Join us at Centre College on April 1st, 2023 for Centre of Attention Day! This is a day for admitted students to join other prospective members of the class of 2027 to learn about the Centre community. Enjoy an optional lunch, panel discussions, faculty-led seminars, casual conversations with staff and students, and a guided tour.
Centre of Attention Day Schedule:
9am-12pm: Financial Aid Conversations (Optional)
11am-12pm: Full Campus Tour or Tour of Residence Halls Only (Optional)
12pm-12:45pm: Lunch in Campus Center Dining Hall (Optional)
11:30am-1pm: Check-In for Centre of Attention Day
1pm-1:30pm: Welcoming Remarks
1:30pm-3pm: Parent Information Session
Enjoy a panel discussion with members of our campus community. Offices represented include Academic Affairs, Athletics, Center for Career & Professional Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Student Life.
1:30pm-3pm: Student Session (Classroom Experience)
Students will choose to participate in a faculty-led seminar and speak to current Centre students about campus life.
Behavioral Neuroscience; Sexy, Tasty, Fly: Laboratory neuroscience is not just about the study of humans, rats, or birds. Insects also provide an exciting model for exploring and understanding complex organismic behavior. This course will provide an investigative study into the intrinsic role of chemical senses on female Drosophila Melanogaster (fruit fly) reproductive behaviors. Lectures and labs focus on seminal fly research articles within neuroscience and chemical senses; as well as anatomical and behavioral differences in mated vs. non-mated female flies.
Biology; Paleontology - Beyond Dinosaurs: When people hear “paleontology” they often think of Jurassic Park and dinosaurs, but there’s so much more to the study of ancient life on our planet. This short course introduces us to the vastness of geologic time, the different kinds of fossils, and all the diversity of ancient life and climate on our planet.
Philosophy; Time Travel, Alternate Timelines, & Changing the Past: Have you ever considered what we mean by the concept of time? Is it something that exists independently of us or is it a construct based on how we experience reality? Writers of fiction, graphic novels, and movies have given us stories about traveling to the past to correct mistakes, or to the future to learn new technologies. For our class, we will think about the nature of time and whether there is a way to logically make sense of traveling in time.
International Studies; Surprising Views on Wealth & Poverty: We tend to associate wealth with property and material acquisitions, but it hasn’t always been that way. This class will explore some of the contemporary assumptions about wealth and poverty, and how those views have changed over time and throughout the world. We’ll talk about how those assumptions determine our views on economic and political development priorities, particularly in the Global South.
History; When Women Ruled the World: In the middle of the sixteenth century, women ruled most of the people living in Western Europe. This course explores how four Queens - Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Catherine de’ Medici - transformed their societies and helped create the modern world.
Environmental Studies; Projections of Global Climate Change & Local Actions for Sustainability: Climate Change is often framed on a global scale, but what does two- or four-degrees warmer look like in a particular time and place. Just as importantly, what can people do about climate change, and what things should we worry or not worry about? Highlighting elements from two classes—Introduction to Environmental Studies and Human Dimensions of Climate Change—this class will investigate how to approach some of the most important climate change questions.
Theatre; Acting: Creating Stories and Environments
In this creative workshop, we will explore some participatory exercises that allow us to quickly build stories and environments. This will be an on-your-feet, fun adventure that is open for people with no theatrical experience, those who have worked on countless plays, and everyone in between. Come jump on into the world of performing.
Economics and Finance; Exploring Investments in Early Childhood
Economists have found that investing in a young child’s (age 0-5) education and care can yield large returns to both the child and the broader society. The class will work alongside local community leaders and practitioners to examine the demand and supply for early childhood education and care in Kentucky, explore how programs are funded, and analyze the policy initiatives that are currently debated in the state legislature.
3pm-4pm: Reception
Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.
