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Show THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY • MONDAY, JUNE 23, 19'7 THE CAMPUS Summer '97 offers great variety of courses While summer for many is a time to vacation and relax, it's a time for many to go to school. Southern Utah University offers two s ummer school sessions starting today. The university teaches two four-week sessions and an eight-week session. Classes fo r both the first session and the regu lar session will begin today. The second fo ur-week session begins July 2 1. The classes a re very fl exible to allow for people's schedu les, says C. David Nyman, dead of SUU's Summer School. "We teach the same classes that arc offered durin g the fall, winter and spri ng quarters, there just aren 't as many." The majorit y of these classes arc scheduled fo r the m o rnings, a llowing free time in the aftern oon and evenin gs. The regular summer term will run through August 15, and the first session ends Jul y 18. The second session also ends August 15. Registration for summer quarter at SUU is relatively s imple, Nyman says. Any s tudent who did not attend SUU during the 1997 spring quarter is required to apply for admiss ion before registering for classes. Application forms arc avai lable at either the divi sion of continuing ed ucation or at the admissions offi ce in the Sharwan Smith Center. O nce that is completed, students have the opt ion of registering in person or by te lephone. Students can register up unti l 4 p.m. today at the registrars office in the Sharwan Smith Student Center. Phone-in registration can be clone between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays, by calling 801-586 77 14. A $3 fee will be charged for telephone registration. Tuition and fecs wi 11 also need to be paid at the time of registration . A list of classes and times available during the summer can be picked up for free at the offices of the Division of Continuing Education in th e R. Haze Hunte r Conference Center, as well as at the Reg istrar's Office in the Sharwan Smi th Center. D uring SUU's summer school, o ut-of-state tuition charges a rc waived. NonUtah residents attend fo r the same costs as residents of the state of Utah. "T he lower tuitio n costs for non -Utah residents is just o ne of several factors that m ake summer school at SlJU very appea ling," N ym an said. "The ava ilabi lity of cultural and recreati o na l activit ies in the area, such as th e Utah Shakespea rea n Festival are another reason. T he area has wonderful s cenery and a g reat summer climate. T he program s are appealing w hi ch has led to a steadil y growing enroilment in recent yea rs. 11 An yone 62 or o lder ca n audit any summer SUU credit class for $10 for th e quarter, on a space available bas is. Registration wi ll be permitted on the firs t day of c lass at t he beginnin g of each session. Special workshop o r non -credit classes arc not included in th is senio r citi zens offer. Anoth er bo nus to spending your summer in a I classroom, Nyman says, is the credit from summer school can he.!p people get a headstart on their education for next year, or get their degree and -graduate a little sooner. "Our summer educational offerings cover a broad spectrum," Ny m an said. "Som e arc very specialized; while others are gea red fo r th e general interest. Man y fill degree requirements, and o th ers are more for perso na l enrichment o r enjoyment. We enco urage anyone interested to obtain a summer school bulletin to sec w hat is being offered. 11 Nyman also points out that summer school can offer m ore t han just a classroom experien ce. 11 111 addition to the classes, we offer a large variety of workshops, conferences, camps, and special programs," Nyman said. " We want to allow the maximum fl ex ibility in our offerings in order to make courses accessibl e to as ma ny people as possiblc. 11 Special programs schedul ed fo r later this s ummer include workshops in creative writing, storytelling, art educatio n, Shakespeare; a reading conference, Upward Bound, the Governor's Hono rs Academy, sports camps, a spi ri t camp, a Sunday evening concert series, the Utah Summer Games; and a field school in Southwestern archeology. The D ivis ion of Continuing Education will offer "Project Discovery," a special program running Jul y 6-11, open to 50 highly motivated students in grades six through nine. Students in the program will experience campus life, and they'll also get a chan ce to · experience science and the arts. The $395 cost covers classes, room and board, field trips, and ti ckets to the Utah Shakespea rean Festival. T he application dead line to partic ipate in Project Discovery is June 15, and a $100 deposit is required for the application. Applicatio n and information requests shou ld be di rected to: Project Discovery, Continuing Edu cation, Southern Utah University, Cedar C ity, UT 84 720. Another program Nyman is m ost proud of is the annual C reative Writing Wo rkshop. The wo rkshop is designed to teach writers from beginning to advanced, English teachers and students on the fundam entals and techniques of writing creative sho rt fi ction, prose, poetry and drama. T his year's conference wi ll be held at the University Mo unta in Cente r. Each day of t he con fe rence will include guest lectures from authors Ken Brewer, Kay Cook, George Perrau lt and Kathleen West. The C reat ive Writing Workshop costs $ 185, and college c redit is al so offered th ro ugh the Division of Continuing Education Su mmer School and the Registrar's Office. For more information o n the Wri,ting Wo rkshop, you can contact Nyman at 586-1995. i l |