{"id":1520,"date":"2022-01-18T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/?page_id=1520"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:32:12","slug":"summer-bridge-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/summer-bridge-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Bridge Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"FSR_8197-X2\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/files\/2022\/01\/FSR_8197-X2.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69e4c9908e96a {\n\t\t\t\theight: 600px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69e4c9908e96a\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-bottom\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSummer Bridge\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><em>This free, for-credit summer session is designed to give highly motivated students a solid foundation for their college experience. <\/em><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__gettoknow site-panel__get_to_know panel panel-get_to_know site-panel-shape-bbc--blue-light-navy site-section__content   layout--2-col\"\n\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper   layout--2-col\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-content stat-count-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-intro u-bc-grey-light t-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-bg u-fc-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-a.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-intro site-panel__gettoknow-desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-livetext>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>SSS Summer Bridge<\/strong> is a four to five-week program that begins during the last week of July and offers a mix of academic and social activities. Students earn a course credit that counts toward your graduation requirements, develop relationships with faculty and staff, experience life on campus, and make life-long friends.<\/h5>\n<h5>Summer Bridge 2025 scheduled for \u00a0<strong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"137\">Saturday, July 26 through Saturday, August 23, 2025<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/summer-bridge-program\/untitled-design-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/files\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Class of &amp;#8217;29\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/files\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2263 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/files\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">2025 Summer Bridge SSS Students<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--gray\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--gray\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center site-section__title--sm\" id=\"academics\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Academics<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Orientation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Olaf experience<\/a><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Olaf College challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Science\u00a0course for credit<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Earn a credit while fulfilling the science course with lab component of the general education requirement.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Writing Workshop<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Prepare yourself for college-level writing.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Supplemental Instruction (STudy SKills)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Learn important study skills to succeed in college while studying and reviewing the Biology course material.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Orientation<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Learn about the opportunities available to you on campus.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Mentoring<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The program employs current upper-class St. Olaf students as group mentors and biology teaching assistants. The staff participate in the program and live with you in the Residence Hall to provide guidance and help in your transition to college life.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Academic Advising<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>You will be assigned to one of the full-time professional staff to serve as your academic advisor. They will work with you from the start of the summer program until graduation to help you make the most of your college life. They will work with you to choose classes and a major(s), look for internship and scholarship opportunities, apply for graduate school, complete your FAFSA, and pretty much anything else that helps you succeed in college.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters  site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"smore\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/files\/2022\/01\/smore-820x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/files\/2022\/01\/smore-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sss\/files\/2022\/01\/smore-820x600.jpg 820w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<h2><strong>ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy Sportz (Minneapolis)<\/li>\n<li>Camping\/Canoeing<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Play (Minneapolis\/St. Paul area)<\/li>\n<li>Movies<\/li>\n<li>Bowling<\/li>\n<li>Team Building Camp<\/li>\n<li>Mall of America<\/li>\n<li>Swimming<\/li>\n<li>End of the Summer Banquet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>All activity costs are paid by the program<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center site-section__title--sm\" id=\"forms\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Forms<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students admitted into the Summer Bridge program will receive an information packet from SSS the middle of\u00a0May. 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