Senior Project

2010 Calendar

January 4: Project introduced to seniors in McQuade Theater
January 14 (6:30 - 7:30 pm): Project introduced to parents (McQuade Theater)
Jan 4– March 11: Project Planning Period
March 12 (Fri): Final Proposal Form(s) due at 8:25 am ($15.00 late fine per week)
Mar. 15– April 16: Approval Hearings
Apr. 27-29: Senior Exams
April 30: Senior Mass and Breakfast
May 3 – May 21: Senior Project
May 24-26: Oral Evaluations
May 27 (7 pm): Commencement @ Stranahan (Amen!)

A Simple Breakdown of the Requirements

Pre-Project: Final Proposal forms due Friday, March 12; Approval Committee Hearings between March 15 and April 16

Project: May 3 – May 21 Daily Journal (250 words per day: 1/2 description, 1/2 reflection) Weekly meetings with faculty at placement

Post-Project: Project Oral Evaluation, May 24-26 Five page typed paper (minimum of 1250 words) Oral interview (15 minutes) Completed Journal Handwritten thank you notes to sponsors (with stamped envelopes)

A Few Helpful Notes

* Each project must be five days per week and at least six hours per day
* Seniors may (and are encouraged to) do multiple projects
* No pay, wages, or salaries may be accepted for work performed while on project
* Students may not work with parents or immediate relatives
* Students may do projects out of the Toledo area (additional requirements)
* Students are to establish their own contacts and arrangements
* Students should be responsible for their own fines (without parental help)
* A few restrictions on projects: trade areas (union difficulties); any highly recreational project (a comparative analysis of the sands found in Acapulco, the Bahamas, and Aruba); and an obvious attempt to gain summer or part-time employment (working free for three weeks in exchange for a job during the summer)
* Successful completion of Senior Project is a requirement for all seniors