Summer School Comes to CMC

Billing it as a way to help students complete General Education requirements, Claremont McKenna will launch a pilot program of summer classes this May. The program will be open to current CMC and 5C students, alumni, and students from other colleges in good academic standing.

“I’m very enthusiastic about summer programming and the opportunities it will provide,” said Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor Lisa Cody, who worked closely with Dean of Faculty Greg Hess to develop the program. Cody and Hess worked with the Curriculum Committee, charged with the development of new courses, major requirements, and programs such as the Robert A. Day School of Finance, and the Board of Trustees to develop the structure and goals of the summer school pilot program.

Chief among the committee’s concerns were to provide students with more options in completing their General Education requirements and to assess the long term feasibility of summer programming at CMC.

The decision to start the pilot program was based on research examining how many students have already taken summer transfer courses and interest levels from both parents and students.

Lisa Cody will teach a course this summer, as will Manfred Keil, Brock Blomberg, Gaston Espinosa, and others. Planned summer courses will satisfy General Education requirements and include some 20 offerings across economics, math, natural science, philosophy, psychology, religious studies, French, and an intensive Arabic program.

The Arabic program will be an intensive immersion program with students spending the full day together, with class, lab, lecture, and other activities.

Tuition is estimated at around $3750 per course ($7500 for the intensive Arabic program) plus room and board. Federal loans (Stafford and Perkins) may be applied to the summer semester, but there will be no institutional financial support (i.e. grants from CMC).

A summer program has been under consideration by the Curriculum Committee for some time now, previously discussed in another form as The Dartmouth Plan which consists of a mandatory semester off in addition to summer courses. In addition to giving students a leg up in terms of internships, the Dartmouth Plan is also viewed as a cost-saving measure.

When asked if the pilot program could eventually evolve into a Dartmouth Plan at CMC, Cody did not rule it out, saying, “We’d need more people—staff, faculty—before a Dartmouth Plan would be possible. Students have had mixed reactions.”

Until now, Pitzer and Scripps were the only schools to offer summer courses at the Claremont Colleges, with Pitzer offering a range of classes drawn primarily from the school’s social science specialties and Scripps offering science classes through Joint Science. CMC’s summer school pilot program would directly compete with the Pitzer and Scripps programs, which CMC students attend every year.

Emily Meinhardt

Emily Meinhardt is the managing editor of the Forum. Hailing from the Midwest, she "studies" Government and Art History. But really, she loves news so much that she just stares at Google Reader all day long. Fun fact: she actually enjoys nagging writers and editing html -- or she just doesn't want to work on thesis. One or the other.

http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

Wow, this is some old news.
http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

Wow, this is some old news.
http://cardboardsmile.com A Mitch

Wow, you are a douche.

CMCer

Wow, I would expect a wittier reply from you, A-Mitch. Or none at all. Why do you care what he says, or believe that name-calling on the forums will do anything in the first place?
Josh Siegel

It isn’t old news. It was approved by the faculty on Tuesday afternoon.

Even if it were old news, it was unreported until now.

And I second AMitch’s comment.

http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

@Josh Siegel,

It is very old news. The CI wrote about it literally months ago and George Posner and I knew about it on the curriculum committee the entire time. It’s old news. You aren’t being objective because Emily is a friend of yours, but that’s what this is. It’s not news. Emily just wrote a PR release for the program.

http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

Here’s a response from the real Charles Johnson.

We were talking about this on curriculum committee. The Claremont Independent wrote about it four months ago. This piece of “news” sounds like it came directly from the PR department of CMC, where Emily is an employee. That’s why it is not “news”.

As for A. Mitch, your eloquence, is as always, a breath of fresh air on this site.

Emily Meinhardt

Public Affairs was in no way involved in the reporting of this story. Information for the post came directly from the Dean of Faculty’s office
http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

I’m not saying that you wrote an official Public Affairs release, but I’m saying you wrote a PR story for the program. There were a lot of questions you could have asked, but you did not. Among these are:

How can you learn a language in the very short time period? How can you become proficient in a course, like calculus, in such a short time period? Couldn’t it be that people take summer school classes at their local community college or college because it is cheaper? These were all things discussed during the meetings. A good news story would have also raised questions about the program.
Inquiring Mind

Yes, I agree with Charles. Many questions remain unanswered:

How do young toddlers learn a language in such a short amount of time?

Why is the CMC Forum illustrating this article with a picture of Bauer Center?? Does that mean they know something we don’t??

Furthermore, how did the CMC Forum shrink the Bauer Center to such a small size?? Why is there no report as to HOW the Bauer Center could fit on my computer screen??

