For the 91探花, the summer remains a dynamic and energetic environment. So while the lines are shorter at the coffee shops and dining halls and parking spots a little easier to come by, it鈥檚 anything but quiet.
Some 20,000 students enroll in summer quarter, making steady progress on their major requirements, or taking a break from the norm, through a , studying abroad, completing an internship, or getting a jump on fluency through an . It鈥檚 hard to walk across our campuses without running into students and their parents, whether incoming students attending orientations for the Fall, or prospective students touring our campuses for the first time. It鈥檚 also a time when we welcome a different sort of learner to our campuses.
The 91探花is home to dozens of serving students from 1st grade all the way through high school. We have camps that introduce middle schoolers to and , a for high school students and explorations of everything from to to for elementary school students. 91探花Bothell is host to camps that introduce young people to a and 91探花Tacoma has partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound to offer a free for local underserved students.
At the , camps let kids explore natural history and get inspired by scientists, and our Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity hosts Summer Academy, an Upward Bound program that introduces 9th, 10th and 11th graders from several local high schools to life at a university while preparing them for college-level academics. In many cases, these programs offer financial assistance so that any young person in Washington can attend.
Research tells us that 鈥溾�� 鈥� students losing a significant portion of what they learned during the school year over the break 鈥� is a major problem and especially so for disadvantaged students. Summer enrichment programs like the ones here at the 91探花have been shown to combat this loss. As a public university, our mission of service doesn鈥檛 end when the last graduate crosses the stage at commencement. In the summers, when we welcome a different mix of students, our beautiful campuses and research centers continue to be vibrant places, full of learning and discovery. At the UW, teaching and learning are a year-round passion.