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^ ii 1 111 '3: 111 r:^ ^nil 1 ' 791 m i;t}iii 1 T^ l^H ^H 11 II?II m^^HH plHi^ii^^HK 5| m—''imi^m^H ^f^^1c-"I''IIi =^'i« CATALOG FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12 CATALOG OF ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012 RECORD OFFICIAL FOR THE YEAR 2010-2011 DAVIDSON PublisJiedIn/DavidsonCollege EditedIn/theOfficeofAcademicAffairs 2 — Academic Calendar ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2011-2012 Fordetailedscheduleinformation,visittheRegistrar'ssectionontheDavidsonwebsite. Fall Semester2011 Aug18-21 Orientation Aug22 ClassesBegin Aug29-Sept2 Latedrop/add (with$20fee) — inReg.Officeonly Oct10-11 FallBreak(classesresumeOct12) Oct29 FallConvocation(Tentativedate) Oct28-30 FamilyWeekend Nov23-27 ThanksgivingBreak(classesresumeNov28) Dec7 FallSemesterClassesEnd(Dec6-8,classesatprofessor'soption) Dec8 ReadingDay — Dec9(8:40am) ExaminationPeriod(NoexamsSunday) 16 (5:15pm) Spring Semester2012 Jan16 MartinLutherKing,Jr.Day (noclasses) Jan17 Classesbegin Jan23-27 Latedrop/add (with$20fee) — inReg.Officeonly Mar5-11 SpringBreak(classesresumeMar12) Apr7-10 EasterBreak(classesresumeApr11) May9 SpringSemesterClassesEnd (Mav3-9,classesatprofessor'soption) May10 ReadingDay May11 (8:40am) — ExaminationPeriod,includingSundayafternoon 16 (5:15pm) (SeniorsmustcompleteexamsbyMonday,May14,5:15pm) May19 Baccalaureate(4:45pm) May20 Commencement(10:00am) Accreditation • SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools:DavidsonCollegeisaccreditedinits awarding ofbaccalaureate degrees by the CommissiononColleges oftheSouthern AssociationofCollegesandSchools (1866SouthernLane,DecaturGA30033;Phone: 404-679-4500;Fax:404-679-4558). • AmericanChemicalSociety NondiscriminationPolicy DavidsonCollegeadmits qualified students and administers alleducational, athletic, financial, and employment activities witiiout discriminatingbased on race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability unless allowed by law and deemednecessar\'totheadministrationoftheeducationalprograms.Inaddition,thecollege complieswithallapplicablefederal,state,andlocallawsgoverningnon-discrimination. — Table of Contents 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS AcademicCalendar2011-2012 2 HISTORYANDSTATEMENTOFPURPOSE 5 ADMISSIONANDFINANCIALINFORMATION 9 AdmissionRequirementsandProcedures 9 StudentFinancialAssistanceandScholarships 13 Honors,Awards,andScholarships 14 TuitionandFees 19 CAMPUSLIFE 25 TheHonorCodeandtheCodeofResponsibility 25 ResidenceLife 26 Art,Music,Theatre 28 AthleticsandPhysicalEducation 30 ReligiousandSpiritualLife 31 SocialLife 31 M CareerSer\'ices HealthandSafety 37 • ACADEMICPROGRAMANDPOLICIES - 43 TheCurriculum 43 RequirementsforGraduation 44 StandardsofProgress 48 ' ' InternationalPerspectives 49 Pre-ProfessionalPrograms 55 AcademicSupport 61 GeneralInformationandRegulations 68 COURSESOFINSTRUCTIONBYDEPARTMENTS 71 OFFICIALRECORD 282 Trustees 282 NamedProfessorships 284 RetiredFaculty 288 ContinuingFaculty,2010-11 291 OtherInstiiictionalAppointments,2010-11 303 NewFacultyandInstructionalAppointments 308 AdministrativeStaff 311 CurricularEnrichment 325 BookFunds 327 HonorSocieties 330 AcademicandCommunityAwards 331 AthleticHonorAwards 335 Classof2011 336 EnrollmentStatistics 340 GeographicalDistribution 341 AlumniAssociation 342 Index 343 CapsuleInformation 346 AND HISTORY STATEMENT OF PURPOSE HISTORY Founded bv Concord Presbytery, Davidson College opened as a manual labor institute in 1837. The college's name memorializes General William Lee Davidson, who died atthenearby Revolutionary Warbattle ofCowan's Ford in 1781. General Davidson'ssonprovidedtheinitialacreageforthecampus. Thecollegesealandthecollegemotto,AlendaLuxUbiOrtaLibertas("LetLearning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen"), recall the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence;bothsealandmottoresultedfromthesuggestionofPeterStuartNey,an elusiveFrenchmanbelievedbysometohavebeenNapoleon'sMarshalNey. Original academic subjects included moral and naturalphilosophy, evidencesofChristianity, classical