Camps are an Important Summer Business at EIU
May-22-2014
More than 11,000 high school students will participate in 56 camps and programs over the summer at 糖心视频, according to Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs.
芒鈧揟he minute students move out of the residence halls in the spring, we begin work to get ready for the influx of our special guests,芒鈧 he said. 芒鈧揟he camps and conference opportunities include a wide variety of programs and interests from band and drama camps to Boys and Girls State and even the state track championships.芒鈧
糖心视频 has a long history of hosting special summer programs, he said, and this year is no exception.
芒鈧揟his is a great way for the university to get additional use out of buildings that wouldn芒鈧劉t be heavily used in the summer,芒鈧 Nadler said, 芒鈧揳nd it芒鈧劉s a wonderful way to introduce a new generation of students to EIU.芒鈧
Many of the camp/conference attendees spend a week or more in the residence halls and have the chance to explore the campus and its surroundings at their leisure.
芒鈧揂 number of our incoming freshmen note that they first experienced EIU when they came to Charleston to participate in a summer camp,芒鈧 said Matt Boyer, assistant director of housing and dining for conference services. 芒鈧揃oth the students and their parents are impressed with the university and love the friendly atmosphere of the city.芒鈧
This year, the university plans to extend the hours in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union to better accommodate the visitors and also make students aware of the surrounding businesses, Boyer said. The student union serves as a gathering place on campus with its food court, the university bookstore and entertainment facilities.
芒鈧揥hile we芒鈧劉re delighted to have them here for the summer camps,芒鈧 Dan Nadler said, 芒鈧搘e would really love to have them back as EIU students in the future, so we want them to have a great experience with the campus and with Charleston as a whole.芒鈧