Student Transition Program
Summer Bridge Program 2005
The OMA/D Summer Bridge Program, offered by the University of Washington
and administered by the Office of Minority Affair is an intensive
academic program that provides an opportunity for students to prepare
for the new academic, personal, and social challenges they will encounter
at the University of Washington. This valuable summer experience
enables students to understand the university’s expectations,
increases their confidence, and helps make a smooth transition from
high school to college. Students are introduced to university courses
in communications, political science, math, etc., and to various
academic & leadership development workshops. The Summer Bridge
Program was offered first, in 1995 as a three-week residential program,
late September, just before fall term started. In 2002, in addition
to the three-week Autumn Bridge, another five-week program called
Summer Bridge was established with a larger group of OMA/D students.
In its current form, Summer Bridge is a four-week residential intensive
academic program, which begins at the end of July and ends in mid-August.
Additional academic and personal support is provided to students
during their first year and continues throughout their entire academic
career here at the university.
On Friday, August 19 at 1:00 PM in the HUB, the Summer Bridge Program
2005 ended with a closing ceremony recognizing the eighty-two students
who had successfully completed this four-week program. The staff
and faculty were quite pleased and proud of the hard work and dedication
demonstrated by this year's students.
A well-rounded academic program, the 2005 Summer Bridge program
consisted of university lecture courses in Biology & Psychology and
intensive workshops emphasizing math, writing, and
general academic skills. The university courses were taught by Professor
Linda Martin-Morris from the UW Biology Department, and Professor & Chair
of the UW Psychology Department, Ana Mari Cauce. Math and writing
instructors, who taught the skills workshops, were employed from
various university departments and the Instructional Center staff.
The program’s residential life component, staffed by six talented
and motivated UW Student Leaders, successfully facilitated the students’ adjustment
to college life at UW. Through active participation in the Summer
Bridge program, these students were able to establish an academic
and social network with other first-year students and become acquainted
with some of the University’s staff, faculty, and campus resources.
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