The Scholars Program is fairly new to Union s academic curriculum. This year s senior class is the first class to complete the program. It is currently directed and handled by English Professor Hugh Jenkins. Next year s program is under the direction of Anthropology Professors Karen Brisen and Steven Levitt. The Scholars Program consists of ten classes a year, instead of nine classes over three terms.
Additional courses are at no extra cost to tuition.
Dean Sorum explained that the Scholars Program is all about giving students the opportunity to do more work. The foundation of the program is the two-term Freshman Preceptorial class. During freshman year, students are required to take Freshman Preceptorial for two terms. Ten students are led by faculty members in a disscussion-oriented class. There are more out of the classroom events, such as lectures, theater and dinner with professors.