I enjoy directing this math and science summer program because of what I will see happen to you, our students, as you spend the six weeks with us. Most of you can't imagine what your feelings will be like when you reach the end of this six-weeks. I guarantee that you will be a different person. You will have discovered a lot about yourself through your discoveries about the natural world and about the people who are sitting around you this morning. I enjoy directing this program because I enjoy seeing the growth that takes place in each and every one of you.
Science is a tool for understanding our world.
It isn't the only tool, but it is a powerful one. It requires that you stand back and think hard. Realize that scientific knowledge requires creativity, intuition, persistence, thought, and discipline. Realize that all these things are also required in the arts, literature, athletics and other fields. Science differs in that our emotional experience, which drives us to do science, comes from the rewards of a successful intellectual activity.