TELLURIDE ASSOCIATION INC

HOUSES AT CORNELL AND MICHIGAN UNIVERSITIES - RESIDENCES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED AS FULL-TIME STUDENTS AND 2-3 FACULTY MEMBERS.CORNELL - CURRENT HOUSEMEMBERS ARE BOTH UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES ENROLLED AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND STUDY A FULL RANGE OF DISCIPLINES. MEMBERS OF CORNELL FACULTY ALSO LIVE AT THE HOUSE. THIS SETTING PROVIDES AN UNUSUALLY RICH AND INTENSE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. THE HOUSE ENCOURAGES THIS THROUGH FORMAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS A PUBLIC SPEAKING PROGRAM, SEMINARS LED BY MEMBERS OR GUEST PROFESSORS, AND FACULTY RECEPTIONS. MUCH OF THE HOUSE'S SPECIAL IMPACT OCCURS INFORMALLY IN DAILY LIFE. STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM EXPOSURE TO IDEAS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, SHARE IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE, AND DRAW ON EACH OTHER FOR ADVICE, SUPPORT, AND INSPIRATION.MICHIGAN - TELLURIDE HOUSE OFFERS FULL ROOM AND BOARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWENTY TO THIRTY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS, POLITICAL VIEWS, AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES. THESE STUDENTS FORM A VIBRANT COMMUNITY, SHARING LIVELY CONVERSATION, JOINT PROJECTS, AND THE DYNAMIC EXPERIENCE OF DEMOCRATIC LIFE. EACH YEAR, TELLURIDE STUDENTS PLAN AND IMPLEMENT A MAJOR PROJECT THAT IMPROVES PUBLIC LIFE IN THE ANN ARBOR AREA.

THE TELLURIDE ASSOCIATION SOPHOMORE SEMINAR (TASS) OFFERS BRIGHT, MOTIVATED HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES CHALLENGING SIX-WEEK COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES IN HUMANITIES TOPICS. WE WORK WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY TO CREATE EXCITING COURSES DESIGNED TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND SELF-GOVERNANCE. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR IDEALS, WE COVER ALL PROGRAM COSTS, INCLUDING TUITION, ROOM & BOARD, FIELD TRIPS, AND FACILITIES FEES. STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED MAY APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WITH TRAVEL COSTS AND A SUBSIDY TO REPLACE SUMMER EARNINGS.