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Invitation to Participate in Summer Sessions Survey

We are inviting you – our currently and recently enrolled students, and prospective students – to complete a market research survey.

You can complete the survey at the following link before the deadline of Wednesday, July 30, 2008:

http://www.eduventures.vovici.com/se.ashx?s=53CDA9F5279D8E0D

We are partnering with Eduventures, an education research company that is working with a number of U.S. colleges and universities to better understand the needs of students from across the country and how they find out about and select summer courses and programs.

Please be assured that your identity and any information that you provide will be kept confidential. Survey results will only be analyzed in aggregate, and the information you provide will never be bought, sold, or rented. The survey results will be used by the participating colleges and universities to develop strategies for better meeting the needs of summer students and improving their course and program offerings and marketing communications.

This survey is entirely optional. As an incentive, all respondents who complete the survey by
11:59 p.m. (PST) Wednesday July 30, 2008 will be entered into a drawing for one (1) of ten (10) $50 Amazon.com gift cards. Your chance of winning, which depends on how many people ultimately complete the survey, is approximately one in 350. Winners of the Amazon.com gift cards will be contacted by e-mail at the completion of the survey project, no later than Friday, August 1, 2008. Eduventures is the sole sponsor of this sweepstakes. For more information, please refer to our Sweepstakes Rules (http://www.eduventures.com/about/contact-us/sweepstakes-tac).

Please only complete the survey once, even if you receive this invitation from another college participating in the survey.

The survey should take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete.

Thank you for your thoughtful responses, and for taking the time to complete this survey.

Make Yourself More Marketable with a Minor

Online Options
Earn a minor from home this summer.  The following minors are available online:

Sociology
If you have taken  SOCA 101 Introduction to Sociology and one upper division SOCA course (300 or 400 level), you can complete a sociology minor in the summer by taking SOCA 318 Hate Crime, SOCA 320 Social Psychology, and  three of the following courses: SOCA 221 Families and Society, SOCA 235 Race Relations, SOCA 233 Juvenile Delinquency, or SOCA 293W Inequality and the Media.  

Aquatics
The Aquatic Facility Management minor is designed to prepare students to manage an aquatic facility effectively and efficiently. The minor offers four different certifications needed for pool operation: American Red Cross lifeguard, water safety instruction, certified pool operator and aquatic aerobics instructor. Students will get hands-on-experience while working with pool managers and aquatic directors. All required courses can be completed in six weeks of the summer session. An internship is also required. For information, e-mail Melinda.Eskridge@mail.wvu.edu.
 

Fitness
The School of Physical Education offers two minors for those interested in a career in fitness:

• Personal Trainer Minor
  www.wvu.edu/~physed/ptminor.htm
• Group Fitness Instructor Minor
  www.wvu.edu/~physed/gfminor.htm

Business
A student may complete the business minor http://www.be.wvu.edu/business_minor/index.htm in a series of two summers or a combination of summer and regular terms.  Students may begin completing the course work required for the minor in the summer term and finish up the remaining course work in the following fall and spring terms or vice versa.  All of the classes are offered online except ACCT 201.

History
The Department of History has wide selection of classes both online and on-campus this summer that can lead to a minor in history.