs. For more information about Cornell's Adult University, call 255-6260.
For general information on Cornell Summer Sessions, call 255-4987. The public is also invited to a "Summer Celebration" sponsored by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions on Monday, June 30, 4 -- 6 p.m., in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall.
Free summer events at CU
Lectures
Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., David L. Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall:
Outdoor Concerts
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., on the Arts Quad; rain location is Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall:
Classical Concerts
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Proscenium Theatre, Center for Theatre Arts: