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Enrichment programs for high school students

Augustana Summer Academy

June 14-July 2, 2010

Advance your learning and have a summer adventure by taking a course in the Augustana Summer Academy. The academy's courses range from a one-day take an active, hands-on approach within a close-knit learning community based on the beautiful Augustana campus. You'll find fun outside of class, too, through field trips, evening activities and ventures off campus — maybe even on the Mississippi River.

Classes are taught by popular Augustana professors. Investigate your interests, whatever they may be, and invest in your education on Augustana's campus this summer.

Courses and workshops

The following courses run Monday, June 21, to Friday, June 25. Plan to arrive on the evening of Sunday, June 20, to check in, meet your professors and fellow students at a welcome reception, and get acquainted with campus and your residence hall.

Advertising Campaign: Secrets to Success
and Lessons from Failures

Dr. Nadia Novotorova, June 21-25

Be part of a team that builds a strategy and works on a real advertising project for a local business. Develop your design sense and advertising expertise by watching and critiquing television commercials, creating your own advertisements and visiting a local ad agency to connect with the professionals.
• Details and cost

CSI: Augustana

Dr. Mary Ellen Biggin, Dr. Patrick Crawford, Dr. Greg Domski, June 21-25

Crime scene investigation may rule prime-time TV, but how does Hollywood get forensics wrong? In this course you'll be introduced to the scientific reasoning behind forensics, focusing on DNA, bones and trace evidence. Discover the truths CSI can reveal by using Augustana's state-of-the-art equipment, critically evaluating evidence and applying your findings to a simulated crime.
• Details and cost


The following programs also begin with campus arrival on the evening of Sunday, June 20, but run for different lengths of time ranging from two to 11 days.

Paleontology: Brachiopods, Dinosaurs and How to Avoid Becoming Extinct

Dr. William Hammer
June 21-22

In this hands-on experience you will collect Devonian fossils and identify them using the resources of the Fryxell Geology Musem on Augustana's campus. You'll also participate in the complex game of "Extinction," and learn about Dr. Hammer's Antarctic research and discoveries. • Details and cost

True Life: A Day in the Life of a Speech-Language Pathologist

Joni Mack
June 21-24

Discover the importance of communication in this hands-on experience in Augustana's Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing. Observe children with communication disorders, talk with their parents, and assist professional speech-language pathologists in our fun summer therapy program for children. On the last day introduce your own creative therapeutic activity.
• Details and cost

The Mid-River Writers Workshop

Kelly Daniels, Rebecca Wee
June 21-July 1

As a writer working in fiction or poetry, you'll benefit from working with skilled published authors while exploring the writer's connections to the natural world. This 11-day workshop includes readings by prominent area writers, open mic readings, peer workshops, a camping trip via boat up the Mississippi River, and a day trip to Iowa City, home of the famous Iowa Writers' Workshop.
• Details and cost

The following one-day program is offered June 14 and periodically throughout the year. For more information, contact Dr. Darrin Good.

Human Cadaver Gross Anatomy

Dr. Darrin Good
June 14, 15, 2010 (Please note: Both sessions are filled.)

Learn anatomical structures and variations as you develop dissection techniques by working hands-on with human cadavers in this one-day workshop in Augustana's cadaver lab. Augustana is one of only a few colleges and universities providing undergraduates the opportunity to dissect human cadavers; this workshop extends the privilege to high school juniors and seniors who are serious about studying medicine. • Details and cost