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The Summer Institute (SI), is a three-week program in which new Lawrentians experience life at �������ý��Ƶ. During SI, students will:��

• Enroll in two courses that will help further develop critical thinking and writing skills;��

• Connect with other first-year students through shared insights, experiences and challenges;��

• Engage with faculty and staff while getting to know LU's campus��

SI helps students develop a community of friends and supporters, confidence to thrive at �������ý��Ƶ, and experience the �������ý��Ƶ college classroom before you start the Fall term.��

• Community
  • SI students form close bonds with their peers over the three-week program that last throughout their time at �������ý��Ƶ.
  • SI students not only get to know their fellow first year students, but get to know and work with upper-year student leaders called Program Assistants (PAs).�� The PAs each have a group of students for whom they serve as a student mentor/leader.�� The PAs work with their groups over the three weeks to develop a sense of community within their group, share knowledge based on their experiences, and plan social events to bring the entire SI class together.
  • SI culminates with a trip to �������ý��Ƶ's beautiful ����ö������ܲԻ��� campus located in Door County, Wisconsin, where students enjoy the outdoors, relax, and refocus before Welcome Week begins.
• Confidence
  • SI instills a sense of confidence in students that is easily identifiable during Welcome Week.�� After completing SI, students have a greater sense that they belong at �������ý��Ƶ both academically and socially.������
  • When the fall term starts, SI students hit the ground running as they have already made �������ý��Ƶ their home, successfully completed classes, made friends, know their way around campus, and are familiar with resources to address questions or concerns that may arise.��
  • SI is a great opportunity to gain a level of comfort before starting the first term at �������ý��Ƶ.����
• Classes
  • SI allows students the opportunity to ease into studies at the college level by taking two courses with small class sizes taught by �������ý��Ƶ instructors.
  • SI courses are designed to provide students early exposure to the academic expectations that their college professors will have and to provide support so that students are in a better position to feel comfortable and confident in their classes during their time at �������ý��Ƶ.��
  • During SI, students will take two courses that will introduce them to common class settings at �������ý��Ƶ such as a discussion-based seminar (with 15 students or fewer) and electives based on their interests. Students can choose an elective from a few options. The previous years’ electives included Starting STEM Savvy and Collaborative Practice: Dance + Place.��

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