Xavier University of Louisiana hosts excellent opportunities for academic enrichment and college credit during the summer. Below is a list of programs that will be running during the summer of 2009.
Program: Mardi Gras Indian Arts Summer School
Objective: The curriculum objectives for this 8-week summer program are that students will develop an awareness and appreciation of Mardi Gras Indian traditions and the art of masking; gain awareness of Native American culture by comparing and contrasting factual Native American dress styles with romanticized Mardi Gras Indian interpretations; learn about African-Caribbean influences on Indian costume design and culture; gain knowledge of the dramatic use and manipulation of design elements including color, line, mass, and texture in Indian suit design; strengthen their research skills and their application to costume design; and stretch their analytical skills as they make design choices.
Number of Participants: 20 Grades: Middle School Ages 11-14
For more information, contact Shawn Vantree, Dept. of Fine Arts, 504-520-7552
http://www.xula.edu/art/community+arts/about
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Program: Summer Science Academy
Objective:Create a pipeline for strengthening the problem solving abilities and critical thinking skills of students who have expressed an interest in a science and/or health-related careers.
MathStar 50 participants, grades 8-9
BioStar 60 participants, grades 9-10
ChemStar 70 participants, grades 10-11
SOAR1 40 participants, rising seniors
For more information, contact 504-520-5418
Application: (Applications no longer being accepted).
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Program: SuperScholar/EXCEL
Objective: SuperScholar/EXCEL is an intensive four-week residential summer enrichment program that is geared toward students who are interested in pursuing college degrees in the arts, humanities, social sciences and education. All participants will learn test-taking strategies that will enhance their performance on standardized tests. Participants will take non-credit courses in Quantitative Reasoning (Math), Critical Thinking/Writing, Speech/Debate, Philosophy and African-American History. All participants must live on campus.
Number of Participants: 80 Grades: Rising seniors (currently in 11th grade)
For more information, contact 504-520-7633
Michelle Carter, Director mwashing@xula.edu
Monica Majors, Program Coordinator mmajors1@xula.edu
Application: http://www.xula.edu/gradstar/SS-EXCEL.php
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Program: Upward Bound
(Note: This is a year long - through senior year program that only serves students from targeted schools.)
Goal: Provide opportunities to selected high school students who want to pursue careers requiring postsecondary education.
Objective 1: Academic Improvement on Standardized Test
Objective 2: Project Retention
Objective 3: Postsecondary Enrollment:
Objective 4: Postsecondary Persistence
Participants: 75 High School Students from targeted schools.
For more information view our department website HERE or
contact Dr. Marie DeLarge at 504-520-7664
This program is funded by the US Department of Education at $387,475.00
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Program: STEM Scholars Summer Bridge
Objective: This five-week program is for incoming freshmen who are majoring in math, computer sciences, physics and engineering. They must be eligible to take Precalculus or Calculus. Students will receive college credit.
Participants: 15 Grades: Incoming Freshmen
For more information, contact Adrienne Hunter at 504-520-7384
http://www.xula.edu/programs/HS_INFO.php
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Program: EPsAR
Objective: This is a six-week summer program designed for students targeted as having deficiencies in Mathematics. The program allows these students to remediate these deficiencies before they enroll as full-time students at Xavier in the fall. The program's outcome is to give incoming, new students with deficiencies in math the opportunity to reach the standards necessary to be able to enroll in degree-credit Mathematics courses. The goals are for these students to successfully complete the University placement test in mathematics and drastically reduce the number of students needing to take developmental Mathematics courses in the academic year.
Participants: 38 Grades: Incoming Freshmen
For more information, contact Adrienne Hunter at 504-520-7384
http://www.xula.edu/programs/epsar.php
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Program: Biomedical Scholar Summer Program
(Please note that you may not apply to this program. Participants are selected.)
Objective: To increase the number of underrepresented minorities who obtain careers in biomedical sciences by allowing high ability students to get a head start in college. The program would be especially beneficial to students who hope to enter medical school after their Junior year at Xavier via one of the Accelerated Premed Programs. Completing this course during the summer also makes it easier for students to take additional advanced courses or to reduce their course load during tough semesters (such as the time for MCAT preparation).,
Participants: 80 Grades: Incoming Freshmen
For more information, contact Quovadis Webster at 504-520-7437
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Program: Business Achievers
Objective: The Business Achievers Summer Program is for incoming freshmen who are prospective business majors. Participants enroll in the Introduction to Business course and earn 3 hours of college credit.
Participants: 13 Grades: Incoming Freshmen
For more information, contact Dr. Clifford Wright at 504-520-5040
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Program: New Orleans Urban Initiative (NOUI)
Objective: The New Orleans Initiative is a partnership between Bard College and Xavier University. It offers a unique and highly-selective 8-week program in New Orleans. The program's 20 students will investigate notions of urbanism, ecology, and social policy, both in seminar style-classes and in demanding internships. Students will be expected to take two courses and intern up to 40 hours per week.
Participants: 20 Bard students, 5 Xavier students Grade: Undergraduates
For more information, contact Ms. Ronicka Harrison at 504-520-5751 http://www.bard.edu/neworleans/study/
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Program: Center of Excellence
Objective:The Summer Enrichment Program is a four-week session designed to grant a small group of high school students interested in pharmacy a broader perspective of the academic requirements and exposure to various career opportunities in pharmacy. The academic objective of the Summer Enrichment Program is to reinforce math and science concepts learned throughout the school year and introduce new content material. The program starts the first week of June and classes will be held Monday through Friday from 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
Grades: Rising freshmen, sophomores and juniors attending a school in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
For more information, contact Laticia R. Barthe’ at (504) 520-5398.
http://www.xula.edu/cop/centers-coehighschool.php
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