Let's Get Tech! Summer Program

Let's Get Tech Summer Program

Clarkson University is rallying behind its entering first-year undergraduates with a special “Let’s Get Tech!” summer 2022 program to set them up to succeed when they head off to college. As incoming students transition from high school to Clarkson, they will have access to a variety of non-credit bearing workshops and learning modules designed to help students thrive in their first year of college. 

“Let’s Get Tech!” sessions cover everything from how to study, online math refresher courses, writing skills classes, and STEM-building skills at no additional charge for students matriculating into Clarkson this fall. The early summer sessions will be online and include class scheduled in real time with instructors and some that are self-paced with prerecorded, guided instruction. The University is also offering a ten-day, in-person boot camp "Springboard" courses (in fields such as Calculus, Business, & Computer Science) to support student confidence in their first semester courses. All sessions include mentorship from current students and faculty as well as first-year program advisors. Incoming students can also get an early start on their academic career by joining summer classes for undergraduates at a special 2022 tuition price.

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All students will also have access to software packages to support their academic success. These packages include: Microsoft Office 365, MATLAB, Autodesk, ESRI ArcGIS, and more.

The recent events of the past years and the pivot to remote learning during COVID-19 that many high school students had to make proved just how important it is that all students have equal access to technology. Thanks to generous support from donors, select income-eligible students in the incoming Fall 2022 class at Clarkson will also be sent a laptop from the University to start using in June at no charge. Students have the opportunity to choose from either a Mac or a PC that is compatible with the rigorous programs Clarkson offers in STEM fields.

Clarkson is committed to student success and putting all students on the pathway to becoming successful alumni. During the pandemic, the institution hired and pivoted to put more faculty into classrooms with just under a 10-to-1 faculty to student ratio, offering smaller class sizes to further support the learning outcomes that lead to great career opportunities.

For more information, please contact: Cathy McNamara at cmcnamar@clarkson.edu.

Online Courses

All Classes will Start in Summer 2022
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Mechanics Matters (in Sentences Too)!: Writing Mechanics Readiness
Dates Open: 6/10/22 - 8/21/22
Total Completion Time: 6 hours anytime within open dates
Instructor: Catherine Sajna, Director of the Writing Center
Email: csajna@clarkson.edu

Introduction to STEM: Chemistry
Dates Run: 6/27/22 - 7/22/22
Total Completion Time: 4-6 hours/week for 3 weeks
Instructor: Madeline Masi, Ph.D, Chemistry
Email: masim@clarkson.edu

Introduction to STEM: Physics
Dates Run: 6/18/22 - 7/29/22
Total Completion Time: 2 hours/week for 6 weeks
Instructor: Michael Ramsdell, Associate Professor of Physics & the Institute for STEM Education / Director of First Year Physics
Email: mramsdel@clarkson.edu

Online Math Refresher for STEM majors
Dates Run: 6/26/22 - 8/14/22
Total Completion Time: 2-3 hours/week for 7 weeks
Instructor: Brad Smith, Research Technician, Mathematics
Email: bsmith@clarkson.edu

Speak Java?? Welcome to C++
Dates Open: 6/6/22 - 8/21/22
Total Completion Time: 1-2 hours anytime within open dates
Instructor: Chuck Thorpe, Professor, Computer Science
Email: cthorpe@clarkson.edu

How to College
Dates Run: 7/7/22 - 8/14/22
Total Completion Time: 75 minutes/week for 6 weeks
Instructor: Kelsey Guerard, Assistant Director/ First Year Seminar Coordinator, Student Support Services
Email: kguerard@clarkson.edu

*Students can also enroll in Clarkson’s program to earn Badges and Micro-credentials HERE (website only available to users with a Clarkson.edu email address)
 

Residential Boot Camp 


Springboard to Calculus (Residential, 10 days before semester starts)*

Joseph Skufca, Professor / Chair of Mathematics
Email: jskufca@clarkson.edu

Students move into their academic year rooms nine (9) days early and begin the process of settling in to college campus life. The coursework runs about three (3) hours in the morning and about one (1) hour in the afternoon. We familiarize students with the books, software, and system they will use in first year calculus, while allowing them to work with instructors and graduate teaching assistants, exposing them to the college approach to learning. While reviewing essential topics from algebra, trigonometry and geometry, students acclimate to campus before fall classes begin. Provides students an early opportunity to establish a cohort group of like minded students and build the team study skills characteristic of highly successful Clarkson students.   
This program is a pay program. Students can enroll in this program through Clarkson Portal.
*Springboard to Calculus offers access to a special meal plan. The Student Support Services (SSS) has scholarships available to assist income-eligible students to offset this cost.

Springboard to Business (Residential, 10 days before semester starts)*

Gasper Sekelj, Instructor of Economics and Financial Studies
Email: gskelij@clarkson.edu

Springboard to Business (S2B) is an exclusive, new opportunity for incoming first year business students to ease the transition to college life while connecting early on with faculty, staff and professional advisors - all before the fall semester has started.

As an introduction to the world of business and economics, S2B is designed to help prepare students for various required business and economics classes as business students in Clarkson’s Reh School of Business. The course will help students understand the economic roles of consumers, firms, workers, and government in a dynamic environment and will utilize the understanding of mathematical methods and their application to the fundamentals of business and economics. Topics will include application of algebraic and functional interpretation, geometry, creating and using graphs to subjects such as supply and demand, marginal analysis, time value of money, and economic growth. The course will also introduce the basics of Microsoft Excel, as they are used in selected topics in business and economics.

Students will be able to move in early to the residence hall room that they will live in during their first year. When not in class, students will be able to explore the campus and local community, participate in group activities, and more.

Students will be invited to attend through their Clarkson Portal.
 
Springboard to Computer Science (Residential, 10 days before semester starts)*

Alexis Maciel, Chair of Computer Science
Email: alexis@clarkson.edu
 
An introduction to computer science focused primarily on computer programming and software development. It is designed for students with little or no prior background in computer programming and will help them transition into CS141. The course covers basic concepts such as variables, input and output, conditional statements, loops and data files. The C++ programming language will be used and the course will include plenty of hands-on activities.
 
Springboard to Computer Science is an opportunity for all incoming first year Computer Science students who have little to no background in computer science coursework.
 
Students will be able to move in early to the residence hall room that they will live in during their first year. When not in class, students will be able to explore the campus and local community, participate in group activities, and more.
 
Students will be able to sign up through their Clarkson Portal.