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| The
Freshman First-Year Experience is committed to facilitating the establishment
of the students’ vital connection to the university’s
social and intellectual community as well as to significantly contribute
to the development of successful life-long learners. As such we provide
our freshman students with a varied array of services and programming
from which they can begin to successfully realize their academic and
personal goals. |
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program offers a fall semester course, EDUC 101 Freshman Seminar,
which is designed to provide a number of learning opportunities focussing
on the self-development of each student. While many of the initiatives
center around academic skill acquisition, we have also integrated
programming that is designed to address many of the issues affecting
today’s college student. A key component of the program is utilizing
peer educators to serve as instructors for the course, offering the
new students a reference group from which they can easily learn. The
course is offered for 1 credit hour and is graded on a S/U basis.
The course topics include the following: |
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Successful
preparation for class |
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Learning
Styles—each student will take a learning styles inventory to
assess the effective modality for processing information which will
aid in developing effective study skills and habits |
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Effective
note taking |
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Effective
textbook reading |
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Time
management |
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Effective
Test taking |
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Academic
integrity |
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Personal
responsibility—incorporates values clarification, adaptive choice
making |
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Motivation—self
discipline, goal setting, discovering purpose |
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Stress
management |
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Personal
wellness—incorporates diet, grooming, physical activity and
self-acceptance |
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Financial
planning |
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| The
program sponsors a variety of social events to enhance the students’
campus experience and provide the opportunity to establish key relationships,
and develop a sense of community and connection. |
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Programming
provided through a Freshman Seminar 1 credit hour, S/U course |
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Grouped
by major to provide cohort group |
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Seminar
groups are facilitated by an upperclassman in the major who have been
selected based on demonstrated leadership, scholarship, and interpersonal
skill (Peer Facilitators) |
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