languages, logic, and mathematics. Three professors, including the college's first president, Robert Hall Morrison, taught this curriculum to Davidson's sixty- fivestudents. Although Presbyterian-originated, the college maintained from the beginning its intent to educate students without regard to their denominational affiliation. Students came from a variety of religious andregionalbackgrounds.By1860,Davidsonalumnilived intwelvestatesandtwocountriesoutsidetheUnitedStates. Abequestin1856fromMaxwellChambersofSalisbury,NorthCarolina,provided thecollegewiththemeanstostrengthenitsbaseandexpanditsinfluence.Thegiftofa quarterofamillion dollars made theinstitution, fora time, therichestcollegesouth of Princetonand helped thecollegesurvivethrough the CivilWaryears. Italso provided for the construction of a central academic building that was named in honor of the college's first substantial benefactor. The present Chambers Building, which replaced theoneburnedin1921,alsobearshisname. While the college had a student body of only twenty-four men in 1866, during the post-war recovery period there was a gradual expansion of curriculum, faculty, and students. Newlyadded academic disciplines included chemistry, English, history, and physics. By 1890 the teaching faculty included its first Ph.D.-holding professors. Increasinggrowthinenrollmentgavethecollegeastudentbodyofover300by1910. In1911,thecollegeofferedtheA.B.andtheB.S. degrees,withtheformerrequiring studyofGreekandLatin, thelatterallowingsubshtutionofamodemforeignlanguage in place of Latin. There were fifteen departnients, though majors were not part of the curriculum until the 1920s. A strengthened financial base was augmented b\' the — History and Statement of Purpose generosityoftheRockefellers,whoprovidedfundsforreplacingtheoriginalChambers building,andbyannualsupportfromtheDukeEndowment,whichcontinuestoday. The 1920s and 1930s saw courses in accounting, business, economics, and music added to thecurriculum, aswell as honorsprograms and seminars. In1923, Davidson wasselected as thethird college inNorthCarolina tobe charteredfor achapter ofPhi Beta Kappa. Curricularrevisions in the 1960s and 1980s altered the academic calendar and degree requirements, but retained Davidson's emphasis on a broad liberal arts educationalongwithincreasingopportunitiesforspecialization,independentacademic work,studyabroad,andinterdisciplinaryprograms. First admitting women as degree candidates in 1973, the college has grown to over 1,600 students on campus. The full-time teaching faculty numbers just over 160. Renovations and expansion of campus facilities have supported the college's growth inathletics, thevisual arts, the sciences, residential buildings, studentand commimity activities,andtheperformingarts. Recent academic program changes include the expansion of concentrations and the options for a second major or minor in many departments, small classes designed to help first-year students make the transition to college-level work and writing, and centers for speaking and writing. In 2007 Davidson College was the first liberal arts collegeinthecomitrytoreplaceloanswithgrantsinallofitsfinancialaidpackages.This initiative,namedTheDavidsonTrust,allowsallstudents,regardlessofsocio-economic backgroimdtograduatedebt-free. Davidson'sunderlyingphilosophyappearsinthecollege'sofficialstatement of purpose. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Davidson College is an institution of higher learning established in 1837 by Presbyterians ofNorth Carolina. Since its founding, the ties thatbind the college to its Presbyterian heritage, including the historic understanding of Christian faith called The Reformed Tradition, haveremainedclose and strong. The college is committed to continuingthisvitalrelationship. The primary purpose of Davidson College is to assist students in developing humaneinstinctsanddisciplinedandcreativemindsforlivesofleadershipandservice. Infulfillingitspurpose,Davidsonhaschosentobealiberalartscollege,tomaintainitself as a residential community of scholars, to emphasize the teachingresponsibility ofall professors, and to ensure the opportimity