Summer University

The winter semester is officially over and the summer one hasn't started yet. This means that campus is completely dead, which has its pros and cons. Pros: no line-up at Tim Horton's, no pushing through throngs of people in order to get to your meeting on time and staff tend to be more relaxed. The main con is that the place seems to have no energy. One of the best things about working here is the energy that the students bring with their constant chatter. My office is next to "The Pit", a popular hangout for students. On any given day there will be a card game going on, someone playing a guitar, a game of hackey sack and of course lots of studying and group discussions about course material (at least some of the time I am sure).

Summer is a much quieter time than Fall and Winter, there are still students around but it seems more relaxed. It is a great time for the staff to destress before the busy fall hits. And it is great for students taking classes.

I did a full semester of summer classes and I absolutely loved it. The classes were very small, around 15-25 students each. This is ideal for class discussions and I got to know everyone in my classes very well. I also had a couple profs who taught at other Universities but were spending their summers at the U of R as sessionals. They brought a great new perspective and taught courses that wouldn't necessarily be offered in other semesters. Also, the summer semester is broken down into two two-month periods, which means that you are learning at an accelerated pace. I liked this because it seemed like you didn't have to review the material as much because there weren't any breaks in learning it, classes are often every day. But the absolute best part of it was studying by Wascana Pool.

The U of R is offering more and more summer classes all the time through Summer University. If you are interested check out:
http://www.uregina.ca/cce/creditstudies/summer/