Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL)

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MMER SCHCOL d mmer session cord numbers atten su what the curriculum should include. Making a survey of all students every other summer, the office publishes a 100- page document, Summer Session Enroll- ment summary, reporting all data con- cerning the session's progress for the previous four years. ln 1958 the Summer Session Office was established because the program- offered for many years-had expanded to the stage where a coordinator was needed. Dr. Reach has headed the de- partment from the beginning. In the 10 years since Dr. Reach has been in charge, the number of students attending summer school has grown. The growth rate formerly averaged about a 10 per cent increase each year, but following enrollment trends through- out the country, the summer of 1968 showed the greatest change yet when attendance went up 21 per cent. This upsurge in numbers was due mainly to the increase in graduate stu- Damon D. Reach Dean, Summer School i Jxff. dents we had here? said Dr. Reach. The grad school courses are so complete that it is possible for a student to earn a masters bysummerschool attendance only. During the regular September to june academic year, only 15 per cent of the total enrollment is made up of graduate students. But during the 1968 summer, in particular, they amounted to 61 per cent of the student body. Graduates will soon be making up 65 per cent of summer enrollmentf' This goes along with Northern's intention of becoming mainly an institution for the junior, senior, and graduate level of learning. There are also undergraduates wish- ing to accelerate their graduation from Northernf' according to Reach. The figure also includes transfer students and june high school graduates according to the research the office has compiled. ln addition to the basic courses offered during the regular academic continued A typical summer afternoon finds languid students sunnmg themselves at the various areas provided by the residence halls.