{"id":25442,"date":"2023-01-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=25442"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:24:58","slug":"__trashed-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/25442","title":{"rendered":"Warhawk Almanac: The First Winterim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many universities and colleges offer some sort of education during the winter break period. This is often known as a January term, named after the month it takes place. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offered its first set of winter classes, called \u201cWinterim\u201d in January 1996. Winterim began as \u201can accelerated session of courses, Jan. 2-17,\u201d initially offering 16 classes where students could choose one and each class would meet Monday-Friday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. [1]<\/a> Provost and Vice Chancellor Kay Schallenkamp said that the program \u201cwas requested by students who wanted a greater flexibility in scheduling their courses.\u201d She also believed that the development of such a program demonstrated \u201cthe strong cooperation between administration, faculty and students.\u201d [2]<\/a> By its third year of existence, Whitewater increased the available classes to 31; most of them were still general education classes. [3]<\/a> However, it was reported in The Whitewater Register that in 1997 over 400 undergraduate students, including part-time and non-traditional, enrolled in a Winterim class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gregg Theune, Alumni Center, ca. 1990, UW-Madison Digital Archives, UW-Whitewater Collection, Whitewater, WI, https:\/\/search.library.wisc.edu\/digital\/ATG3OZVCRNMRSV8C<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Almost thirty years later, UW-Whitewater is still offering a Winterim session. It is a \u201cthree-week session [that] offers intensive courses allowing students to advance, keep up or catch up.\u201d [4]<\/a> The classes offered now are typically general education classes and, since 2022, the class all meet virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n

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University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Hyland Hall Through the Trees, ca. 2021, Facebook, University of\u2026 – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (facebook.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

[1]<\/a> \u201cUW-W Announces New Winterim Session,\u201d Whitewater Register<\/em>, November 28, 1996.
[2]<\/a> \u201cUW-W Announces New Winterim Session,\u201d Whitewater Register<\/em>, November 28, 1996.
[3]<\/a> \u201cRegistration open for Winterim Session,\u201d Whitewater Register<\/em>, December 3, 1998.
[4]<\/a> Carina Lopez, \u201cDashing through winterim,\u201d Royal Purple<\/em>, December 12, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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