Lynchburg College recently welcomed 142 rising high school juniors and seniors from across the commonwealth for the 2006 Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Technology.
This is the eleventh year that the College has hosted the program, which is directed by LC English professor Dr. Jim Koger. The school provides intensive, hands-on learning experiences in classes offered by Lynchburg College faculty and a core of faculty recruited from high schools and colleges. During their month-long stay from July 3 to 28, the students live in College residence halls and enjoy the use of College facilities.
Some highlights of the 2006 Governor’s School include:
- “Blood and Guts,” the most popular course offered, involves anatomical studies of pigs and human cadavers. Many students who think they want to be doctors sign up for this course, which is taught by Kim Geier, a biology teacher at Brookville High School.
- “Flash Animation” is a new course taught by LC professors Edwin Cuenco and Greg Brown in which students will prepare public service announcements and web material for Citizens for a Clean Lynchburg. Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Preston Bryant is expected to attend a July 28 ceremony to hand out “Stewardship Virginia” certificates for the students’ work.
- “Dark Night Sky,” taught by Dr. Harold Butner, formerly an astronomer at the Joint Astronomy Centre in Hilo, Hawaii, who worked on NASA’s Deep Space project. He will be a visiting professor at James Madison University this fall.
- “Settling the Solar System,” a class taught by Dr. Neal Sumerlin, professor of chemistry and astronomy at LC, which asks, “Can humans establish a permanent presence on Mars?”
For more information, contact Shannon Brennan at 434/544-8609.
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