In this year’s especially challenging fiscal environment, many schools are
simultaneously implementing tuition increases and program cuts. Here at
the Institute, we have adopted a tuition level for Academic Year 2009-2010
that protects academic programs from cuts, supports student services and
continues our tradition of academic excellence. Next year’s tuition will
be $31,000, or $15,500 per semester, for students enrolled full time. For students who plan to apply for federal financial aid for next year, aid
packages will reflect this tuition figure.
This year, the Leslie Eliason Excellence in Teaching Award will again be funded by Karen and Christopher Payne, good friends of Professor Eliason. Members of the community are invited to submit nominations for this award. (more…)
The offices of the Provost & Institutional Advancement have teamed up to offer a special workshop for faculty and staff interested in grant funding opportunities.
The workshop will consist of two, two-hour grant writing overview sessions, to be
taught by Jonathan Berkey, Adjunct Professor, GSIPS, on February 24th & 26th from 12-2 PM. (Note: The second session will build on the first.)
Learn about:
• Foundation and corporate database searches
• Proposal writing techniques
• Strategies for writing successful proposals
• Project management
• Developing good relationships with funders
Please register with Susan Wolfe no later than Monday, December 1 as space in these session will be limited to 15 participants.
Once registered, you will be contacted in early February concerning your interests and needs related to specific information that will be presented in the sessions.
A free lunch will be provided for participants.
Winter Term, which many call J-Term for short, will run from January 5-30, 2009. We have extended its length this year to four weeks to offer more courses needing additional time, as well as to provide extended time for off-campus activities. J-Term is considered part of our Spring Term, so students may receive financial aid and/or use their comprehensive tuition fee to cover the tuition cost of these opportunities.
J-Term is designed to offer both students and members of our faculty unique opportunities for intensive, often immersive, study and learning that reflects and reinforces our commitment to immersive, higher order, and/or and open architecture learning. Thus, students may study at the Institute or away from it, independently or as participants in a course; they may also find opportunities for short term internships, group activities, and field trips abroad or locally. The goal is to provide students with innovative and diverse educational opportunities beyond what can be offered during our regular fall and spring terms.
For more information about what courses and activities are being offered during J-Term this academic year, please contact the deans.