The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at UH

August News Update

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Upcoming Events

China - Study Abroad
Department of Modern & Classical Languages Summer Program in China
Tuesday, July 5   Sunday, August 7

Location: Beijing
Contact: 713-743-8350 or
xwen@uh.edu

 

July 23 - Workshop
High School Workshop: Houston Shakespeare Festival Summer Conservatory
July 23 August 8

Price: $800 for commuter students, $1,250 for residential students
Contact: kpowdrell@fisdk12.net

 

July 29 - Theater
Houston Shakespeare Festival: Othello
Friday, July 29 and 31 and Aug. 2, 4 and 6. All performances at 8:30 p.m.
Location: Miller Outdoor Theater
Price:Free. Open seating on the hill. Covered seat tickets available (4 per person) at the theatre box office the day of the performance between the hours of 10:30 a.m. - 1p.m.
Contact: 281-373-3386

 

July 30 - Theatre
Houston Shakespeare Festival: The Taming of the Shrew
Friday, July 29 and 31 and Aug. 2, 4 and 6. All performances at 8:30 p.m.
Location: Miller Outdoor Theater
Price: Open seating on the hill. Covered seat tickets available (4 per person) at the Theatre box office the day of the performance between the hours of 10:30am-1p.m.
Contact: 281-373-3386

 

August 4 - Dean's Night
Dean’s Night at the Houston Shakespeare Festival featuring Othello
Thursday, August 4; 8:30 p.m.
Location: Miller Outdoor Theater
Price: Open seating on the hill.
Covered seat tickets available (4 per person) at the Theatre box office
the day of the performance between the hours of 10:30am-1p.m.
Contact: 281-373-3386

 

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Summer Writing Institute: For rising high school seniors and incoming college freshmen
August 8 -11; 9 a.m. 12 p.m..
Location: Miller Outdoor Theater
Price: $450 (all materials provided)

 

August 23 - UH Arts Open House
UH Arts Open House
Tuesday, August 23, 2011;  3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: UH Arts Quadrangle (Entrance 16 off of Cullen Blvd.), University of Houston
Price: Free
Contact: www.mitchellcenterforarts.org for more information

 

September 8 - lecture
Pursuing the Priceless: Stolen Art, Investigation and the Law by Robert Wittman, former senior investigator of the
FBI’s national art crime team and author of the New York Times bestseller Priceless
Thursday, September 8, 2011; 7:00 p.m.
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Price: $10
Contact: www.blafferartmuesuem.org

 

September 15 - Festival
Media Archeology Festival: Rewind Play Fast Forward
Thursday, September 15 Saturday September 17
Location:
Price: Free
Contact: aurorapictureshow.org

 

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Dear Readers,

Welcome to the August issue of CLASS, the College’s monthly update of news and events.

At the University, we are gearing up to welcome the largest and most academically-prepared entering class in our history. As students have come on campus for summer orientation, it has become very clear that they are also some of the most enthusiastic and energetic that we have admitted.

In the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, we are excited about working with these new students to make them the most successful class in the history of the University.  Our goal is to provide them with academic options and opportunities that will allow them to set and achieve goals that will lead to a timely graduation.

For instance, students entering as freshmen this year will have the option of participating in a course scheduling program called Learning Communities. Composed of students who have chosen to take a number of core courses together during the first semester, Learning Communities allow members to get to know each other, form study groups, and create the kinds of bonds that enrich the academic and social experience at UH.

Other students will appreciate the options available in meeting specific core requirements. In English, for instance, a larger number of students will be able to fulfill their second-level writing requirement in courses offered in a hybrid/studio format. This highly successful option for strengthening student writing was initially offered last year as part of a small pilot. The hybrid version of the course combines intensive interactive online instruction with once-a-week in-class meetings.

In the large sections of the required American history and political sciences courses, students will be able to take advantage of the Core Teaching Fellows program. This program provides additional assistance to undergraduate students who are experiencing difficulty in large lecture classes. Through it, students have the option of working with advanced doctoral students in smaller groups both on course content and study skills to improve their performance and success rate in these large lecture formatted classes.

These initiatives reveal one of the reasons that the Princeton Review considers UH one of America’s top universities for undergraduate education. Our goal is student success!

 

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TOP STORY

Getting started: Academic advising for incoming student

College's Office of Academic Advising assists incoming freshmen before first day of classes.

CLASS Advising

Class of 2015 is not just a name for this year's incoming freshman class - it's a goal the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences wants to help its students achieve.

But graduating with a bachelor's degree four years after starting college is no longer a straightforward task for most students. Oftentimes work obligations, misguided major selection and other obstacles detour students from the path of completing their coursework in the shortest amount of time possible.  Read more.

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HIGHLIGHTS & HEADLINES

Kathleen Brosnan

Associate Dean for Faculty and Research

Department of History

Husban & wife team bring Othello to HSF

Dramatic turns await Shakespeare Festival

School of Theatre and Dance

Instant CLASSic

Instant CLASSic, lifetime connections

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

RESEARCH & COLLABORATION

Carroll Blue

National Endowment for the Arts grant

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

 

Bobby McFerrin

Music Major featured in HBO documentary series

Moores School of Music
Martin Melosi

Water history of Houston and United States examined by history professor

Department of History

EXPERTS & COMMENTATORS

Susan Collins

Sunday Q&A: UH author transports Aristotle into modern age
(Houston Chronicle
)
Department of Political Science

Samantha Kwan

Thinking Cap: The Weight Panic
(New York Times)

Department of Sociology

Mat Johnson

Rescue your reading with 3 superhero sagas  
(
National Public Radio)
Department of English

 

 

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