Campus
Map Excerpt with Dorm(Williston Hall) and Dining Hall (Valentine):
2016!
Summer Science 2016 is an opportunity to
spend three weeks working with Amherst College faculty and other students
interested in science and mathematics.
The program introduces first-year students to the excitement and
challenges of science, mathematics, and premedical studies at Amherst. The emphasis is on serious academic work in a
collaborative environment.
From July 24 - August 14, Summer Science 2016
will bring together a group of new Amherst College students along with tutors
and numerous faculty and staff members. Participants will live in a dormitory
and share meals in the dining hall. Daily coursework and evening assignments
will be combined with weekend social activities.
Your professors, tutors, the deans, and
the rest of the program staff are looking forward to a fun and productive
Summer Science 2016 – and we hope you are as well!
Getting
to Amherst
Summer
Science participants traveling by air, Amtrak, or bus should receive their
tickets in the beginning of July. If you
plan to travel by air, train, or bus, and have not received your tickets as
expected, please email Jennifer Innes at jbinnes@amherst.edu.
For
students arriving by air at Bradley International, we will make reservations for
transportation with Valley Transporter.
You will need to use the courtesy phone at the airport to confirm your
arrival with Valley Transporter.
For
students arriving by train, the Amtrak station is in Northampton and you will
be met by a van to drive you to campus.
The
Peter Pan bus drop-off is within walking distance of your assigned dormitory.
Arriving
on Campus
You
will be arriving on Sunday July 24.
While at Amherst for Summer Science 2016, you will be living in
Williston Hall. This is where you should
come to check in (see the map excerpts with this handbook) when you arrive on
campus. Plan to arrive for check-in
sometime between the hours of
For
participants being driven to campus, the closest parking is on the drive in
front of Williston Hall.
Accommodations,
Amenities, What to Bring
All
rooms in Williston Hall are doubles. Room assignments will be made on the day
of your arrival. If you have any
physical disabilities that require special accommodations, please contact
Jennifer Innes jbinnes@amherst.edu as soon as possible.
Williston
Hall provides linen service including pillows, sheets, blankets, and towels.
The house is not air-conditioned, but fans will be provided in each room. You may wish to bring an alarm clock.
Williston
Hall is unable to provide housing or storage during the two weeks between the
end of Summer Science and the beginning of First-year Orientation. You will need to leave Williston Hall
sometime on Saturday August 14.
You
have probably already received an e-mail account. Williston Hall rooms are wired for e-mail and
web access. Computers will be available
for your use in the Moss Quantitative Center (Q Center) for much of each day.
Williston
Hall rooms will not be equipped with telephones. There are phones available in the Q
Center.
You
will be issued a meal card and all meals will be provided by the Amherst
College student dining service in Valentine Hall. Meal times are as follows:
Breakfast 7
a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Lunch
Dinner 5:00
p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The
first meal served will be dinner on Sunday July 24; the last meal served will
be lunch on Saturday August 14.
Some
Amherst College athletic facilities are available for your use this summer, but
reservations by sports camps may restrict your use of many facilities at
certain times. You will be able to use
the fitness center, the pool, and (with great restriction) the tennis
courts. You should bring your own gear
(i.e., swimsuit, racquet, tennis balls).
There
are no planned activities that will require dress attire. Bring comfortable summer clothes and
shoes. Please remember you will need
closed-toe shoes for laboratory (no sandals).
Classrooms will be air-conditioned, and some evenings can get chilly, so
bring a sweater or sweatshirt. Laundry
facilities and supplies are available in Williston.
Health
services are not available on campus during the summer, but students will have
access to the University of Massachusetts Health Service. The Summer Science Program assumes
responsibility for any necessary emergency services available in the community.
The
Summer Science Program will pay for expenses associated with the three weeks,
including all planned off-campus meals and entertainment. However, if there are personal items you want
or need to purchase you should bring a small amount of spending money. The stipend you receive as a Summer Science 2016
participant applied directly toward your expected student contribution (half
for the fall semester, half for the spring).
The
Program will provide all necessary materials for your academic work – including
texts, writing instruments, and notebooks.
If you have a calculator, consider bringing it with you.
Participant
Responsibilities
As
a Summer Science 2016 participant, you are on the threshold of becoming an
Amherst College student. Participation
in the program offers you an early opportunity to become acquainted with, and
to practice, the principles set out by the College’s “Statement of Student
Rights and Responsibilities”.
This
statement, given in full and discussed at greater length in the Amherst
College Student Handbook, notes the intellectual responsibility you assume
as a member of the College community.
“Every person’s education,” it states, “is the product of his or her
intellectual effort and participation in a process of critical exchange.”
As
you will learn from current Amherst students involved in Summer Science 2016,
taking responsibility for your own learning is key to
academic success in college. In the
context of this summer’s program, intellectual responsibility requires the
following:
·
Attending all classes
·
Participating in, and contributing
to, all scheduled activities
·
Completing all homework and other
class assignments
Please
remember that Summer Science faculty are making a
serious commitment volunteering to teach in the summer, and we ask for equal
commitment on the part of the student participants. Although SSP is academically risk-free in
that neither grades nor course credit is given for participation, Program
faculty do give an evaluation of each student’s performance.
