JANUARY 3, 2005

Mesa State College's January Term Begins Today

Grand Junction, CO - More than 390 students and community members are participating in Mesa State College's inaugural January Term, an intensive two-week course session that began today and will continue through Jan. 14.

"With 25 different courses, January Term has options for our current students looking to advance the completion of their degrees, as well as community members who are interested in sampling the unique talents of the Mesa State faculty," said Heather Exby, Mesa State College's Director of Regional Programs. "January Term courses have been most popular with Mesa State's current students who are taking advantage of this short term to earn credits toward graduation and see January Term as time well spent."

Designed specifically for the shorter term, the course offerings include "The Politics of Dr. Seuss," "Mythology," and an "Introduction to Gene Cloning," as well as various other topics in science, art and culture, health care, business and computing and personal wellness. The courses vary from one to three hours of college credit.

"January Term represents Mesa State's commitment to being a good steward of people's time and of fully utilizing the college's available resources," said Tim Foster, president of Mesa State College. "The response we received for this new term has been very positive and indicates that this is the type of innovative educational approach that the people of western Colorado are looking for."

The January Term is being facilitated through the Mesa State College Office of Extended Studies. For more information, contact Heather Exby, director of regional programs, at 970.248.1942 or hexby@mesastate.edu.

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