Summer Institute

For some students, the transition from high school to college life can be a difficult one. There's a different way of thinking, working, and studying. Add to that living away from home and interacting with students from a variety of backgrounds, and the experience can be overwhelming.

Utica College's Opportunity Programs offers a variety of services to ease that transition. One such effort is Summer Institute, a six-week program that acquaints pre-freshman students with the campus and campus life. All Higher Education Opportunity Program students are required to attend Summer Institute. Other students looking to strengthen their academic skills are welcome to attend as well.

Dates for 2008 Program

The 2008 Summer Institute will be held:
Sunday, June 30 through Saturday, August 3, 2008.

During Summer Institute

• All students must take the following course load: English 100, Reading 100, Science 90, either Math 100 or Math 104, College Learning Skills, and workshops which are designed to help students adjust to college life both academically and socially.
• Students are offered a variety of educational, cultural, and social activities including the Colgate International Dinner/Dance and the Syracuse University Summer Olympics.
• Along with the professional staff (director, academic support advisors, a counselor, and six professors), two to three peer tutor counselors live, attend classes with, and tutor all Summer Institute participants.

The Opportunity Program staff works very closely with a variety of offices on campus to provide needed services to HEOP students during the course of the five weeks and all year. The offices include:

• Academic Support Services Center
• Business Office
• Career Services
• Financial Aid
• Food Services
• Registrar
• Residence Life
• Student Activities

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