Participants
will be asked also to abide by Amherst College’s “Statement on Respect for
Persons”, which too is given in full and discussed at greater length in the Amherst
College Student Handbook.
As
declared by the statement, “Respect for the rights, dignity and integrity of
others is essential for the well-being of a community. Actions by any persons which do not reflect
such respect for others are damaging to each member of the community and hence
damaging to Amherst College. Each member
of the community should be free from interference, discrimination,
intimidation, sexual harassment, or disparagement in the classroom, the social,
recreational, and residential environment or the work place.”
So
beyond taking responsibility for your own intellectual development, you should
be aware of your responsibilities to others in the program. Learning occurs best when there is a spirit
of cooperation, and when reasoned dissent and debate are practiced with
tolerance for difference and respect for the ideas and opinions of others.
In
addition, you must abide by all rules set out by the resident tutors. Also, you must employ common sense. For example, while there are no rules that
establish an evening curfew, you should make decisions that enable you to
fulfill your course commitments and that respect the needs of other dormitory
residents.
Participants
who risk interfering with the academic benefits for other members of the
program, or who do not participate responsibly in the life of the community may
be asked to leave the Program.
Alcoholic Beverages. Summer Programs reminds participants that: 1)
A person must be at least 21 years of
age to legally purchase alcoholic beverages; 2) Purchase of alcohol by an
underage person or arrangements by another person to buy for an underage person
is a crime; 3) Willful misrepresentation of one’s age to purchase or receive
alcoholic beverages is a criminal offense.
Note:
All participants in this year’s program are under the legal drinking age.
The
Schedule
Summer
Science 2016 will include coursework in mathematics, chemistry, biology, and a
writing seminar in bioethics. Courses
will run for all three weeks of the Program with the goal of introducing
students to how courses will be taught at Amherst College, and helping them
choose an appropriate placement in the first semester. The writing component of Summer Science
introduces you the kind of expository assignments you may experience during
your first year. You will also have
access to the Writing Center during the program.
With
some exceptions, mornings will be devoted to science and mathematics lectures,
and afternoons will be reserved for participation in laboratories, seminars and
projects. Weekday evenings are set aside
for completing homework assignments in collaboration with tutors and fellow
participants.
During
the three weeks, you will become acquainted with other resources available to help
you achieve excellence at Amherst College.
Your evening homework sessions in the Moss Quantitative Center will
introduce you to the Q Center’s resources, and your individual appointments
will acquaint you with the Writing Center.
We will also meet with representatives from the Career Center, Financial
Aid and Dean of Students office.
This
booklet includes a tentative daily schedule for all three weeks of
Summer Science. The final schedule may
be updated as the program progresses.
Summer
Science 2016 Participants
Princess Adedoyin, Brooklyn, NY
Kayla Berry, Rockville, MD
Rebecca Correa, Crown Point, IN
Carlos Cosme, Manville, RI
Ursula DesBordes, Houston, TX
Vernon Espinoza Valenzu, Winston Salem, NC
Kaison Ifill, Taunton, MA
Kaelan McCone, Greensboro, NC
SabriAnan Micha, Starkville, MS
Mantero Moreno-Cheek, Cincinnati, OH
Asia Smith, Canton, MA
Summer
Science 2016 Faculty
All
of the professors participating in Summer Science 2016 are
The
Summer Science 2016 faculty are
·
Gregory Call, Professor of
Mathematics
Office:
304 Seeley Mudd
·
Danielle Benedetto, Lecturer in
Mathematics
Office: 501 Seeley Mudd
·
Robert Benedetto, Associate
Professor of Mathematics
Office: 403 Seeley Mudd
·
Jyl Gentzler, Professor of
Philosophy
Office:
207 Cooper House
·
Richmond Ampiah-Bonney, Chemistry
Academic Manager
Office:
431 Merrill Science
·
Julie Emerson, Biology Laboratory
Coordinator
Office: 322 LSB
Summer
Science 2016 Tutors
The
tutors for this summer’s program are two current students and Timothy St.Onge,
who serves as mathematics associate in the Q Center throughout the academic
year. The undergraduate tutors will live
with you in Williston Hall, assist you in completing your work, and acquaint
you with campus and community resources.
In evening homework sessions, Tim St.Onge will join the undergraduate
tutors; the tutors will work with you on assignments and projects and offer
valuable learning and study strategies for success in Summer Science and your
first year of college.
The
Summer Science 2016 tutors are
·
Juan Llamas, Class of 2016
·
Doyin
Ariyibi, Class of 2017
·
Timothy St.Onge, Math Associate
Summer
Science 2016 Organizers
Several
other people have been involved in the planning and implementation of Summer
Science 2016:
·
Office:
202 Merrill x8331
·
Rick Lopez, Dean of New Students
and Associate Professor of History & Environmental Studies: 105 Converse,
x2336
Academic
Year Resources
A
range of resources is available during the academic year for students
interested in science, mathematics, and premedical studies.
