UPCOMING EVENTS

GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL

College Visits Schedule
(in the lobby outside of the Cafeteria)
College/University Date of Visit
Wabash College 11/10/2009-noon
Lipscomb University 11/11/2009
Savannah College of Art and Design 11/11/2009
US Air Force 11/12/2009
Columbia State College 11/13/2009
Cumberland University 11/17/2009

GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL

The Tennessee Governor’s School is inviting the brightest and most talented tenth and eleventh graders currently enrolled in Tennessee’s public and private high schools to submit an application to attend one of the 2010 Governor’s Schools of their choice.

The Governor’s Schools offer selected gifted and talented high school students intensive learning experiences in the Humanities, Math and Science, Arts, International Studies, Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage, Prospective Teaching, Emerging Technologies, Engineering, Information Technology Leadership, and Agricultural Sciences, Computational Physics and Scientific Models and Data Analysis.

All students in the tenth and eleventh grades who would like to participate in a challenging and high-intensity summer program in one of the twelve areas should obtain application(s) online at http://www.tn.gov/education/govschools. 

Applications must be completed and returned to your counselor by the following dates:

School for the Arts October 23, 2009
Agricultural Sciences November 10, 2009
Computational Physics November 10, 2009
Emerging Technologies November 10, 2009
Engineering November 10, 2009
Humanities November 10, 2009
Information Technology Leadership November 10, 2009
International Studies November 10, 2009
International Studies November 10, 2009
Prospective Teachers November 10, 2009
Sciences November 10, 2009
Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage November 10, 2009
Scientific Models and Data Analysis November 10, 2009

Sewanee Multicultural Experience Weekend (MEW)

Multicultural Experience Weekend (MEW) is an annual on-campus event aimed at promoting diversity at Sewanee. Prospective students will have the opportunity to stay in our dorms with student hosts, attend classes, and get a taste of campus life. This year, the program is scheduled for November 12 – 14.  To learn more about MEW, visit our website at admission.sewanee.edu/events/multicultural .

MEW is an invitation-only event, and space is limited.  Students selected to participate must be nominated by their guidance counselors.  We hope that you have one or more students in mind who would benefit from this experience.  If you are interested in participating in this event, please see your guidance counselor so the application and nomination process can be completed as soon as possible.

Students can visit our website at admission.sewanee.edu/events/multicultural, and click on “MEW Nomination Form” to download and print an application/nomination form – the form is a self-mailer and no postage is required.