Summertime?

Por um escritor misterioso

Last updated 15 abril 2025

Commencement is over. I said goodbye to the graduate student experience of the past two years and welcomed a new one. I am entering a new phase, which correlates with the beginning of the summer semester at Columbia College Chicago. But what does that actually mean? Columbia follows a semester schedule; therefore, summer semester is considered optional. So what do people actually do? And what does the summer semester mean for Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling students? Working at the Office of International Student Affairs, I can say that Columbia slows down a lot during the summer semester. Fewer students are on campus and most offices close earlier (5 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.). There are also some student spaces (e.g. work room) which are closed throughout summer. This gives offices the time to reorganize, catch up with work, and prepare..