When the CMC Forum says that calculus may be one of the summer courses offered, do they KNOW that “lying tangent to a curve” can also be used as sexual innuendo??

http://cardboardsmile.com A Mitch

Wow, you are a douche.

CMCer

Wow, I would expect a wittier reply from you, A-Mitch. Or none at all. Why do you care what he says, or believe that name-calling on the forums will do anything in the first place?
Josh Siegel

It isn’t old news. It was approved by the faculty on Tuesday afternoon.

Even if it were old news, it was unreported until now.

And I second AMitch’s comment.

http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

@Josh Siegel,

It is very old news. The CI wrote about it literally months ago and George Posner and I knew about it on the curriculum committee the entire time. It’s old news. You aren’t being objective because Emily is a friend of yours, but that’s what this is. It’s not news. Emily just wrote a PR release for the program.

http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

Here’s a response from the real Charles Johnson.

We were talking about this on curriculum committee. The Claremont Independent wrote about it four months ago. This piece of “news” sounds like it came directly from the PR department of CMC, where Emily is an employee. That’s why it is not “news”.

As for A. Mitch, your eloquence, is as always, a breath of fresh air on this site.

Emily Meinhardt

Public Affairs was in no way involved in the reporting of this story. Information for the post came directly from the Dean of Faculty’s office
http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

I’m not saying that you wrote an official Public Affairs release, but I’m saying you wrote a PR story for the program. There were a lot of questions you could have asked, but you did not. Among these are:

How can you learn a language in the very short time period? How can you become proficient in a course, like calculus, in such a short time period? Couldn’t it be that people take summer school classes at their local community college or college because it is cheaper? These were all things discussed during the meetings. A good news story would have also raised questions about the program.
Inquiring Mind

Yes, I agree with Charles. Many questions remain unanswered:

How do young toddlers learn a language in such a short amount of time?

Why is the CMC Forum illustrating this article with a picture of Bauer Center?? Does that mean they know something we don’t??

Furthermore, how did the CMC Forum shrink the Bauer Center to such a small size?? Why is there no report as to HOW the Bauer Center could fit on my computer screen??

When the CMC Forum says that calculus may be one of the summer courses offered, do they KNOW that “lying tangent to a curve” can also be used as sexual innuendo??

lollerskater

Haha, Charles, you just have to point out perceived weaknesses at every opportunity (the very definition of douche-y behavior). Go ahead and take a big dump on a sister publication, but don’t expect this to improve the Independent’s readership or make anyone like you. When considering people’s responses to your comments, take solace in the unassailable truth that you are morally right and everyone else is either stupid or hates you for your brilliance. Peace, my ROFLcopter is going dooown.
lollerskater

Haha, Charles, you just have to point out perceived weaknesses at every opportunity (the very definition of douche-y behavior). Go ahead and take a big dump on a sister publication, but don’t expect this to improve the Independent’s readership or make anyone like you. When considering people’s responses to your comments, take solace in the unassailable truth that you are morally right and everyone else is either stupid or hates you for your brilliance. Peace, my ROFLcopter is going dooown.
CMCer

*Le sigh*. And because you second it…

I wonder whatever happened to the “People in Glass Houses” metaphor. Thrown at the window, it would seem. Because although God knows I can’t stand anything Charles says, I hate it even more when someone thinks that they have some authority to label someone. I’m sure that neither Siegel nor A-Mitch have always been exemplary specimens of human nature to go judging people as douchebags…I’m sure both of you have had your moments in the spotlight, as it were.

CMCer

Though yes, his comment was douche-y, to be hypocritical for a second. But still, people can be a little better than that. No one I’ve met around this school is in any moral high ground to judge anyone else.
Yeah!

ANOTHER COMMENTS THREAD HIJACKED BY CHARLES JOHNSON. THIS IS WHY EVERYONE HATES THAT KID, BUT HE NEVER SEEMS TO LEARN FROM IT.

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CMCer

*Le sigh*. And because you second it…

I wonder whatever happened to the “People in Glass Houses” metaphor. Thrown at the window, it would seem. Because although God knows I can’t stand anything Charles says, I hate it even more when someone thinks that they have some authority to label someone. I’m sure that neither Siegel nor A-Mitch have always been exemplary specimens of human nature to go judging people as douchebags…I’m sure both of you have had your moments in the spotlight, as it were.

CMCer

Though yes, his comment was douche-y, to be hypocritical for a second. But still, people can be a little better than that. No one I’ve met around this school is in any moral high ground to judge anyone else.
Yeah!

ANOTHER COMMENTS THREAD HIJACKED BY CHARLES JOHNSON. THIS IS WHY EVERYONE HATES THAT KID, BUT HE NEVER SEEMS TO LEARN FROM IT.

