]TSI Program Calendar
Fri, June 15 | Sat, June 16 | |||||
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Arrival and settling in. |
Orientation to town; shopping for groceries & electronics. |
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Sun, June 17 | Mon, June 18 | Tue, June 19 | Wed, June 20 | Thu, June 21 | Fri, June 22 | Sat, June 23 |
9-12 Opening ceremonies, admin orientation 2pm |
8:30-10:45am Course Overview FC, JHD 11am Frost Library tour 2-3pm 3-5pm |
8:30-10 "The Puritans and Religious Pluralism in America" FC 10:45am-12:15pm 12:15-12:45 12:45-2:30 2:30-3:15 |
8:30-10am 10:30am-12pm 12:15 2-4pm |
8:30-10am "How to Read a Poem" Dobson 10:30am-12pm 1:30 & 2:15pm 7-8:30pm |
9-10:30 Week 1 debrief/eval 10:30-12pm Evening |
10am-4pm Opt. Norman Rockwell Museum |
Sun, June 24 | Mon, June 25 | Tue, June 26 | Wed, June 27 | Thu, June 28 | Fri, June 29 | Sat, June 30 |
9:30am-3pm Opt. Canoe Trip on the Connecticut River |
8:30-10am "Abolitionism and the Civil War" Laurie 10:30am-12pm 2-3:30pm |
8:30-10 Film: "Eyes on the Prize" (A Bridge to Freedom)" 10:30am-12pm 2-3:30pm "The Civil Rights Movement" |
8:30 Film: "Crash" 10:45-12 Discussion of Film FC
12:15 Liaison Com. Mtg. 2-3:30 "Jazz, and the Blues" Robinson |
8:30-10am "Waves of Feminism: From the 20th to the 21st Centuries" Castledine 10:30am-12pm 2-3:30pm: Session: Pedagogy/Women's Literature Madeloni/Castledine |
9-10 10:30-12pm and 1-2:30 |
8-10am Travel to Boston 10am-12pm 12-2pm 2-4pm 4-6pm 6-8pm |
Sun, July 1 | Mon, July 2 | Tue, July 3 | Wed, July 4 | Thu, July 5 | Fri, July 6 | Sat, July 7 |
Boston Optional Stay in Boston; 5pm departure to Amherst Free Time |
8:30-10am "Immigration & the Remaking of America" Le 10:30am-12pm 2-3:30 EVE |
8:30-10 "Environment in global perspective; National Parks" Dizard 10:30-12 2-3:30 |
AM Fourth of July Parade in Chesterfield, MA 3pm 6pm EVE Fireworks at UMass |
8:30-10am "Post-Vietnam US Foreign Policy" 10:30am-12pm 12:15pm 2:30-4pm EVE Holyoke Mall (opt) |
9-10:30 Week 3 debrief and evaluation 10:30-12pm and 1-2:30 |
8:30am flight Travel to SLC Arrive 1pm PM Walking tour of Temple Square Optional LDS roof-top view of the city 6-8pm |
Sun, July 8 | Mon, July 9 | Tue, July 10 | Wed, July 11 | Thu, July 12 | Fri, July 13 | Sat, July 14 |
9:30-10am Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2-3:30pm "Mormonism" MacKay 3:30pm depart for picnic at Antelope Island |
8:30-10am "Literature of the American West" Cheney 10:30am-12pm 4pm |
AM/PM Travel by coach to Yellowstone National, Park Lake Yellowstone Hotel and cabins Movie: Shane (on the bus) night |
AM/PM Guided tour of Yellowstone National Park, Kurt Johnson EVE Cookout dinner at Yellowstone |
AM/PM Travel to Jackson, Wyoming. Explore city. The Lodge at Jackson Hole |
AM/PM Travel to SLC. Film: Smoke Signals (on the bus) |
9:40am Depart SLC 4pm Arrive Washington Dupont Circle Hotel |
Sun, Feb 15 | Mon, July 16 | Tue, July 17 | Wed, July 18 | Thu, July 19 | Fri, July 20 | Sat, July 21 |
AM/PM Smithsonian museums Eve Tour of Monuments |
10-11AM "The making of Foreign Policy Tamara Klajn 11:20 |
10 am Tour of Library of Congress Noon: 1:30-5pm |
AM: Travel to NYC Liaison Committee Mtg. PM: |
AM Bus tour of city PM EVE |
AM: Museums 4:15 |
Free Time |
Sun, July 22 | Mon, July 23 | Tue, July 24 | Wed, July 25 | Thu, July 26 | Fri, July 27 | Sat, July 28 |
AM/PM Optional classical music at Tanglewood |
8:30-10am Reflection on the Institute FC 10:30-1pm |
AM/PM: Work on research projects EVE |
9am-2pm Research project presentations 12:15pm |
9am-2pm Research project presentations EVE |
10-11:30am: Program Evaluation 12:30pm |
Departure for home countries |