In case you were wondering, this is what a lot of folks are asking about SU Summer College. Hope you find the answer you're looking for here...
Q. What's a typical Summer College day like?
A. Students in the liberal arts and pre-professional programs have three to four hours of classes each weekday and typically spend the rest of the day and some of the evening on class assignments, group projects, and studying. Students in the studio arts programs are in the studios or at the rehearsal stage from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., with an hour or so for lunch, Monday through Friday. Weekends offer opportunities for outdoor activities, trips, and evening social events. Most students also spend at least some weekend time on academic pursuits.
Q. What do Summer College students do outside the classroom?
A. Students have fun together at the Schine Student Center, basketball and tennis courts, workout gyms, game rooms, pool, and ice skating pavilion. The residence hall staff organizes social events and trips. Generally, more than one third of the students in Summer College chose to participate in community service. Summer College students are also responsible for the newsletter publication, and memory book production. Students choose their own activities, and there are plenty of choices available!
Q. How is the residence hall set up?
A. The hall is coed by floors or by separated wings on a single floor. Rooms are doubles, triples, or suites that accommodate four to six students. Large bathrooms are shared by floor or wing residents. Residence halls also typically contain a large common room and several smaller lounges. Dining facilities are in the hall or in a nearby dining center.
Resident Advisors - mature undergraduates and graduate students with excellent academic, social, and leadership skills - live in the residence with Summer College students. Each Resident Advisor is responsible for 15 to 17 students, planning social activities and day trips, organizing study groups and tutoring, and generally ensuring that the Summer College experience is memorable and rewarding.
Q. Can students choose their own roommates?
A. Students attending Summer College with a friend from high school may request to room together. However, many students enjoy the "adventure" of rooming with a new acquaintance. Unless directed otherwise, we match students with similar interests, using their high school records, essays, and chosen program of study. In any case, students will enjoy meeting, socializing, studying, and eating with a variety of new friends from their wing or floor.
Q. And what about safety at Syracuse University?
A. The Syracuse University campus is considered safe and secure. The safety and security arrangements include providing for entrance to residence halls and dining facilities to be by access or i.d. card only. The campus is patrolled by Syracuse University Public Safety Officers. The campus is well lit and equipped with an extensive blue light system of emergency call boxes providing students emergency contact with Public Safety when needed. Public Safety also has a Walking Escort Service. This nightly service provides walking teams of University escorts which can get you across campus. Nevertheless, safety and security can never be completely assured. Therefore, Summer College includes educational programs for students about how to help protect their own personal safety and security. The programs include information sessions run by Public Safety officers and resident advisors. The sessions provide information for students on how to use safety and security information and how to be involved in helping to maintain their own safety. For more information on the University's Public Safety Crime Prevention Programs, please refer to the following link at http://publicsafety.syr.edu/
Q. How much spending money are students likely to need?
A. Of course, this varies widely from student to student and family to family. The program cost includes meals and most of the Summer College sponsored trips and activities. Floor members or other groups sometimes plan theater, concert, or amusement park trips for which ticket money would be needed. Students can also take a 10-minute bus or train ride to a nearby shopping mall with movie theaters, and they need pocket money for snacks, school supplies, and to attend some field trips.
