News Bureau
TIP SHEET Week
of June 9, 2003
Current topics of interest in higher education
in western Wisconsin
Story Idea
UW-Eau Claire's eight-week Summer Session
begins today and continues through Aug.
1. Nearly 2,500 students are enrolled in Summer Session courses
this year. Summer classes allow students to move toward graduation more quickly,
enroll in high-demand classes or take classes with fewer students so they can
get more individual attention. Most classes meet in the morning, allowing students
to work, study or relax in the afternoons. Jan Morse, who coordinates
Summer Session, can talk about these and other reasons students take summer
classes, and answer other questions about Summer Session. You can reach
Morse at (715) 836-2033 or morsejm@uwec.edu.
Story Idea
Orientation for new freshmen who will join the UW-Eau Claire
campus community in the fall begins this week, with the first group
of students and their parents visiting campus June 11. The daylong
orientation sessions continue into early July. Throughout the day, the students
and their parents gather a variety of information about the university, meet
other students and their parents, tour residence halls and participate in activities
designed to help students connect with the campus. During Orientation, students
also meet with their advisers and register for fall classes. Students check
in between 7:15 and 8 a.m. in the Skylight Lounge of Davies Center. Other sessions
are held in various locations in Davies Center and elsewhere on campus. Deborah
Gough coordinates Orientation. You can reach Gough
at (715) 836-3487 or goughdm@uwec.edu.
Photo Idea
Peter Phippen will kick off the 2003 Summer Session Music on the Mall
concert series with a show at 7 p.m. Monday, June 9, on the Central
Campus Mall. People from the campus and Eau Claire communities bring
lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the free outdoor show.
Photo Idea
University jazz groups will perform from noon to 1
p.m. Wednesday-Friday on the Central Campus Mall. The Jazz
at Noon concert series attracts people from the campus and Eau Claire
communities.
UW-Eau Claire's Experts Directory
Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu
Updated: June 9, 2003