CPSP 249T 0101

Sophomores learn Garageband music composition software in the School of Music's state-of-the art computer lab.  They then meet weekly with students from Fleet Street and Hadley Farms, which are alternative public middle schools in Montgomery County, to teach the younger students how to compose and record their own music.  The reflection paper is an important final step of the course. This course was developed by and is taught by Bill Evans, an accomplished Montgomery County public school teacher and choir director.

CPSP 249T 0102

Beginning in the Summer 2008 term, students may enroll in Sec. 0102 to earn credit for participating in a service activity. The STS program particularly encourages participation in any of four tutoring programs: Lakeland Stars, ReSET, GEMS, or Maryland MESA's Saturday Academy run by the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering. Students who are employed as instructors of the freshman colloquium (CPSP 118T) may enroll in this section to earn extra credit. Email Dr. Mendelsohn to obtain permission for your enrollment. In addition to the reflection paper, students evaluate the tutoring or mentoring program.

Additional information about GEMS may be found in a recent newspaper story. Mentoring for girls has increased markedly since Harvard's president, Larry Summers, commented in 2005 that men may out-compete women in math, engineering and science careers because of genetic differences. Click here for a short article about Summers's comments and the aftermath.

Both sections of CPSP 249T embody the service learning goal of the broader College Park Scholars program.