UAFS Summer Bridge in English program aims to improve academic success - Times Record
The inaugural University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Summer Bridge in English program gave some entering students a head start on the fall semester by allowing them to complete their English Comp I and College Writing Workshop courses during the summer. All eight students enrolled finished the courses successfully.
The participating students praised the program and the people they met through it. Matthew Schmitz, an incoming business administration major, said he would recommend the course to incoming students despite its quick pacing.
"The course has been a great learning experience for me. I've learned how to improve my writing skills and how to do really well in class," Schmitz said.
In addition to the course work itself, students had a chance to establish relationships with UAFS Writing Center tutors and academic peer mentors, connecting them to two critical support systems to help them during their first year of college.
David Nickell directed the Summer Bridge in English program, which the U.S. Department of Education funded under a Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant. The program aims to improve academic success and move students rapidly into core courses.
"The students in our first session of the Bridge Program were eager to get a head start in college," Nickell said. "They embraced the challenge of the condensed semester and utilized the incredible support from our well-trained student tutors. The relationship they formed with each other, with their peer mentors, and with the Writing Center will, I believe, prove to be a huge factor in their success here and UAFS."
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