2008 Academic Report

2008 Academic Report

2008 Academic Report A Quarter Century of Kentucky Leadership Printed by Publishers Printing Company Shepherdsville, Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program 2008 Academic Report Contents Lett er from the Executi ve Director .......................................................................... 2 2008 Scholars by County ......................................................................................... 3 Community Life ....................................................................................................... 4 Focus Area Classes ................................................................................................... 6 Agribusiness & Biotechnology........................................................................................ 6 Architectural Design ....................................................................................................... 6 Astronomy ...................................................................................................................... 7 Biological & Environmental Issues.................................................................................. 8 Business & Economic Theory........................................................................................ 10 CommunicaCoomm ti ons & Social Studies ................................................................................ 11 CrC eati vee WriWriti ngn & Literary Studies .............................................................................. 13 Culturala Anthropopologyolo .................................................................................................. 15 Drama......................... ..................................................................................................... 16 EnE gineeering .............. ........................................................................................................ 18 Fiilm Stutuddies ..................................................................................................................... 19 Heeaaltht ccare Indn usu try......................................................................................................... 20 Historiccal Ananalysis . ............................. ............................................................................... 21 Inteernati onal Relaati ono s ......................... .......................................................................... 22 Jaapaneesee Languagge & CuCultturu e ........................................................................................ 23 Journalisms & Mass MeMedid a ............................................................................................ 24 Modes of Mata heemati caal TThininkik ngn .................................................................................. 24 Music ................................... .............................................................................................. 25 Philosophy ................................ ........................ .................................................................. 26 Physical Science ............... ..................................................................................................... 27 Politi cal & Legal Issuess . ......................................... .............................................................. 28 Psychology ........................................................................................................................... 30 Russian Language & Cultuuree . .................. ............................................................................ 32 Spanish Language & Hispaanin c Culturu e ........................................................................... 32 Visual Arts......................................................................................................................... 33 General Studies Classes.......................................................................................... 35 1 Letter from the Executive Director Dear Supporters and Friends of the Governor’s Scholars Program, As you know, 2008 marks the 25th Anniversary of the creati on of the Governor’s Scholars Program. In April, 1983, Governor John Y. Brown joined together with community leaders David Jones of Humana and John Hall of Ashland to address a phenomenon blighti ng the Commonwealth: the “brain drain.” Kentucky’s best and brightest students were leaving home to pursue educati onal and career opportuniti es elsewhere without fully understanding their potenti al to succeed in Kentucky—and Kentucky’s potenti al to succeed through them. Governor Brown’s soluti on, which became a reality thanks to both public and private support, was to create a program to introduce our Commonwealth’s emerging leaders to all the opportuniti es for them to excel here in Kentucky and, more importantly, to introduce them to one another. So began the Governor’s Scholars Program. Lillian Press, the Program’s fi rst Executi ve Director, had just two months to organize GSP’s inaugural summer session; by June, 230 students were parti cipati ng in the Governor’s Scholars Program on the campus of Centre College. Never- theless, to those of us familiar with the Program today, that fi rst GSP would have been enti rely recognizable: the schol- ars had all been nominated and selected to att end; they parti cipated in three classes, the equivalents of today’s Focus Area, General Studies, and Seminar; and they all att ended the Program enti rely free of charge. The essence of the Governor’s Scholars Program also remains unchanged. GSP has always encouraged faculty and scholars to come to- gether as an intellectual community that values learning for its own sake and strives to achieve the greater good. Although the fundamental nature of the Governor’s Scholars Program has not changed since 1983, the Program’s scope has expanded dramati cally over the past quarter century. In fact, already in its second summer, GSP expanded to a second campus (Eastern Kentucky University) and more than doubled its student body to include 561 scholars. By 1998, the 10,000th scholar had completed the Program. Convinced of the Program’s effi cacy and desiring to impact as many students as possible, the 2000 Kentucky General Assembly approved GSP’s expansion to a third campus. As a re- sult, the Program’s fi rst third campus opened in June, 2001, and total parti cipati on increased to 1,000 scholars. Today, I am proud to report that the Governor’s Scholars Program conti nues to encompass three campuses—Bellarmine University in Louisville, Centre College in Danville, and Morehead State University in Morehead—and touches the lives of over 1,050 scholars each summer. In fact, even as the Program celebrated its 25th Anniversary, it achieved anotheranoth milestone: the 20,000th scholar completed GSP in 2008. However, the true triumph of the expansion of the GSP student body arises not simply from the number of scholars served,d but from the breadth of our Commonwealth that they represent. The 1983 class includedded scholarsscholars frofrom 94 of Kentucky’sn 120 counti es, noti ceably lacking representati on from the state’s far easternrn aandnd weestern regions. When Sherleene Sisney was appointed to serve as the Program’s second Executi ve Directorector in 1992, achieeving broader geo- graphical representati on became one of GSP’s prioriti es. As a result, GSP ininiti atted sustained recruitment and retenti on eff orts and, in 2007, scholars from every county in the Commonwealthth parti cipated in the Program. I am pleaseded to report that in 2008, the Governor’s Scholars Program once againn accceptedd scholars from all 1200 Kene tuucky coounti ese . The Governor’sG Scholars Program has certainly enjoyed signiifi cant growth during the paast twenty-fi vev yeaarss, buut has iti remained true to its original objecti ves? I believe it has. Eaach yeaarr, as we seek too nurture Kene tucky’y s nnext gene erati on of civic and economic leaders, we bring together talentented students and facculu ty froom every corner of ouur CoC mmmon- wealth. In fi ve short weeks, we introduce them too cuurrent Kentucky leaders——mam ny of whom are forrmeer schholars, themselves!—and we advocate that they pursue edducaati onal and career pap ths that will aff ordd them the oppoortunity to succeedu both as individuals and as Kentuckiananns. MMost importantly, wee enccourage theem to share theirr enthuusis asm wiw th one another and to form friendships thaat will last a lifeti mem . Thah nks to the opportuniti es that theyy experience aand the bonds that they form at GSP, Goverernor’s Scholars develop an increased appreeciati on of and commmitment to our Commonwealth. As a result, 86% ooff the 2007 scholars chchosose to pursuue hiigher educati on in Kentuckyk and, on average,v they accepted an impressivee $577,946 in four-yyear schoh larshiipps. AsAs the Governor’s Scholars Programm enters its second quarter cennttury, we will undoubtedly encountter neew chhal- leenges and opportuniti es for growwth.. Thanks to the onggoing suupppoort of the individuals and organiizati ons, bootht publicp and private, who have beeeen ssuch good friends to us overr the past twenty-fi ve years, we loook forwarrd to embracinge these opportuniti ess as we conti nue to nuurture oour CCommonwealth’s future leaders through the nnext twenty-t fi ve years and beyond.. Sincerely,y Aris Cedeño Execuxecuti veve DirectorDirector & AcademicAcaddeme ic DDeanea 2 Governor’s Scholars Program 1983

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