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incoordinationwiththeCIA,theConversationRoomwasstarted.OPELTinstructorshostinformal60-minutesessions（3:30-4:30pm）onceortwiceamonth.ThishasreplacedtheCoffeeHourstartedin2019.・PASEOParty（spring）－CANCELED・EnaRetreat（fall）－CANCELED・CoffeeHour（weekly）－DORMANT・ConversationRoom（～4daysperweekduringsemester;schedulevariespermonth）6SummaryTheOPELTcontinuestofulfillitsmissiontoChubuUniversitydespitethechallengesofitsfaculty'slargelyindependentyetdual-departmentassignment.CourseevaluationresponsesshownearunanimouslypositivereviewsandareatestamentthatPASEOremainsapopularandrewardingopportunityforstudents.7EnrollmentDataEnrollmentforFall2021（242）nearlyreturnedtopre-pandemicFall2019numbers（255）,butbecauseofthefiveextraclasses,thenewPPT,andfewerhigher-levelstudents,theaverageclasssizeislowerthantwoyearsago,15.3inFall2019vs8.5inFall2021.TheCollegeofBioscienceandBiotechnologyaddedPASEOtoalistofclassestheirstudentsneedtofulfillagraduationrequirementin2021;thus,theirnumbershavemorethandoubledover2019and2020thisyear:33→30→78.Successesindicatedbyenrollmentdatainclude:・Reducingstudentscutfromahighof142inSpring2019downto0inFall2021.・Reducingstudentswhodropaclassdownfromahighof102inSpring2019to53inFall2021.・IncreasingenrollmentfromdepartmentsoutsideofHumanitiesandInternationalStudies,viz.Engineering,BioscienceandBiotechnology,andLifeandHealthSciences.JournalofChubuUniversityEducationNo.22（2022）―36―Table1PASEOEnrollmentSummary2021Figure1EnrollmentbySchoolYear2021266834029640050100150200250300FreshmenSophomoresJuniorsSeniorsGraduate StudentsStaff and FacultyInternational StudentsEnrollment by School Year 2021Figure2EnrollmentbyDepartment20211565781747158064020406080100120140160180200Enrollment by Department 2021