97-04-16 Humanities & Technology Program for High Schoolers

PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPLORES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 
HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

     COLUMBUS -- The demands and expectations of future college 
students and graduates to master technology in everyday life and 
in their careers continue to grow.  To meet this rising demand, 
the College of Humanities at The Ohio State University will offer 
a summer residential program July 27 through August 2 for high 
school students to explore the relationship between the 
humanities and technology.

     “As technology improves, we are presented with questions of 
how to interpret these advances and how they affect the quality 
and interaction of everyday life,” said Alka Woods, graduate 
administrative assistant and facilitator of the program.  “How do 
these advances help mankind and what are the moral implications?  
How well are we prepared for them?”

     Sixty students in the 9th through 11th grades will live in a 
campus residence hall while attending the program.  The students 
will attend work sessions led by humanities faculty integrating 
technology with the humanities, which include history, 
philosophy, English, foreign languages, linguistics, 
ethnic and women’s studies.  Students will create a page on the 
World Wide Web, visit the special exhibit on lasers and virtual 
reality at the Center of Science and Industry, make a movie and 
participate in team-building activities at Camp Mary Orton.

     The cost of the program is $350 per student.  A registration 
fee of $100 must accompany the application and will be refundable 
until May 1.  Applications will be accepted until June 27. 
Students must be recommended by a teacher or guidance counselor 
and should include a brief statement of interest in the program.

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Contact: Alka Woods, graduate administrative assistant, College 
of Humanities, (614) 292-1882.  
Web site address: www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/coh/homepage.htm.


[Submitted by: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:57:31 -0400 (EDT)]
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