Telluride Association Inc

TO PREPARE AND INSPIRE PROMISING STUDENTS TO LEAD AND SERVE THROUGH FREE, TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES ROOTED IN CRITICAL THINKING AND DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY.

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 CRITICAL BLACK AND ETHNIC STUDIES. WE WORK WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY TO CREATE EXCITING COURSES DESIGNED TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THE HISTORIES, POLITICS AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND A VARIETY OF OTHER TOPICS. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR IDEALS, WE COVER ALL THE PROGRAM COSTS, INCLUDING TUITION, BOOKS, ROOM AND 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.

A TELLURIDE ASSOCIATION SUMMER PROGRAM (TASP) IS A SIX-WEEK EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS THAT OFFERS CHALLENGES AND REWARDS RARELY ENCOUNTERED IN SECONDARY SCHOOL OR EVEN COLLEGE. EACH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR LEARNING. PARTICIPANTS ("TASPERS") ATTEND A SEMINAR LED BY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS AND PARTICIPATE IN MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR IDEALS, WE COVER ALL THE PROGRAM COSTS, INCLUDING TUITION, BOOKS, ROOM AND 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.

TELLURIDE ASSOCIATION SPONSORS A VARIETY OF AWARDS FOR STUDENTS AT MANY STAGES OF THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS