Seattle

Seattle is the CTY site located on the Seattle University campus. It's the newest site and 2012 will be its first year; the traditions, all traditions and traits are not very well established, and traditions changed between session 1 & 2 during 2012. The code for the site is SUN.

Please contribute anything you have about this site. More comments in Discussion --JGlovesyou 16:25, 13 December 2011 (PST)

Seattle University

Seattle University, founded in 1891, is a Jesuit Catholic university located on 50 acres in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. More than 7,900 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools and colleges.

U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges 2012" ranks Seattle University among the top ten universities in the West that offer a full range of masters and undergraduate programs.

From SeattleU.edu

Seattle University sits at the heart of the Northwest’s largest and most dynamic city. Founded in 1891, Seattle University today is consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in the West by U.S. News & World Report. Its elegantly landscaped 50-acre campus has been designated a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary. It offers excellent academic facilities and recreational spaces, and its food service specializes in serving fresh, seasonal, and regional products. Residence halls are clean and comfortable, and each room has a sink and vanity. Approximately 225 students and 60 staff are expected to attend each session.

From the Center for Talented Youth webstite, cty.jhu.edu

The dorms are said to be extremely nice. They have a sink and a vanity for each room. There are triple, double and single rooms. There will be around 200-280 people attending this year. CTY and CAA will be sharing this camp.

The administrative CTY staff at Seattle U keep an extremely tight set of rules. The staff is not flexible yet and requires constant RA supervision of students beyond that of any other campus. On the first day of sesson 1 2013 some students were not allowed to go to the bathroom without an RA waiting out side the door. Also a quick side note. Ninja was banned in CTY Seattle during session 1 2013. A computer science student had received a concussion on the second day playing ultimate frisbee. A few days later his head was hit accidentally during a game of ninja. At the exact moment of impact, the academic director was watching. Later that day it was announced that ninja was banned. Another major injury in session 1 2013 occurred during ultimate frisbee when two students collided. The taller one's teeth ripped open the forehead of the shorter.

Courses Offered

Session 1

CAA:

• Philosophy
• Whodunit?: Mystery and Suspense in Literature and Film
• Paradoxes and Infinities
• Biotechnology
• The Physics of Sports
• Principles of Engineering Design
• Volcanoes

CTY:

• International Politics
• Logic: Principles of Reasoning
• Freaks and Geeks in Popular Media
• Cryptology
• Fundamentals of Computer Science
• Fast-Paced High School Biology
• Fast-Paced High School Chemistry
• Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences

Session 2

CAA

• Whodunit?: Mystery and Suspense in Literature and Film
• Paradoxes and Infinities
• Biotechnology
• The Physics of Sports
• Principles of Engineering Design
• Volcanoes

CTY

• Humanities
• Linguistics
• Logic: Principles of Reasoning
• Writing
• Freaks and Geeks in Popular Media
• Math & Computer Science
• Cryptology
• Fundamentals of Computer Science
• Science
• Fast-Paced High School Chemistry
• Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences

Places

Campion Hall This twelve story building is used as housing for all CTY students. All 7 floors that were occupied by CTY were identical. Each room had either 2 single beds or a single and bunk bed, 2 desks, 2 closets, and 1 sink. The alignment of the rooms made it possible to talk to CTYers on other floors, and on some occasions throw things from floor to floor. Depending on what side of the building you were on, it was either extremely hot or annoyingly cold.

The Campion Hall ballroom was used as the rain alternative to the normal activities meeting place, and for some dances.

Student Center The student center was the location of the dining hall and most of the dances and indoor activities. Despite the fact the distance from the entrance of the student center to the entrance of campion was short, CTYers were not allowed to cross James street, making the walk to meals much longer and full of stairs. The first floor rooms used included one room which was used for dances and for movie watching, and another which had a movie playing and board games during dances.

Classrooms Classes were held in a variety of places, including Chardin Hall, Bannan, and Pigot.

Order of Activities

• 10.1
• 10.2
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 12.1
• 12.2
• 13.1
• 13.2
• 14.1
• 14.2
  • First Friday: Dance (Theme: Decades)
  • First Saturday:
    • Field Day
    • Back to the Future Movie Night
  • First Sunday: CTY Jumanji
  • Second Friday: Dance (Theme: Superheroes and Supervillans)
  • Second Saturday:
    • Beach/Water Day
    • Casino Night (Which for some strange reason, was both beach and Las Vegas themed)
  • Second Sunday:
  • Third Thursday: Dance (Theme: International)