Few things are as great as summertime, especially when you spend it at OSU. That's why the new issue of Summer E-News gives you a quick checklist to help you get summerized and prepare to take summer classes.

Summer is a busy time, so we offer courses ranging from one week to 11 weeks, and you can start classes in June, July or August. Check our 2013 summer calendar to find what works best for you.

Dacotah Splichalova said her summer experience at OSU was "life-changing, energizing, fun, worthwhile, serendipitous." Find out what else this one-time reality TV star had to say about OSU's summer term.

Two students each took home the big prize -- a Kindle Fire HD e-reader -- after completing the OSU Summer Session survey and telling us about their summer experience.

Summer Session students competed in our Trek for Tuition last June for a chance to win some serious scholarship money toward summer classes. Watch a video to see what went down that day.

Read more of our student profiles to find out why spending a summer on Oregon State's Corvallis campus is just about as good as it gets.