The Minority Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder is expanding to include students pursuing studies in the humanities and social sciences.
Eleven students recently were selected as the first scholars in the humanities component of the program. All of them are from Colorado and are currently enrolled as freshmen or sophomores at CU-Boulder.
Until now the MASP program has enrolled only students majoring in the sciences and mathematics.
"The philosophy of the humanities and social science component is in keeping with the overall MASP mission, which is to develop scholars who are also leaders," said Alphonse Keasley, MASP director.
MASP currently is seeking 25 entering freshmen to participate in an introductory summer program.
Students in both the MASP humanities and science components participate in a series of seminars, academic honors workshops and academic advising and clustering, and are provided with opportunities to connect with faculty engaged in research projects.
The Summer Bridge Program, designed to help entering freshmen acquire the necessary skills for a more effective transition to the college learning environment, is a paid internship that is held on the Boulder campus for five weeks during the summer.
Space also is available for 20 additional students pursuing science and mathematics degrees. CU-Boulder freshmen and sophomores may apply, as well as high school graduating seniors.
The CU-Boulder Minority Arts and Sciences program is acknowledged as one of the "best practices" models for recruiting, retaining and graduating minority students studying science and mathematics.
For more information, call (303) 492-8229 or visit the MASP Web site at .
Following are the students selected for the inaugural MASP Humanities class:
* Lyla Jellings, psychology
* Debbie Ma, English/literature
* Torre Mendoza, film/fine arts
* Jared Maher, English
* Joelle Martinez, political science
* Roberto Padilla, psychology
* Daniel Escibens, sociology/economics
* Marian Cheng, psychology
* Susan Sanchez, psychology
* Everett Tabb, political science
* Brianna Mestas, communication