Jennings is master of Rockefeller College and a professor of Germanic languages and literatures. The 11 participants also read essays on the social and symbolic meaning of Latino dance and viewed several films. Tango is an art form. The Sophomore Workshops were designed by the Committee on the Course of Study, says Hank Dobin, associate dean of the college and program administrator. Dobin and Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel presented the original proposal to the committee.
Sophomore year is very important, as students are beginning to make decisions about majors.
Yet, it's a time when they are likely to be in large classes, with perhaps less intimate contact with faculty than when they were freshmen. The faculty members receive no compensation, and the students receive no grades or credit. The Sophomore Workshops bring another venue for intellectual activity into the colleges. This first semester, many sophomores welcomed that opportunity. I think we're fortunate to have faculty willing to communicate their personal interests and to encourage curiosity in students.