Welcome Meeting: Sunday, June 29 at 4:30 p.m.

We are looking forward to your arrival on campus in less than one month. We will kick off the summer with a welcome/orientation meeting in the Tasker Building  conference room (2131 Hillside Road, across from the North Parking Garage, next to the Foundation, across from Jorgensen’s Auditorium) at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. We will post signs showing the path from North Garage.

At the meeting we will review the program expectations, summer schedule, and special events. We will also hold a Yankee Swap for those who wish to participate with a gift (~$10.00) your bring that typifies something about you or where you are from to exchange (it is a lot of fun).  If you plan to participate in the gift exchange, bring the gift to the orientation/welcome meeting. The GCT@UConn Program has arranged for a pizza immediately following the 4:30 orientation meeting.

Classes: June 30 to July 11

Classes run on campus from June 30 to July 11. EPSY 5601 (Principle and Methods in Educational Research) will be in the morning  from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EPSY 5720 (Developing Schoolwide Enrichment Programs) will be in the afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

You do not need to purchase a book for EPSY 5601 (Educational Research).

You will need to purchase two books for EPSY 5720 (Schoolwide Enrichment Model) before arriving on campus:

• Renzulli, J. S., & Reis, S. M. (2014). Schoolwide enrichment model (3rd ed.). Routledge.
• Reis, S. M., Renzulli, J. S. & Burns, D. (2016). Curriculum compacting: A guide to differentiating curriculum and instruction through enrichment and acceleration (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Comprehensive Exam: Saturday, July 12

We will hold study sessions for the comprehensive exam during lunch for those taking it this summer. You will take the comprehensive exam on Saturday morning, July 12 if you are finishing this year.

Banquet: Saturday, July 12

We will have a free banquet for all of our summer students and a guest on Saturday, July 12, starting at 6 p.m. in the Alumni Center.

Confratute: July 13-17

Confratute this year is on campus (July 13-17), which is the week after our classes finish. If you need Confratute for credit, you will want to register for Confratute and Confratute credit. Stephanie Huntington will send Information about Confratute later. Master’s and Sixth Year students receive a discount for campus Confratute registration.