| In an attempt
to capitalize on the success of Freshman/Sophomore
College, a new residential program will open next fall
for upperclass students doing independent research work
who are keen to find a community of like-minded peers.
“The general push behind Potter College is providing
an environment where students engaged in any kind of
creative work—like senior theses, honors theses
or some kind of artwork—can benefit from the insights
you get from sharing your work with other people,”
says associate vice provost for undergraduate education
Carol Porter, who will live on-site as the director
of the college.
Located in Sterling Quad alongside the 5-year-old Freshman/Sophomore
College, Potter will house more than 80 sophomores,
juniors and seniors, plus three college assistants,
a residential computing consultant and probably an oral
communication consultant. Vice provost for undergraduate
education John Bravman, ’79, MS ’81, PhD
’85, will serve as dean of both FroSoCo and Potter,
which has already been dubbed PoCo. “Which means
all Potter students will get to go to his Friday afternoon
barbecues,” Porter adds. “Which means that
John will probably need an addition on his house.”
More than 10 faculty have already indicated they would
like to be part of the Faculty Fellows Program and join
students for dinnertime discussions at Potter. And students
don’t need a declared major to apply for the college.
“It’s always good to have students with
a number of interests, who are trying to decide in which
direction to throw themselves,” Porter says. “That’s
really one of the goals of the college—to introduce
students to areas that they haven’t heretofore
discovered.”
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