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Tuesday, May 7. 2002
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Features
Campus remains active tlirouginout tine summer
Leigh Harris
Pilot staff
Some students think that when they
leave for the summer, Gardner-Webb
shuts down. Actually, there are a lot of
things that go on during the summer at
Gardner-Webb University. These hap
penings include camps, summer classes
and preparations for the fall semester.
Summer camps are one of the
biggest things that keep the GWU cam
pus busy during the summer. Larry
Kennedy, Gardner-Webb's auxiliary
services manager, books all the camps
for the University. Nancy Borders, the
summer camp coordinator and the
administrative assistant to the business
office, is the camp contact.
Over 25 camps will be held at
Gardner-Webb this summer. The first
camp will begin June 2 and the last
camp will end August 3. Both residen
tial (camps where participants stay
overnight in the dorms) and day camps
will be held.
“There is a long-term benefit to
these camps,” Kennedy said. “We get
an early opportunity to introduce young
students to Gardner-Webb.”
Forty percent of the camps are ath
letic. The other 60 percent include
music/band, leadership and Christian-
oriented youth camps.
According to Kennedy, athletic
coaches have the first opportunity to
select the dates in which they want their
camps to occur. This year there will be
about 12 athletic clinics on campus.
These clinics are not just for Gardner-
Webb students; camp participants range
in age from five years old to adult.
The Residence Life staff helps out
with the camps by taking on several
roles during the summer. They issue the
keys and check the rooins before and
after camps to insure they are in good
condition.
Although campers take up much of
the GWU campus during the summer,
classes do not stop. There are two sum
mer sessions of classes for Gardner-
Webb students. The first summer ses
sion lasts from May 23 through June 25,
and the second summer session runs
from June 27 to July 30. Most of these
classes meet every day of the week as
opposed to meeting every other day in
order to make up for the shortness of the
sessions.
Gardner-Webb students who take
classes during the summer reside in the
campus apartments. Students pay $510
per session for this arrangement. These
students are required to purchase a meal
plan, costing $275 per session.
There is also a summer lease pro
gram where students can live in the
apartments during the entire summer.
The whole summer is considered to be
May 12 through the beginning of
August. The rate for the summer lease
program is $330 per month. Students
choosing to do this must sign a three-
month contract. After August 4, stu
dents must move out of their leased res
idence and move into his or her
assigned fall residence hall.
The Residence Life staff does a lot
during the summer to prepare for the
fall semester. They use $150,000 to
repair any damages in the residence
halls. “Summer is a busy time at
Gardner-Webb University,” said Doug
Searcy,director of Residence Life.
Campus Police also remain very
active during the summer months. For
the camps, they provide the same ser
vices that they provide for the Gardner-
Webb students. Some of these services
include enforcing state laws, assisting
counselors with certain issues they
might have, assisting in medical calls,
unlocking secured dorms and vehicles
and ensuring the overall safety of the
campus.
To prepare for the fall semester, the
officers reevaluate the school year as a
whole by looking at safer campuses
based upon reports, looking at parking
issues, looking at the need for certain
programs such as the self-defense class
es, looking at trends across the United
States and reevaluating staffing needs
and schedules. “We evaluate the previ
ous school year, identity and find solu
tions for those problems,” Wacaster
said.
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