Kinder Institute Residential College 2020

KINDER INSTITUTE
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE

at MIZZOU

CURRICULUM

STUDENTS IN THE RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE WILL CO-ENROLL IN TWO
FALL AND TWO SPRING SEMESTER COURSES TAUGHT BY KINDER
INSTITUTE FACULTY THAT EXPLORE THE INTELLECTUAL AND
HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM BEFORE THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR. THESE COURSES
CAN BE APPLIED TOWARD THE NEW B.A. IN CONSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY, THE CURRICULUM FOR WHICH TAKES AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRACING THE SIGNIFICANCE AND
INFLUENCE OF THESE ORIGINS OVER TIME AND AROUND THE GLOBE.
IN ADDITION, COLLEGE RESIDENTS WILL CO-ENROLL IN A ONE-
CREDIT HOUR SEMINAR DURING THEIR FIRST SEMESTER ON CAMPUS
THAT INTRODUCES THE GROUP TO ACADEMIC LIFE AT THE KINDER
INSTITUTE AND MIZZOU THROUGH GUEST LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS,
CULTURAL EXCURSIONS IN AND AROUND COLUMBIA, AND MORE.

Zac Sweets

Political Science
Belton, MO

Society of Fellows 2014-15

Chief of Staff to the State Senator
from Missouri’s 7th District

The Kinder Institute provided
me the opportunity to take an
in-depth academic look at American
constitutional democracy and the way
we interact with it. Working within
the Missouri government, I have had a
chance to watch the principles
and processes discussed during

my time as a Fellow play
out right before my eyes.

Abigail Kielty

Political Science & History
St. Louis, MO

Society of Fellows 2017-18

Political Science PhD program at
The Ohio State University

As a Fellow, I was part of an environment that so
clearly demonstrated how the learning process
ought to look: collaborative, enriched by the
knowledge and experiences of those around you,
and—most importantly—one that you enjoy.

The Kinder Institute also helped me
cultivate academic skills that have
been integral to my success in
graduate school thus far, including
working effectively in a group,
drafting, editing, and revising
papers, and producing high-quality,
meaningful work.

WHETHER YOU WANT TO SERVE AS AN R.A. IN WOLPERS, SPEND
A SUMMER WORKING AND STUDYING IN D.C., WRITE FOR OUR
JOURNAL ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY, OR STUDY AT OXFORD,
ALL COLLEGE RESIDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THESE AND
OTHER UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS THAT THE KINDER INSTITUTE
SPONSORS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE SEE THE RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE
NOT AS A ONE-YEAR BUT AS A FOUR-YEAR EXPERIENCE.

collaboration

Bishop Davidson

History & Classics
Republic, MO

Society of Fellows 2014-15
Kinder Scholar 2016

Manager of Student Programs, Intercollegiate
Studies Institute

The faculty at the Kinder Institute are thoughtful
and intelligent, real-life scholars, and the fellowship
you can have there with peers who are hungry to
learn—from a variety of disciplines—is well known
on campus. But Kinder possesses a rarer, subtler,
forgotten pillar of education: mentorship.

I now work on university campuses
everywhere—from the Ivy League to
state schools to small liberal arts
colleges—and I can tell you that this
trifecta of education is rarely found.

Emma Smoczynski

Political Science & Communication
Burr Ridge, IL

Society of Fellows 2015-16
Kinder Scholar 2015

Citizen & Immigration Services, Kansas City

The Kinder Institute allowed me to gain
experience in the professional world, build
lasting friendships, and make important
contacts, and I have been able to use the skills
and networks I developed there to get my
dream job with a federal agency in Kansas City.
The amazing people I met and the experiences
I had at the Kinder Institute helped put me
above and beyond in the job market.

BUILD LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH A CLOSE-KNIT
COMMUNITY OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS AND WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WHO ALL
SHARE A PASSION FOR STUDYING AND DISCUSSING THE PAST,
PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN THE
U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE.

COMMUNITY

Anurag Chandran

Political Science & Economics
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Society of Fellows 2014-15
Kinder Scholar 2015
Founder of the Journal on Constitutional Democracy

Founder and Executive Director,
Impact On The Ground Foundation
2016-17 Schwarzman Scholar

The Kinder Institute played a crucial role in developing
my leadership skills and empowering me to turn my
ideas into reality. To this day, I’m grateful for how my
experiences founding the Journal and in D.C. and
the Fellows program helped me grow, allowing
me to now work toward shaping India’s
development story by improving the quality of
education in tribal communities.

Sam Franks

English & Political Science
Nixa, MO

Society of Fellows 2014-15
Kinder Scholar 2015

University of Michigan Law School
2016-17 Fulbright Scholar at Durham University

The Kinder Institute gave me a much more positive
view of the United States and of our politics and law,

because it gave me an in-depth understanding of
why things are the way they are.

What is the Kinder Institute?

We’re a new signature academic center at Mizzou that brings faculty, undergraduate and
graduate students, and members of the community together to explore the ideas and
events that have defined the complicated story of constitutional democracy in the United
States. All Residential College participants will be immediately integrated into the learning
environment we’ve created at the Kinder Institute and introduced to the full breadth of
our academic and extracurricular programs, which include: a summer program in D.C.,
week- and year-long study abroad programs at Oxford, and a B.A., Minor, and Certificate
in Constitutional Democracy.

Why the Kinder Institute Residential College?

Launched in partnership with Residential Life and the College of Arts & Science, it’s an
unrivaled opportunity for first-year students interested in American history and politics
to live together in historic Wolpers Hall, take classes together during the fall and spring
on the founding of the United States, build a community through the academic and
extracurricular programs associated with the Residential College, and receive valuable
mentorship from the college’s in-house R.A. and Collegiate Fellow.

Where is Wolpers?

Located in the heart of campus, Wolpers Hall is a recently renovated, community-style
dorm right across the street from the Rec and MU Student Center, and a ten-minute walk
to the Kinder Institute’s offices in Jesse Hall.

Does the Residential College cost extra?

Not at all—only the standard tuition, fees, and room and board costs.

SIGN ME UP!

1 Apply to MIZZOU.

2 Select KINDER INSTITUTE RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE on your housing preference form.
3 Complete and submit the online KIRC admissions & scholarship application, which will be

available on the housing preference form webpage.

4 Submit your MU Housing and Dining contract. See housing.missouri.edu for deadlines.

Applications submitted by December 31 will receive notice of early acceptance to the
Residential College by the end of January. To be considered for a KIRC scholarship, you
must submit your application by March 1. Scholarship award notifications will be sent out
by April 1.

Contact Kinder Institute academic adviser Thomas Kane, [email protected],
with any questions.

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