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Old Timer

Wait… Since when was Charles Johnson not the coolest guy around here??? I’m confused.
Old Timer

Wait… Since when was Charles Johnson not the coolest guy around here??? I’m confused.
Michael

I think it’s interesting that the program is being billed as a way to help students complete General Education requirements. If a real discussion on the topic occurred, did they also consider cutting back on those?
Michael

I think it’s interesting that the program is being billed as a way to help students complete General Education requirements. If a real discussion on the topic occurred, did they also consider cutting back on those?
KCW

We’re at a liberal arts college. The point is that we are supposed to leave with a broad knowledge of all subjects to enter the world a more well-rounded person. Don’t like the GEs, then go else where or don’t “waste” (since that is most likely what they are to some) you semester taking them by doing it over the summer like most people. Summer school is an easy way to fulfill the requirements without have to sacrifice more than a few weeks in may before you’d have started much anyway

http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

KCW,

That is exactly the point we made during curriculum committee, to no avail.

KCW

We’re at a liberal arts college. The point is that we are supposed to leave with a broad knowledge of all subjects to enter the world a more well-rounded person. Don’t like the GEs, then go else where or don’t “waste” (since that is most likely what they are to some) you semester taking them by doing it over the summer like most people. Summer school is an easy way to fulfill the requirements without have to sacrifice more than a few weeks in may before you’d have started much anyway

http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

KCW,

That is exactly the point we made during curriculum committee, to no avail.

Charlie Sprague

At $3750 per course plus room/board (not to mention a lack of financial aid and a lack of summer income), the program isn’t really financially viable for many students at CMC or the Claremonts. Still, even they benefit from having less students fill up GE courses during the academic year. Some CMC professors will probably appreciate the opportunity to enlarge their income while still being able to teach in Claremont with Claremont Colleges students. Best of all (from everyone’s standpoint), this means hiring fewer adjunct profs to teach GEs. Their quality is highly variable to say the least.
Charlie Sprague

At $3750 per course plus room/board (not to mention a lack of financial aid and a lack of summer income), the program isn’t really financially viable for many students at CMC or the Claremonts. Still, even they benefit from having less students fill up GE courses during the academic year. Some CMC professors will probably appreciate the opportunity to enlarge their income while still being able to teach in Claremont with Claremont Colleges students. Best of all (from everyone’s standpoint), this means hiring fewer adjunct profs to teach GEs. Their quality is highly variable to say the least.
http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

The impostors on this site are really getting annoying. I only wrote comments here using one email address.

Of course it just shows me that they are cowards when they try to malign my reputation.
http://claremontconservative.com Charles C. Johnson

The impostors on this site are really getting annoying. I only wrote comments here using one email address.

Of course it just shows me that they are cowards when they try to malign my reputation.
Old Timer

Can we rename the forum Charles Johnson’s Redundant Emporium. C’mon now man. If I wanted to know your opinion about every little thing I’d hit up your personal blog. If you have an argument with someone about nit picky editorial details go take it up with them personally. I don’t like reading my fellow students thoughts on an article only to have the flow broken up by quarrels between you and just about everyone else, which all seem to be started by you. Just go away, and don’t bother responding to this, you tarnished your own reputation with your repetitive posts on each and every article. I’m ignoring any post by you ever from now on. I suggest my fellow readers follow suit.
Old Timer

Can we rename the forum Charles Johnson’s Redundant Emporium. C’mon now man. If I wanted to know your opinion about every little thing I’d hit up your personal blog. If you have an argument with someone about nit picky editorial details go take it up with them personally. I don’t like reading my fellow students thoughts on an article only to have the flow broken up by quarrels between you and just about everyone else, which all seem to be started by you. Just go away, and don’t bother responding to this, you tarnished your own reputation with your repetitive posts on each and every article. I’m ignoring any post by you ever from now on. I suggest my fellow readers follow suit.
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http://www.cmc.edu/summer/NewPricing.php Dean Lisa Cody

Dear students,

Just wanted to update you that we have heard you and agree that CMC students should have access to financial aid for CMC summer courses and that it makes sense to change our prices to be more in line with nearby institutions. Hope this comes as good news if you have been contemplating taking a summer course on campus.
http://www.cmc.edu/summer/NewPricing.php Dean Lisa Cody

Dear students,

Just wanted to update you that we have heard you and agree that CMC students should have access to financial aid for CMC summer courses and that it makes sense to change our prices to be more in line with nearby institutions. Hope this comes as good news if you have been contemplating taking a summer course on campus.

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