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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 14, 2017 9:11:37 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Feb 14, 2017 9:18:25 GMT -5
A tremendous plus, long overdue
A help not only for current athletes and all students, but also incoming first year students, whom I trust will be allowed to participate.
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 14, 2017 9:25:39 GMT -5
This is something with potentially huge long term effects for athletes - if they choose to participate. Well done, HC!
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 14, 2017 11:42:53 GMT -5
This is something with potentially huge long term effects for athletes - if they choose to participate. Well done, HC! Every Summer we hear about basketball players practicing together in Worcester. Now I'm guessing they can take a class or two in the Summer, still do their informal practices, and maybe have a lower academic load during the season |
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Post by hchoops on Feb 14, 2017 15:50:57 GMT -5
And live on campus
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Post by ncaam on Feb 14, 2017 16:10:49 GMT -5
Are we following the Gonzaga model?
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Post by bringbackcaro on Feb 14, 2017 19:13:07 GMT -5
This is something with potentially huge long term effects for athletes - if they choose to participate. Well done, HC! Every Summer we hear about basketball players practicing together in Worcester. Now I'm guessing they can take a class or two in the Summer, still do their informal practices, and maybe have a lower academic load during the season And work out with the coaching staff, if those new NCAA rules still exist (hard to keep up). |
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Post by cmo on Feb 14, 2017 21:56:20 GMT -5
Do athletic scholarships cover summer courses ?
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Post by sarasota on Feb 15, 2017 0:46:00 GMT -5
Cost for room & board? Can alums take summer courses?
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Post by Tom on Feb 15, 2017 8:56:49 GMT -5
This is something with potentially huge long term effects for athletes - if they choose to participate. Well done, HC! Every Summer we hear about basketball players practicing together in Worcester. Now I'm guessing they can take a class or two in the Summer, still do their informal practices, and maybe have a lower academic load during the season I don't think most of the guys spend the whole summer here. I think summer "practicing" is only about 3-4 weeks and most of the guys are gone by late June. A few years back, one of the players who I kind of knew told me that he was staying on campus for that time period, but had to pay rent because school wasn't in session so his scholarship wouldn't cover it. Also surviving on Subway because that's all he could afford. It would be nice if the guys took a course during this period if they weren't forced to live hand to mouth. I can't imagine Kimball being open for a summer session or what the logistics would be, but I hate to see anyone go the month without a decent meal (on a side note, because I'm not totally soulless, I asked the compliance person in the athletic department if I could have the kid over for a meal or treat him to a dinner (more likely Boulevard than ChopHouse) and was told that was not allowed) |
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Post by hc6774 on Feb 15, 2017 9:06:43 GMT -5
does this open the possibility of graduating early eg 3 1/2 yrs at lower cost?
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Post by hchoops on Feb 15, 2017 9:09:12 GMT -5
How would it be at a lower cost at the fee that they will charge for summer courses ?
I presume that summer room and board would also be considerable
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Post by sader1970 on Feb 15, 2017 9:12:52 GMT -5
Sarasota, I know you can't be asking for yourself because if you were any more educated you would be dangerous but the rest of us appreciate you asking.
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 15, 2017 9:19:53 GMT -5
Some colleges do offer summer programs to "seniors" (even non-alums). At a lower cost, some folks (teachers for example) can go to a school, stay in a dorm, take a course and tour the area's attractions while making it a tax deduction. This has been done in places like Hawaii for many years...Worcester may not be quite as attractive, except, perhaps, to HC alums.
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Post by alum on Feb 15, 2017 9:29:20 GMT -5
Although they will not admit it, I think that this is aimed at athletes (football and basketball) since the article says that summer classes can be used to "spread out the required 32 courses." I don't think that the college would want regular students only taking three classes at a time. That said, I think that they will find some non athletes willing to stay in Worcester (maybe in off campus apartments they sublet for the summer) while taking a class and working.
Given the age of my five children (17-26) I am familiar with the goings on of the college age group. Lots of these kids don't want to come home in the summer---especially if their college is in a fun place (Burlington, VT, for example) and home is a boring subrural community (Nowhere, Connecticut) with limited social life.
The other benefit of this is that it will allow faculty to pick up extra money which might be attractive to some.
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Post by Chu Chu on Feb 15, 2017 11:44:06 GMT -5
I wonder if students from other schools will be able to take classes.
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 15, 2017 11:46:06 GMT -5
I wonder if students from other schools will be able to take classes. That is typically up to the host school. |
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Post by hchoops on Feb 15, 2017 13:42:41 GMT -5
The Crusade article says for HC students
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 15, 2017 13:43:24 GMT -5
I wonder if students from other schools will be able to take classes. The Crusader article said the first two years would be HC only. This is a pilot to see how it goes. Guessing, the likely supply of students would be 1.) student athletes spending the summer in Worcester; 2.) students employed on-campus (research projects), 3.) students intending to spend a semester or more away from HC, 4.) students who are residents of Greater Worcester, 5.) rising senior given permission to live off-campus (the same issue of the Crusader, in a separate article, said 200+ students had received permission. |
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Post by nhteamer on Feb 16, 2017 17:22:19 GMT -5
It's about time
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Post by sarasota on Feb 16, 2017 17:45:27 GMT -5
A student who pays for a for-credit summer course ought to have his yearly tuition reduced. Does any college do that? I enjoyed teaching summer and evening courses because the students were more diverse (adults, other schools, Vietnam vets, etc.) and therefore the class discussions more interesting.
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Post by Tom on Feb 17, 2017 16:13:04 GMT -5
A student who pays for a for-credit summer course ought to have his yearly tuition reduced. Does any college do that? I enjoyed teaching summer and evening courses because the students were more diverse (adults, other schools, Vietnam vets, etc.) and therefore the class discussions more interesting. I have never heard of a college offering a discount to full time students who chose not to take a full course load |
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Post by sarasota on Feb 17, 2017 16:25:12 GMT -5
Tom- They are taking a full load, just spreading it out to included summers.
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