Vandal Friday
March
27-28, 2008
Vandal Friday is an excellent opportunity for high
school seniors to stay overnight on campus and participate in social
activities. During their visit they will receive academic advising by
faculty (admitted students can register early for fall classes), arrange for
fall housing, and participate in many other events and activities.
Students and parents can tour campus, explore the various residence options,
and participate in informative workshops. The Activities Fair gives students
a chance to learn about the dozens of student clubs, extracurricular
activities and student support available to students.
The specific opportunities for this special visitation day include:
Meet with academic advisers to plan fall course
schedules
Admitted students can register early for fall classes
-- this is a huge plus!
Confirm financial aid and scholarship awards
Meet students, faculty and staff
Tour and explore campus
Check out housing opportunities
Stay overnight and participate in social activities
(students only)
Workshops just for parents
$30 fee (includes all materials, lunch, overnight stays and tee shirt)
2008 Vandal Friday Schedule
for students and parents
(detailed schedule
provided day of event)
see
New Student Services Web site
for additional information and registration form
Thursday, March 27, 2008
3-8 p.m. Check-In Southwest Kibbie Entrance
3-6:30 p.m. Financial Aid and Admission
(reps on hand to answer questions)
3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Campus and housing tours
5-8 p.m. Overnight Hosting-Check In, southwest Kibbie Dome
entrance
Friday, March 28, 2008
7-8:15 a.m. Check-in, southwest Kibbie Dome entrance
8:30 a.m. Welcome Rally
9:15-11:30 a.m. Student Activities Fair
9:15-11 a.m. Campus tours, on-campus housing options, student
recreation center
10:00 a.m.–noon Workshops for Students, parents and
Counselors
11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Academic advising and registration
1-3:30 p.m. Parents/Counselor program and academic department tours
5-6 p.m. Overnight hosting check-in, southwest Kibbie Dome
entrance
Useful UI Web
site links when you're planning your schedule
and thinking about where you want to live
What is the Core Curriculum
Core Discovery Course Descriptions
English Placement Information
Take a virtual campus tour
New Student Services
Student Life
Academic Advising Center
Links to many services and departments on campus
Core Sciences Fall 2008
Human Reproduction: Science, Ethics and the Law
CORS 206
Human embryonic development is a series of complex biological events.
Some of these events are prone to error. This course will explore some of
the genetic and environmental factors that can lead to pregnancy failure or
birth defects, the recent advances in medical science to assist in
reproductive and developmental processes to increase fertility or correct
embryological errors, and the ethical and legal ramifications of these new
scientific advances. In addition the biology and the current problems
associated with cloning and stem cell development will be explained.
Sustainable Forestry CORS 207
This course critically examines the concept of sustainable forestry
while stressing the changes in forest resource management that have occurred
in response to social, scientific and technological advances. Emphasizing
the interaction of scientific disciplines such as geology, hydrology,
ecology, and biology the course addresses topics ranging from the ecological
roles of forests to challenges facing developing and developed countries.
Color, Chemistry, and Art CORS 215
This course investigates the synergy between art and chemistry and uses
the medium of art as a framework for discussing scientific principles.
Theories of color, the chemistry of vision and perception, dyes, pottery
glazes, and photography are some of the topics to be discussed in this
hands-on course.
Exploring the Solar System CORS 217
Exploration of the Solar System occupies the dreams, the science and the
future of mankind. Exploration of other worlds is currently a top priority
at NASA and manned missions into space will soon be happening again. This
course examines our solar system from the standpoints of: planetary science
history, planetary science questions, engineering challenges, political
issues and ethical dilemmas.
Natural Hazards and Disaster Preparedness
CORS 220 (Honors Section)
This course examines the types, frequency,
geographic distribution, and current scientific understanding of natural
hazards, including geological, meteorological, and meteorite hazards.
Students will learn how scientific knowledge can be used in disaster
preparedness and in decreasing the impacts of hazards. The course looks at
several natural disasters and analyzes their long-term social, political and
economic impacts.
Physics in Everyday Life CORS 221
Much of our world and the technologies we use
every day are governed by a few principles of physics. This course helps
students understand those principles and, through that understanding, make
the world a more predictable place. Students will learn how Newton’s three
laws are applied to everyday life, explore energy and physics, and examine
modern physics and medicine.
Insects: The Little Things that Run the World CORS
222
The activities of insects are unavoidable. They influence every aspect
of our lives, from the food we eat to the wars we fight. They make up three
quarters of the total animal species on the planet and outweigh every other
form of life. This course will get you better acquainted with the enormous
role insects have played in shaping human society and the nature of the
planet, beginning with “Learning to love an insect.”
