We've been busy of late with our Preview (summer orientation) sessions. It is important as we go through each successive Preview that we take a quick look at the availability of classes and make adjustments as needed. This is especially important for our freshman-level composition classes, since most students must take ENG 101 in their first semester of college-level enrollment. It is always exciting to us as we watch these introductory level classes fill throughout the summer, and when we must--as we did last week--add new sections to meet the needs. It is exciting to us because we know that means many new students will be joining us in the fall.
At the same time that we work to make room for all the new freshman and transfer students, we also take time to check on our continuing students. Have they all managed to get registered for fall classes? Are they still on track to graduate? Summer is a great time to touch base with these students and make sure they have the information and support they need from us so that they, too, can return to classes in the fall term. It's funny to think about in the heat of July, but "the fall" term is actually just a little over a month away!