Sunday 7/9 6:30 7:15 Check-in: Sign in and receive keys, room assignments, program books, and T-shirts. Drop off luggage in rooms at George Read North, put on Governor s School T-shirt and proceed to Clayton Hall. All cars should be parked in Clayton Hall Parking area. 7:30 8:00 Welcome 8:00 9:00 Christina Lawless and Patrick Beane, Lead Resident Assistants *Student Orientation *Introduction of Resident Assistants Quad Ice Breakers & Tour of Laird Campus Group Pictures 9:00 10:00 Governor s School Mixer 10:00 10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00 Lights Out Expectations Jason Thompson, Coordinator, Governor s School for Excellence, Patrick Beane, Lead RA Christina Lawless, Lead RA Quads debrief with RAs 7/13/2017 Page 1 of 7
Monday 7/10 Governor s School for Excellence July 9-14, 2017 University of Delaware 7:30-8:15 a.m. Breakfast 8:45 10:00 a.m. 10:00 10:15 a.m. Break Our Interdependent Economy Amanda Jennings, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware Markets Simulation 10:15-11:30 a.m. Amanda Jennings, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware 11:30 12:15 Social Goals and Public Policy Amanda Jennings, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware 12:30 1:20 Lunch 1:30 3:15 3:30 5:30 5:45 6:30 Dinner 6:45 8:00 Team Building 8:00 10:00 Free time 10:00 11:00 11:00 Lights Out Marketing Research Meryl Gardner, Associate Professor, University of Delaware Stock Market Simulations Rich Jakotowicz, University of Delaware -or- Jennifer Daniels, University of Delaware Quads Debrief with RAs Floor time 7/13/2017 Page 2 of 7
Tuesday 7/11 7:30 8:15 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 12:00 a.m. Humanities: A Series of 4 Workshops Each student selects one of the four workshops per session 8:45 10:15 a.m. Session #1: (Select 1) 10:15 10:30 a.m. 10:30 12:00 Session #2: (Select 1) 1. The Censorship of Rock Music Lyrics Lloyd Shorter, Associate Professor of Music, University of Delaware 2. Radio Contests, the Mickey Mouse Club and Grand Theft Auto: Copycat Stunts, Homicide and the First Amendment Dr. Juliet Dee, Associate Professor of Communications, University of Delaware 3. There is no Such Thing as Free Speech (and there never has been) Dr. Matthew Kinservik, Associate Dean for the Humanities, University of Delaware 4. The Movie Made Me Do It Dr. Thomas Leitch, Professor of English, University of Delaware Break 12:15 1:15 Lunch Sessions 1-4 repeated from above 1:30 5:00 Movie & Critique: The Graduate Dr. Thomas Leitch, Professor of English, University of Delaware 5:15 6:15 Dinner 6:30 9:00 Governor s School Summer Olympics 9:00 10:00 Free Time 10:00-11:00 Quads Debrief with Ras, Floor time 11:00 Lights out 7/13/2017 Page 3 of 7
Wednesday 7/12 8:15 8:30 a.m. 12:00 12:45 Field Trip Schedule Overview Science and Engineering Field Trips Buses loaded to go to: Exercise & Health Sciences/Visual Arts Landscape Design STAR Campus and Worrilow Hall Engineering ISE Lab Marine Studies - Cannon Lab, Lewes See schedules for Field Trips Box lunches 3:30 Bus departs from Lewes for George Read 4:45 5:30 6:30 Dinner 6:30 10:00 10:00 11:00 Bus departs STAR Campus and Worrilow Hall for George Read Free Time 11:00 Lights Out Quads Debrief with RAs Floor time Engineering Field Trip Schedule Wednesday 7/12 8:35 a.m. Arrive at ISE Lab Welcome, Melissa Jurist, University of Delaware 9:30 a.m. 12:00 Tour of Delaware Biotech Institute DBI activity Discussion with Dr. Gleghorn 12:00 1:00 Lunch- Perkins Student Center 1:00 Board bus to Laird Campus 1:20-4:45 Aquatic Ecology and Engineering, Seth Hunt, University of Delaware 7/13/2017 Page 4 of 7
Wednesday 7/12 8:15 a.m. 10:00 11:00 a.m. 11:00 12:00 a.m. Marine Science Field Trip Schedule 12:00 12:30 Boxed Lunches 12:30 3:00 3:00-3:45 Bus Departs Bring old clothes and shoes with you as this field trip will require getting wet and/or muddy! Welcome Christopher Petrone, Coordinator College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware Overview of Research and Outreach at the College of Marine Studies Planned Activities students divided into 3 groups and participate in one activity involving hands-on collection and lab identification: Marsh Madness: Ecology of the Great Marsh In-Seine: Biodiversity of Fish Species Sand Storm Survival Compile Data and pictures 3:45 5:45 Return Trip to Thomas George Read Hall Health & Exercise Science Field Trip Schedule Wednesday 7/12 8:45 9:00 a.m. 9:00 12:00 Group 1 Group 2 12:15 1:15 Box Lunches Welcome Dr. James Richards, Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology University of Delaware Dr. Megan Wenner, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware Morning Session Students will be divided into two groups of 12-15 Exercise Physiology and Metabolism. Bring or wear a bathing suit to have body composition tested. Biomechanics Wear bathing suit or exercise clothing to be test subject. 1:30 4:30 Afternoon Session--Repeat of Morning Sessions Group 1 Group 2 Biomechanics Exercise Physiology and Metabolism 4:45 Bus pick up for return to Pencader Dining Hall 7/13/2017 Page 5 of 7
Thursday 7/13 7:30 8:15 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Depart for Memorial Hall 9:00 a.m. 12:00 12:00 1:00 Lunch 1:00 2:30 Break-out sessions 2:30 4:00 4:00 4:30 Debrief International Decision Making: Global Economics Dr. Jason Mycoff, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware Final Negotiations 4:45 Return to Pencader Dining Hall 5:00 5:45 Dinner 6:15 7:15 Tap Game 7:15 9:00 Free Time, Practice for Follies 9:00-11:00 11:00 Quad Follies Quads Debrief with RAs Lights out 7/13/2017 Page 6 of 7
Friday 7/14 Governor s School for Excellence July 9-14, 2017 University of Delaware 7:30 8:15 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 12:00 12:00 1:00 Lunch 1:00 3:00 Leadership & Team Work ROTC Military Science and team Cultural Awareness Stacey Hendrix Foreign Languages and Literature 3:00 4:45 Return to Thomas McKean Students return keys and meal cards, prepare for closing ceremony and take luggage to Christiana Commons lounges. Dress and depart on buses starting at 5:00 to Center for the Arts. 5:00 6:00 Board buses to Bayard CFA for light dinner and closing ceremony. The bus will only make 3 trips so be sure to be on one of them! 6:30-8:30 Closing Ceremony Dr. James Broomall, Associate Provost, University of Delaware Mr. Mark Murphy, Secretary of Education, State of Delaware Musical Performances Instrumental & Choral Music Students Theatre Sampling Theatre Students Academic Review Academic Students Slide Presentation 8:30-9:00 Awarding of Student Certificates Students/Parents return to Christiana Commons to collect luggage. All students must turn in their room key and meal card to avoid charges. 7/13/2017 Page 7 of 7