for personal relationships between students andteachers. Further,Davidsonbelievesitisvitalthatallstudentsineveryclassknow and study under mature and scholarly teachers who are able and eager to provide for eachofthemstimulation,instruction,andguidance. The Christian tradition towhich Davidsonremains comniitted recognizesGod as the source of all truth, and believes that Jesus Christ is the revelation of that God, a God bound by no church orcreed. The loyalty ofthe college thus extends beyond the Christian community to the whole of humanity and necessarily includes openness to andrespectfortheworld'svariousreligioustraditions. Davidsondedicatesitselftothe quest for truth and encourages teachers and students to explore the whole of reality, whetherphysical orspiritual, withunlimited employmentoftheirintellectual powers. At Davidson, faith and reason work together in mutual respect and benefit toward growthinlearning,understanding,andwisdom. History and Statement of Purpose — 7 As a college that welcomes students, faculty and staff from a variety of nationalities, ethnic groups, and traditions, Davidson values diversity, recognizing the dignity and worth of every person. Therefore, Davidson provides a range of opportunities for worship, civil debate, and teaching that enrich mind and spirit. Further, Davidson challenges students to engage in service to prepare themselves for li\'esofgrowthandgiving. Davidsonseeksstudents ofgoodcharacterand highacademic ability, irrespective of economic circumstances, who share its values and show promise for usefulness to society. In the selechon of faculty, the college seeks men and women who respect the purpose ofthe college, who are outstanding intellectually, who have the best training availableintheirfieldsofstudy,andwhoseinterestinstudentsandteachingisunfeigned and profound. The Trustees commit to being faitliful stewards of the traditions of the college.TheyarechargedwithgoverningundertheConstitutionandBy-lawsandwith providing the financial resources necessary for adequate student aid and appropriate facilitiesand programs,includingfuniisliingthefacultywiththetimeandopportunity forcreativescholarshipfundamentaltothebestteaching. AsaUberalartscollege,Davidsonemphasizesthosestudies,disciplines,andactivities that are mentally, spiritually, and physically liberating. Thus, the college concentrates upon the study of liistory, literature and languages, philosophy and religion, music, dramaandthevisualarts,thenaturalandsocialsciences,andmathematics.Thecollege encouragesstudentengagementwithotherculturesthroughdomesticandinternational studies.Thecollegealsorequiresphysicaleducation,providesforcompetitiveathletics, and encourages a variety of social, cultural, and service activities. Wfiile Davidson preparesmanyofitsstudentsforgraduateandprofessionalstudy,itintendstoteachall studentstothinkclearly, tomakerelevantandvalidjudgments,todiscriminateamong values,andtocomniunicatefreelywithothersintherealmofideas. Davidsonholdsapricelessheritagebequeathedbythosewhohavededicatedtheir livesandtheirpossessionsforitswelfare.Toitmuchhasbeenentrusted,andofitmuch isrequired. DAVIDSON'S PRESIDENTS RobertHallMorrison (1836-1840);SamuelWilliamson (1841-1854);DruryLacy (1855-1860); John Lycan Kirkpatrick (1860-1866); George Wilson McPhail (1866- 1871); John Rennie Blake, chair ofthe faculty (1871-1877); Andrew Dousa Hepburn (1877-1885); Luther McKinnon (1885-1888); William Joseph Martin, vice president and acting president (1887-1888); John Bunyan Shearer (1888-1901); Henry Louis Smith (1901-1912); William Joseph Martin (1912-1929); Walter Lee Lingle (1929- 1941);JohnRoodCunningham(1941-1957);ClarenceJohnPietenpol,actingpresident (1957-1958); David Grier Martin (1958-1968); Frontis Withers Johnston, acting president (1968); Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr. (1968-1983); Frontis Withers Johnston, interim president (1983-1984); John Wells Kuykendall (1984-1997); Robert Fredrick Vagt(1997-2007);ThomasWarrenRoss(2007-2010);JohnWellsKuykendall,interim president (2010-2011); CarolEverhartQuillen (2011-).

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