If you've ever wanted to experience college life while still in high school, then Hanover's Summer Academy program may be the perfect opportunity. Our respected professors teach a wide range of subjects that will help engage and expand your interests as well as deepen your knowledge of a topic.
Institutes are quickly reaching maximum enrollment. Please apply soon!
Acting and Playwriting Institute ($500)
Currently full, contact Jenny Miller at miller@hanover.edu to be placed on the wait list.
Students interested in acting, playwriting, or both will work together with Dr. Mark Fearnow to create new theatre work in an intensive process of writing and performance. Under the guidance of Dr. Fearnow, playwrights will create new short plays, actors will stage them, and then all collaborate in a constructive feedback process to help the writers make improvements in the scripts. By the end of this creative and busy week, writers will have a new play that has actually been staged, and actors will have experience in creating a role that they helped to shape. The workshop will culminate with staging of the plays before an invited audience. The student may participate as an actor, playwright, or both.
Cinema Institute: High School Classics ($500) - Cancelled due to low enrollment
Hollywood loves to make movies about teenagers…because teenagers buy a lot of tickets. But how well do the movies actually reflect the lives of teens? Join Dr. Geoff Weiss to examine how Hollywood has represented the teen years from the end of World War II until now. We will study classroom educational films of the 1950s, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Donnie Darko, Mean Girls and many other “teen films.”
Civil War Institute ($500) - Cancelled due to low enrollment
The Civil War is one of the great dramas in American history, where heroes fought on both sides. But why did the North win? From history professor Dan Murphy, you'll learn about the strategies and tactics of both North and South, the major leaders and campaigns. You'll also explore the often neglected western theater of the war, paying attention to the effects of the war in our own area of the Ohio Valley.
Computer Science Institute ($500)
Currently full, contact Jenny Miller at miller@hanover.edu to be placed on the wait list.
You love the action and special effects of 3D video games, but do you know what it takes to create one? Join computer science professor Michael Bradshaw to see what it means to be a computer scientist as you design and develop your own adventure. You'll learn to problem solve, boolean algebra, agent-based modeling and team work skills that can start you on the path.
Education Institute ($500)
Did you ever wonder what it is like to be a teacher? Find out answers to your questions at this year’s teacher institute with education professor Jonathan Dee. Through workshops, field experiences, seminars, lectures and projects, you'll come to understand the joys, demands, skills and dedication of what it takes to be a 21st-century educator. Beyond field experience out in the community and across the campus, you'll have the opportunity to create and teach your own lessons. If you think you might want to be a teacher one day or would like an opportunity to collaborate with your fellow student, this institute is it.
Click here for photos of the 2012 Education Institute
Environmental Science Institute ($500)
Currently full, contact Jenny Miller at miller@hanover.edu to be placed on the wait list.
Spend a week exploring the ecology of southeastern Indiana with biology professor Darrin Rubino. Carved by the ice ages, with rolling hills, forested bluffs, dramatic ravines and the Ohio River Valley, southeastern Indiana is one of the most biologically diverse and geologically interesting areas of the state. You will be able to assess the environmental quality of our local creeks and streams, investigate climate using tree ring analysis, learn to identify our local flora, fauna (and their behavior) and have a great experience doing so at our Environmental Education Center and the campus' state-of-the-art laboratories. You'll also travel to local forests, including an old growth forest. Using the tools of modern science to study the natural world, the week will culminate in a science scholars’ symposium where you'll have the opportunity to present your findings.
Forensic Science Institute ($600)
Currently full, contact Jenny Miller at miller@hanover.edu to be placed on the wait list.
Using modern scientific techniques and the resources of the Science Division at Hanover College, you'll work with chemistry professor Craig Philipp examining blood, bones and trace evidence to try and determine the "who, what, when, where, why and how" of a simulated crime.
From Script to Screen ($500)
Learn the steps of taking a short film from screenplay form to finished movie. Students will learn what it takes to make those blockbuster films by shooting their own short film versions of some well-known movies. From preproduction to production to post production, students will have hands-on experience. The week ends with a showing of the class projects.
Health Science Institute ($500)
Currently full, contact Jenny Miller at miller@hanover.edu to be placed on the wait list.
2013 Theme - The Health Science of Human Performance
How do we save the patient? What are the vital signs? Can we get a blood culture? Working alongside medical professionals and Hanover's faculty, you'll explore health care careers and medical education using a state-of-the-art human patient simulator (robot). Working as part of a health care team, you'll try to diagnose and then treat the patient before it is too late! This summer's Health Science Institute will focus on the health science behind human performance. Whether you are an athletic trainer treating a college athlete, an occupational therapist working with a developmentally delayed child, or a surgeon operating to clear the arteries of a stroke victim, you are working to preserve or enhance human performance. From clinical settings to the sports field, and from psychology to everyday wellness, we’ll look at what science can tell us about how the human body performs. Additionally, we'll meet multiple health care professionals who will discuss their education and career paths and share how they deal with issues of human performance in their patients each day.
Photography Institute ($600) - Cancelled due to low enrollment
Art professor Leticia Bajuyo provides an introduction to photography, including discussions about the history and philosophy related to this art form. Through the use of photograms, pinhole cameras made by the students and manual 35 mm cameras, we will explore ways to utilize the photographic process. You'll cover research, problem-solving, craft and creativity, and practiced approaches during the week to make successful photo-based images.
Pre-Law Institute ($500)
Currently full, contact Jenny Miller at miller@hanover.edu to be placed on the wait list.
If the idea of battling it out in the courtroom appeals to you, then join Professor Bill Bettler and Hanover graduate Jeremy Castle for the Pre-Law Institute. In addition to learning about the American legal system, you'll gain insight into the kinds of critical thinking, reading and writing skills that law school requires, as well as how the admission process works. Throughout the week, you will have the chance to learn about the American political system, explore the way judges make decisions, read and debate real Supreme Court cases, and interact with law students and practicing attorneys. If you think law school may be in your future or if you're just curious about the American legal system, then this is the Institute for you!
Psychology of Media Institute ($500) Currently full, contact Jenny Miller at miller@hanover.edu to be placed on the wait list.
Media — computers, television, movies, music, books, etc. — permeate almost every aspect of our lives. Focusing on movies as our primary examples, you'll explore alongside of psychology professor Skip Dine Young and communication professor Bill Bettler what makes media so entertaining and so powerful. You'll learn how the images and stories found in media influence thought and behavior, as well as consider how they become part of our understanding of who we are as individuals and as a society.
Will I stay on campus?
Yes, in one of Hanover's air-conditioned dorms, with meals served in the Campus Center dining room or provided on field trips.
What does the program cost?
The cost for each Institute is $500, except the Forensic Science & Photography Institutes which are $600. This includes housing, meals and supplies.
Where is the Academy?
The Academy will take place at Hanover College in southeastern Indiana.
Is there an application deadline?
The deadline to apply is May1st.
For more information email: summeracademy@hanover.edu.