FEATURE
Making Summer Count Students stay on campus in the summer to catch up, get ahead and enjoy what the Twin Cities has to offer. BY SUZY FRISCH
ora Lundquist is on a mission to graduate from St. Catherine University in three years. Entering college as a first-year student last fall, she’s technically a sophomore from credits earned during high school. Thanks to St. Kate’s Summer Session, Lundquist has her objective in sight. The University offers robust summer courses, affordable campus living and fun summer activities that keep students thriving during the warm months. St. Kate’s launched a concerted effort to help students get ahead, catch up or stay on track to earning their degrees three years ago. It ramped
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up publicity, added more courses and expanded out-of-class programming to encourage students to stick around. The University also introduced summer start dates in 2015 for some programs to offer students more flexibility. “For students who feel like they are a little behind or they want to have balance in their life, they can take a class in the summer and not be so crazy during the school year. Or they can dive into just one class and concentrate on that in the summer,” says Lizette Bartholdi, director of academic advising.
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