{"id":21957,"date":"2023-04-16T14:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=21957"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:42:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:42:43","slug":"greene-county-students-participate-in-special-classes-taught-by-tusculum-professors-administrators-staff-and-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2023\/greene-county-students-participate-in-special-classes-taught-by-tusculum-professors-administrators-staff-and-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Greene County students participate in special classes taught by Tusculum professors, administrators, staff and students"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 About 60 high school students from Greene County recently spent the day at Tusculum University<\/a> absorbing the collegiate atmosphere and expanding their knowledge in classes taught by professors, administrators and students from the higher education institution.<\/h3>\n
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Left to right, Tusculum psychology students Cristine Moore, Adrian Robinson, Ashley Forbes and Avery Carper taught one of the classes.<\/p><\/div>\n

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High school students participate in a hands-on learning activity in the Building a Community of Learners with Team Work and Problem-Solving Activities class taught by Dr. Miriam Stroder and Dr. Peggy Goodson-Rochelle.<\/p><\/div>\n

The university held the 2023 Old Oak Workshops Friday, April 14, in the state-of-the-art Meen Center. The participants, who came from Chuckey-Doak, West Greene and South Greene high schools, also had an opportunity to tour the campus and enjoy lunch in the Tusculum cafeteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese workshops bring local high school students to campus so they get a feel for what it\u2019s like to go to college at Tusculum,\u201d said Vicky Johnson B\u00f3s, associate professor of English, who led the event. \u201cThey also showcase our fabulous professors. We have some of the most dedicated, intelligent creative people in the world to teach our students. We want more and more students to come from this area. I am an alumna who came from this area, and this is one of the ways that I really enjoy giving back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tusculum taught 13 classes during the workshops on a wide range of subjects. They included journals and travel writing, video games as a business, archaeological artifacts, outdoor drawing, scriptwriting\/performance and mathematical art. Those who led the sessions were:<\/p>\n

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Dr. Scott Hummel, left, Tusculum\u2019s president, teaches a history class during the event.<\/p><\/div>\n