Our Region’s Brightest Students Get a Chance to THINK

The Davidson Institute Collaborates with the University of Nevada, Reno
to Offer the Country’s Most Rigorous Summer Program 

RENO, Nev. (October 21, 2004) – The brightest seventh, eighth and ninth grade students from Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana are being offered an opportunity that has never been available before: They can participate in the Davidson Institute for Talent Development’s THINK Summer Institute, a full-immersion college program experience where students earn 
seven college credits in three weeks.

“The THINK Summer Institute offers twice as many college credits as similar programs in other states,” 
said Marie Capurro, director of the Davidson Institute. “It’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity for  students who 
want to get a leg up on their academic career.”  

To be eligible for the THINK Summer Institute, applicants must currently be enrolled in seventh, eighth or 
ninth grade and earn qualifying scores on the SAT or ACT. 

THINK students can choose to enroll in either a Chemistry or a Logic/Philosophy course and a Speech Communications or Foreign Language Course.  All courses are taught by university professors on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.  Every student who completes the program will receive seven transferable 
college credits.

The THINK Summer Institute will run from Sat., July 9 through Sat., July 30, 2005. Tuition is $1,850 for the 
three-week program, and scholarships are available based on financial need. To learn more about this
program, please visit www.thinksummerinstitute.org, e-mail think@ditd.org or call (775) 852-3483 ext. 430. 

Located in Reno, Nev., the Davidson Institute for Talent Development is a 501(c)3 nonprofit operating foundation founded in 1999 by educational software entrepreneurs Bob and Jan Davidson.  The mission of 
the Davidson Institute is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to 
provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.  For more information about the Davidson Institute, please visit www.davidson-institute.org.

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INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

Marie Capurro, director of the Davidson Institute is available for interviews. 
To schedule, please contact Julie Dudley at 775-852-3483 x. 424 or jdudley@ditd.org.

Davidson Institute for Talent Development
9665 Gateway Drive, Suite B
Reno, Nevada 89521
775-852-3483
Fax: 775-852-2184
www.davidson-institute.org