Campus News
National Science Foundation
Young Scholars Program funded
Chowan College has received a
$67,400 grant from the National
Science Foundation in Washington,
D.C. to provide a Young Scholars
Program for rising area high school
sophomores interested in scien-''
One of the few programs of its
kind funded by the National Science
Foundation, the enrichment program
will provide a three-week, residential
summer science program for twenty
rising sophomores. All expenses arc
paid for the "young scholars" if they
are accepted into the program.
"We are very excited and pleased
that the National Science Foundation
has approved Chowan College to
provide a Young Scholars Program in
northeastern North Carolina,” said
Dr. Garth Faile, chairman of the
science department of Chowan and
director for this project. "One of the
goals of the program is to encourage
students with ability and interest in
the sciences and mathematics to
further develop talents and career
Chowan College has announced
the availability of two new scholar
ships which will be offered to high
school valedictorians and salutatori-
ans from any high school.
"We are pleased to announce the
availability of two new scholarships
in an effort to attract students with
outstanding leadership and academic
qualities to attend Chowan," said Dr.
Jerry F. Jackson.
The Valedictorian Scholarship
includes full tuition, fees (excluding
special fees), room and board.
Applicants for this scholarship are
those who are ranked number one in
their high school class at the end of
the fall semester of their senior year,
have an SAT score of at least 850,
and a grade point average of at least
3.3 on academic subjects.
The Salutatorian Scholarship
awards full tuition, fees (excluding
special fees) and room (board is not
included). Those applicants are ones
who are ranked number two in their
high school class at the end of the fall
semester of their senior year, have an
SAT score of at least 850, and a grade
point average of at least 3.3 on
academic subjects.
Both scholarships are funded
through scholarships and grants for
the academic year immediately
following the applicant's senior year
in high school. The award will be
renewed for up to three additional
years if an overall 3.0 average is
earned on all work attempted at
Chowan.
Chowan - The Four-Year College
will begin offering four-year degree
interests in these areas. We are
especially interested in attracting
students who may not already be
considering a career in science in
order to motivate and interest them."
During the three weeks students
will be exposed to a series of intense
hands-on laboratory activities in
biology, chemistry, physics, career
activities and computer usage. A
major goal of the program is to
acquaint students with the responsi
bilities of scientists to the environ
ment and with the ethics of science.
According to Dr. Faile, with the
increasing attention on environmental
protection, this is a major concern of
the National Science Foundation
Young Scholars Program.
Students will attend a lecture-
laboratory for approximately three
days in which they will learn skills
designed to be used in carrying out
research projects. Three days will be
spent visiting industry and surround
ing sites of ecological interest The
programs this fall 1992 when the first
junior class is admitted. Four-year
degree programs to be offered are
teacher education (elementary and
secondary); art education (K-12),
music education (K -12), health and
physical education (K -12), liberal
studies, business administration,
religion, English, commercial art and
studio art, mathematics, science, and
printing production technology.
For further information about
these scholarships and application to
Chowan College, contact the Office
of Admissions, P.O. Box 1843,
Murfreesboro, N.C. 27855 or call 1-
800-488-4101 or 919-398^101.
remainder of the time is spent on the
students' research projects, which
they will begin at the program and
continue when they return to their
schools. Follow-up will be con
ducted in the schools by professors at
Chowan who will assist students in
presenting their research projects to
their school classes.
According to Dr. Faile, the
program will be similar to a summer
camp in that there will be time for
recreational activities and all athletic
facilities, including the Olympic
sized swimming pool in Helms
Center, will be available to the young
scholars. The program will be
staffed by seven Chowan College
professors who will teach classes and
direct program activities.
North Carolina Power will
provide one staff member who will
aid in the coordination of the nuclear
power tour. They will also furnish a
nuclear and an electrical engineer
speaker. The community relations
director of North Carolina Power will
conduct the environmental town
meeting. A staff member from the
North Carolina Aquarium at Mantio,
N.C. will spend a day with the
students studying the estuary system
on the Outer Banks. Chowan will
provide professors in physics,
computer technology, biotechnology
and chemistry. Two graduates of
Chowan College with degrees in
science will serve as dormitory
counselors.
High schools in twenty counties
in northeastern North Carolina and
southeastern Virginia have received
information about the Young Schol
ars Program. Rising sophomores
interested in participating must apply
in order to be accepted into this
program. For information about the
Young Scholars Program contact Dr.
Garth Faile at Chowan College, P. 0.
Box 1848, Murfreesboro, N.C.
27855; 919-398-4101, Ext. 220.
Two new scholarships
available to students
North Carolina Power Ahoskie district manager, Thomas L. Harp (center),
presents a check for the financial support of Tech High to Clayton Lewis,
director of corporate relations at Chowan College, as Dr. Garth Faile (left),
chairman of the science department, observes. Tech High, a summer camp with
emphasis on science and technology, will be held at Chowan College June 21 -
27. Sponsored by North Carolina Power and Chowan College, the camp brings
34 rising high schoolfreshmen from northeastern North Carolina who will live
at Chowan for a week and learn about technology through hands-on experiences
in robotics, mathematics, science, nuclear engineering and aerospace engi
neering.
CONCERT hooks Chowan to world
Chowan College has joined with fourteen major
institutions in North Carolina to connect to CON
CERT (Communications for North
Carolina Education, Research, and
Technology), a network which
connects computers of major
colleges and universities throughout
the United States.
CONCERT, which is part of
Internet, a national organization,
will allow faculty and staff at
Chowan to receive and send mes
sages, rcsearch, and resources of
interest to colleges and universities throughout the
country. Called "E-Mail", Internet also includes
archives and resources of interest to social scientists,
musicians and other academicians. Many libraries
Internet connects to NASA Science Internet and many
other state networks as well as European and Asian
connections.
"This computer connection will
be a valuable resource for faculty
and staff on our campus," said
Phyllis Dewar, professor of science
at Chowan. "It will allow accessi
bility to resources we have not had
in the past and make it easier to
commimicate with faculty and staff
at other institutions."
"We are very pleased to connect
are accessible, including the Library of Congress
Chowan teachers Dewar arul Eason
consult with specialist Julie Sellers.
with CONCERT," said Dr. Garth Faile, chairman of the
department of science. "Because of this resource, our
students will now have an opportunity to experience
communication with data systems throughout the United
States."
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