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Vol. 11 | April 16, 2009

2009 CUNY College Now Summer Programs are online

College Now Summer Programs are filling up fast – register today!

Summer Programs are a great way to explore your interests and, in most cases, gain valuable high school or college credit. A full list of programs is available on our website.

See the College Now liaison at your high school to register.

Just a few of College Now’s 2009 Summer Programs:

Hostos Community College

Bronx Civic Scholars Institute

July 6 – 27, 2009

How does what you learn about government in the classroom play out in the real world?
Find out—and make a difference in your community—when you participate in the Bronx Civic Scholars Institute at Hostos Community College. You will gain an academic and practical understanding of how local government works while acquiring the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to be a leader.

Queensborough Community College
Summer Theater Production Workshop
July 7 – August 6, 2009
Open Call: Looking for aspiring and would-be actors, costumers, makeup artists, set designers, and other theater hopefuls to hone their craft and mount a fully-staged production (for college credit) at Queensborough Community College's Summer Theater Production Workshop.
Earn college credit, with working artists as your guides! Break a leg…

Brooklyn College

Marine Ecology Institute

July 6 – July 30, 2009

Did you know that New York has more than 500 miles of shore? With that come lots of fish, crabs, seaweed, and other marine life you wouldn't normally expect to find in a big city.
As a student enrolled in Brooklyn College's Urban Marine Ecology Institute, you will spend four wet weeks taking a hands-on course in urban marine ecology (the study of watery city environments) and conducting field and/or lab research. Along the way, you will also develop their scientific writing and formal presentation skills.
Faculty and staff from BC's cutting-edge Aquatic Research and Environmental Assessment Center (AREAC) will teach the course and supervise research. They will also lead field trips to salt marshes, an oyster farm, a wildlife refuge, and the ocean beach, among other destinations.

NYCSEF finalists headed to Intel International Science and Engineering Fair!

Compliments to all the students who participated in this year's New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) -- many of the judges for the two rounds of competition remarked on the high quality of research being conducted in New York City high schools. We would also like to extend our congratulations to the Final 19, narrowed from the one hundred seventy-six participants at the NYCSEF Finals Round on March 25, 2009 at the American Museum of Natural History. These top projects will represent NYC at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Reno, NV in May. For more information on NYCSEF, visit http://collegenow.cuny.edu/sciencefair/

Did you know...

…the College Now website has information for parents and guardians?
Click here to find out more: http://collegenow.cuny.edu/parents/

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