{"id":2412,"date":"2016-03-21T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2016-03-21T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:06:22","slug":"dimensions-requirements-reduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=2412","title":{"rendered":"Dimensions requirements reduced"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Ellen Laws<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Office of Christian Life and Service proposed an alteration to the Dimensions requirements during a meeting with the faculty this past February. After a discussion between the Office of the President, the Provost\u2019s Council and the Division of Student Development, the proposal was approved.<\/p>\n

According to an email from Tracy Jessup, the vice president of Christian Life and Service, the proposal was \u201cto change the required number of semesters of Dimensions credit from six to four (three hours of credit to two hours of credit), and to expand the number of approved Dimensions events.\u201d This change will begin with the Fall semester of 2016, for both incoming and returning students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means that any student who has successfully completed four semesters of Dimensions will have satisfied the Dimensions requirement,\u201d stated Jessup. \u201c[However] nothing has changed about the time of the traditional weekly Dimensions program.\u201d Dimensions will continue to be held on Tuesdays, at 9:25am, in Stewart Hall of the Tucker Student Center.<\/p>\n

In addition to the change in requirements, \u201cstudents will [also] have the opportunity to go to events other than Dimensions in order to receive credit,\u201d said Jessup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s important that students are required to go to events like Dimensions, and I\u2019m glad that they are now offering more options while maintaining [Christian] values,\u201d said Marrisa Richardson, a Gardner-Webb junior.<\/p>\n

However, there are some students who have mixed feelings regarding the upcoming change. \u201cIt\u2019s good and bad. It will give me time to get other things done, but some speakers are really worth hearing,\u201d said freshman Samantha Ledford. \u201cThe bad things [are] that you don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a good or bad Dimensions until after the first few minutes. So it\u2019s a hit or miss.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the change does not go into effect until the Fall of 2016, all students currently enrolled in Dimensions must attend 10 programs to receive credit; even if they have already completed four or more semesters of Dimensions.<\/p>\n

Please feel free to contact any staff member in the Office of Christian Life and Service if anyone has any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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