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engage in discussions and readings surrounding current issues in Kentucky. Offered on a pass/unsatisfactory basis.
Brown Fellows must earn a P in BFS 110 to participate in the summer Strasbourg trip and to continue in the
Brown Fellows Program.
BFS 210, 310 Brown Fellows Seminar-II, III (one credit hour)
A year-long course for second- and third-year Brown Fellows. Course topics focus on academic preparation for
Kentucky Connection field trips, research and planning summer enrichment projects, updating and refinement of
dynamic curricular and co-curricular Brown Fellows plan, and preparation for the annual Brown Fellows Research
Symposium. Offered on a pass/unsatisfactory basis.
The John C. Young Program
The John C. Young Scholars Program is a senior honors program which enables a select group of outstanding
senior students to engage in independent study and research in their major field or in an interdisciplinary area. The
scholars work closely with a faculty mentor and receive financial support for research and travel. They present their
results at a public symposium in late spring, and their papers are published in journal form by the College. This
program was initiated through an Excellence-in-Undergraduate-Education grant from the Knight Foundation.
Centre was one of eight leading liberal arts colleges (Carleton, Macalester, and Swarthmore, for example) to receive
the first of these awards to encourage increased collaboration between faculty and students on extra-class
intellectual activities. Applications for participation are submitted in the spring of one's junior year.
National Fellowships and Honors
Since 1991, Centre has had 59 Fulbright winners for a year abroad of post-graduate study, independent research, or
serving as an English language teaching assistant, including 13 Fulbright-recommended teaching assistantships
sponsored through the French Ministry of Education and one who received the only Fulbright extension grant
awarded to an American Fulbrighter her year. The most recent winner is spending 2015-16 in Madrid, Spain. Other
winners of national honors in the last 10 years include a Mitchell Scholar (for a year's study in Ireland), a Boren
Scholar (for a year's study in countries deemed critical to U.S. national security), four Goldwater Scholars (for
students in mathematics, science, and engineering), and 12 Rotary Scholars (for a year of international study). Eight
Centre alumni are Rhodes Scholars (one to three years of study at the University of Oxford in England). Centre
students also regularly win National Science Foundation awards for undergraduate research during the summer; six
have won NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, which provide three years of support for graduate study. Students
interested in applying for national fellowships and honors should check the list of contacts available online or
consult with the chair of the Honors and Prizes Committee early in the fall for information and applications. It is
not too early to begin inquiries as early as the first year or sophomore year. Students interested in undergraduate or
graduate NSF opportunities should speak with their science professors.
Computer Literacy
Students at Centre College are frequently exposed to, engaged with, and become proficient with technology both in
and out of the classroom at Centre; Centre students are computer literate. First year students are immersed in the
Extended Orientation program in the first six weeks of their Centre College experience. Through this, all first-year
students gain beginning basic instruction on the technology, as well as other information they will need to be
successful in the rigorous academic programs and residential environment at Centre College. During extended
orientation, research librarians give every first year student an introduction to library staff, services and
resources. Students receive instruction on using the library catalog, searching electronic databases, and citing
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