·
Moss
·
·
Lecture
TAs: Many science and economics courses (e.g., Chemistry 151, Biology 181, Economics 330) are served by upper-division students who
attend all class meetings and hold at least one weekly review session for all
class members.
·
Peer
tutors: Individual tutoring is available to all students in a broad range of
departments. Approval for peer tutoring
must come first from your course professor.
Assignments are then made in consultation with Dean
·
Charles
Drew Pre-med Society: A support group open to all
·
Dean
General Emergency x2111
(fire, police,
medical)
Main
Switchboard x2000
Jennifer Innes x8331
Dean
of Students Office x2336
Q
Center x8331,
8564, 8569
Student
Computer Help x7921
Dean
Rick Lopez x2336
SUMMER SCIENCE 2016
WEEK 1
|
WEEK 1 |
MONDAY 7/25 |
TUESDAY 7/26 |
WEDNESDAY 7/27 |
THURSDAY 7/28 |
FRIDAY 7/29 |
|
9:00
AM – 10:20 AM |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
Sleep
In! |
|
10:30
AM – 11:50 |
CHEMISTRY Merrill 300B |
BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
CHEMISTRY Merrill 300B |
BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
CHEMISTRY Merrill 300B |
|
Noon
– 1
PM |
LUNCH
noon-1 Terrace room |
LUNCH
noon-1 MULLINS room |
LUNCH
noon-1 Terrace room |
LUNCH
noon-1 Terrace room (Staff meeting) |
LUNCH
noon-1 Terrace room |
|
1
PM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
PM |
2-5pm BIOLOGY Webster 102 Field work |
2-4pm BIOETHICS seminar Cooper House 101 |
2-5pm BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
2-4pm BIOETHICS seminar Cooper House 101 |
2-5pm CHEM LAB Merrill 425 |
|
4
PM |
|
CALCULUS
TEST SMudd 207 |
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|
5:00
– 7:00 PM |
DINNER Valentine (5-6:30) |
DINNER Valentine (5-6:30) |
DINNER Valentine (5-6:30)) |
DINNER Valentine (5-6:30) |
6pm Dinner |
|
|
HOMEWORK(QCenter) Tim St.Onge, Alejandra, SabriAnan |
HOMEWORK(QCenter) |
HOMEWORK(QCenter) |
HOMEWORK(QCenter) |
|
Summer
schedule Mon – Fri Valentine hours:
Breakfast:
Fitness Center: 6 am – 7 pm Pratt Pool: noon – 6 pm
Campus Center: 9 – 9 pm Schwemm’s
Coffee House: 8 am – 2 pm
Frost Library: 8 – 5 pm Science Library: 10 – 4 pm
SUMMER SCIENCE 2016 WEEK 2
|
|
MONDAY 8/1 |
TUESDAY 8/2 |
WEDNESDAY 8/3 |
THURSDAY 8/4 |
FRIDAY 8/5 |
|
9:00 AM – 10:20 AM |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS TEST SMudd 207 |
|
10:30
AM – 11:50 |
CHEMISTRY Merrill 300B |
BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
CHEMISTRY Merrill 300B |
BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
CHEMISTRY Merrill 300B |
|
Noon - 1 PM |
LUNCH Terrace room |
LUNCH MULLINS ROOM |
LUNCH Terrace room |
LUNCH Terrace room (Staff meeting) |
LUNCH Terrace room |
|
1 PM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
PM |
2-5pm CHEM LAB Merrill 425 |
2-4pm BIOETHICS seminar Cooper House 101 |
2-5pm BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
2-4pm BIOETHICS seminar Cooper House 101 |
2-5pm CHEM LAB Merrill 425 |
|
4
PM |
|
|
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|
5:00 – 7:00 PM |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
|
7:00-10:00 PM |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
Movie night: Merrill 4 |
SUMMER SCIENCE 2016
WEEK 3
|
WEEK
3 |
MONDAY 8/8 |
TUESDAY 8/9 |
WEDNESDAY 8/10 |
THURSDAY 8/11 |
FRIDAY 8/12 |
|
9:00 AM – 10:20 AM |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS TEST SMudd 207 |
CALCULUS SMudd 207 |
|
10:30
AM – 11:50 |
CHEMISTRY Merrill 300B |
BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
CHEMISTRY TEST Merrill 300B |
BIOLOGY Webster 102 |
Individual advising
and course selection |
|
Noon - 1 PM |
LUNCH Terrace room |
LUNCH Terrace room |
Biology
field work |
LUNCH Terrace room (Staff meeting) |
LUNCH Terrace room |
|
1 PM |
|
|
|
Individual advising
and course selection |
|
|
2
PM |
2-5pm CHEMISTRY |
2-4pm BIOETHICS seminar Cooper House 101 |
2-4pm BIOETHICS seminar Cooper House 101 |
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4
PM |
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5:00 – 7:00 PM |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
5:30 Farewell Dinner for SSP and SumHum Lewis Sebring |
DINNER VALENTINE (5-6:30) |
|
7:00-10:00 PM |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
HOMEWORK Q
Center |
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