{"id":957,"date":"2019-04-01T10:59:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=957"},"modified":"2019-04-01T11:00:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T17:00:51","slug":"summer-sessions-approach-bringing-limited-class-availability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/01\/summer-sessions-approach-bringing-limited-class-availability\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer sessions approach, bringing limited class availability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"959\" data-link=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?attachment_id=959#main\" class=\"wp-image-959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto-285x190.jpg 285w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FilePhoto.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Rider File Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/summer-classes0401-_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As the summer semester approaches, students are sharing their concerns on why some courses are only offered on one campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[su_quote]\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair because many students don\u2019t live in the same place.\u201d<br><br>-Lucila Arellano, Psychology senior[\/su_quote]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Radio News spoke with the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Walter Diaz, and he tells us one factor that determines which summer courses are offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[su_quote]\u201cSo, it\u2019s a combination of demand and the availability of facility to teach the courses that are necessary.\u201d<br><br>-Dr. Walter Diaz, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts[\/su_quote]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors are not obligated to work during the summer. 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