The testimony of our graduates is that their increased ability in writing and critical thinking that result from their Shimer experience pays off in their lives and in their jobs. Weekend students range in age from twenty-three to seventy and are both men and women, in relatively equal numbers. The students meet for classes every third weekend, seven weekends each semester, and may earn up to 30 semester-credit hours each year. Since both students and faculty work together throughout the weekend, a close-knit scholarly community develops.
Faculty are available for tutorials and telephone conferences on a regular basis between weekends.
Transportation to our campus on Sheridan Road just north of Grand Avenue in Waukegan is easy. The first weekend meeting is January 22-23. Thereafter, your classes meet every third weekend with the last class weekend of the Spring semester being May 27-28. The first meeting of the following Fall semester is August 19-20, 2000. Each course is conducted seminar style around a large octagonal table.