July Experience/Project Excel. Records, 2017
Scope and Contents
The files contain records for both Project Excel and July Experience. The Project Excel materials include administrative files, summaries of evaluations, photographs, a videotape, and poster. The July Experience materials include adminstrative files, summaries of evaluations, lists of students, photographs, printed materials, and samples of T-shirts. The administrative files for both programs contain correspondence between program administrators and faculty, examples of letters to student and parents, budget and policy information and publicity records. Some years also contain copies of student essays published in booklet format.
Dates
- Creation: 2017
Creator
- July Experience/Project Excel (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Created under the direction of Dr. William Hight, July Experience was established in 1976 as a college-preparation summer school for high school students. Originally a four-week program, students took classes from Davidson College faculty designed to introduce them to college level studies. The number of students has grown from 45 in 1976 to 73 in 1993. Approximately 30 percent of the students in each summer session go on to attend Davidson College. Project Excel was a joint program sponsored by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for student leadership development. Davidson College, Queens College, UNC-Charlotte, and Johnson C. Smith University offered academic courses and leadership training for rising seniors attending high school in Mecklenburg County, NC. Davidson College participated in the program from 1980 to 1986.
Extent
5.00 boxes_oversize (5 boxes +oversize)
Language
English
Physical Location
B5.3
A9.4
A10.4
Mapstand D-10
Videos
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Teacher Education Office 1997
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the College Archives Repository