UNIV 101 First Year Experience/Global Fall 2014

3071
Dr. Silvia Rode
sarode@usi.edu
Ms. Heidi Gregori-Gahan
7 pm Ms. Nicole Vernon
Hall

Office: LA
Email:
Meeting Time: Tuesday
Location: Ruston

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the University of Southern Indiana and the
undergraduate experience with a specific focus on academic success,
campus involvement, and community engagement. Students will discuss
issues of value and behavior in the college setting, discover what resources
are available to them, and learn what it means to integrate themselves into
the campus and surrounding communities.
Course objectives:
Understand the value of the full higher educational experience and
participate in some aspect of university life beyond the classroom.
Understand the self-direction and motivation required to succeed and
develop a plan for achieving academic goals.
Understand how a USI education applies to community issues and
engage in an activity with stakeholders beyond the university.
Implementation:
This course is designed to help bridge the transition between high school and

college. You will develop skills and identify campus resources that will help
you achieve academic success at USI. On campus and off, you will engage
with student groups and community organizations, exploring opportunities
for personal growth as an active member of the USI and Evansville
communities. Finally, you will begin to identify professional goals and map
out the coursework, training, or extracurricular activities necessary to
achieve your goals.
Attendance & Participation:
Student discussions are at the heart of this course, and for that reason,
regular attendance and active participation in the seminar and cultural
events are required. You are allowed a maximum of two absences (excused
or unexcused). For each additional absence, your final grade will be reduced
by one letter grade. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what
the homework was and come prepared for the next class. Assignments must
be submitted by the due date listed on your syllabus, even if you are absent.
To maintain a collegial classroom environment, you are expected
to

Arrive on time (excessive tardiness will count toward an absence)

Complete homework assignments before arriving in class
Turn off and stow all electronic devices including cell phones and
laptops
Treat your classmates and instructor with respect

Required work (details will be provided in class)

1. Eagle Experience completion of online modules
2. Completion of MapWorks Survey
3. Completion of Academic Plan
4. Participation in all cultural events
5. Daily homework assignments: readings, attendance at select university
events etc.
6. Written reflections
Final Grade:
Completion of Eagle Experience, MapWorks and Academic Plan
30%
Homework, Participation, and Written Reflections
30%
Cultural events
participation
30%
Final (Concluding reflection paper)
Course grades will be based on the following scale:
90 to 100 = A
70 to 76
= C

10%

87 to 89
80 to 86
76 to 79

= B+
= B
= C+

67 to 69
= D+
60 to 66
= D
less than 59
= F

Disabilities:
If you have a disability for which you may require academic accommodations
for this class, please register with Disability Resources (DR) as soon as
possible. Students who have or who receive an accommodation letter from
DR are encouraged to meet privately with course faculty to discuss the
provisions of those accommodations as early in the semester as possible. To
qualify for accommodation assistance, students must first register to use the
disability resources in DR, Orr Center Rm. 095; call 812-464-1961; or visit
http://www.usi.edu/disabilities. To help ensure that accommodations will be
available when needed, students are encouraged to meet with course faculty
at least 7 days prior to the actual need for the accommodation
Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism and cheating of any form are serious offenses and may result in
an F for the assignment, the course, or expulsion from the university.
Notification of Participation in University Sanctioned Events:
Students who must miss class to participate in a university sanctioned event
are expected to notify me in advance and complete the work, including tests,
in advance of the absence. It is the students responsibility to communicate
with me in advance regarding their absences and to determine a schedule
for make-up work
CalendarUNIV 101 Fall 2014 (subject to change)
Tuesday 7
pm
Week 1
August 26
Week 2
September
2
Lecture/Clas
s
Week 3
September
9
Cultural
Programmin
g
Week 4
September
16
Lecture/Clas
s

In class
Welcome & Course Introduction
Dinner
HS vs. College; Who Gets to
Graduate; The value of a Liberal
Arts education

Syllabi, time management and goalsetting strategies

Homework due next week

-

Reading strategies and note-taking

For Sept. 9th. Complete Eagle

Experience online. You can find the
video in the content box.
Read U.S. Values handout

Complete MapWorks and post 100-word

reflection on Blackboard
Take Cornell-style notes in one of your
classes and bring to our next class

Week 5
September
23
Cultural
Programmin
g
Week 6
September
30
Week 7
October 6
Lecture/Clas
s
Week 8
October 14
Week 9
October 21
Cultural
Programmin
g
Week 10
October 28
Lecture/Clas
s
Week 11
November 4
Cultural
Programmin
g
Week 12
November
11
Lecture/Clas
s
Week 13
November
18
Week 14
November
25
Week 15
December 2
Week 16
December 9

Learning styles and Test preparation

Complete Online Assessment

NO CLASS Assessment Day

Well-being and Stress management

Attend majors and minors fair October

15th 10-2 Majors Fair in Carter Hall and
post 100-word reflection on Blackboard
Oct. 16th Multilingual Poetry Reading and
Lecture on Translation

NO CLASS Fall Break

Core 39 & preparation for advising

appointment and spring registration

Academic integrity & University

policies

Complete online quiz on plagiarism. Print

& bring to class.

Identify and print a listing for an

internship to which you would like to
apply. Print & bring to class.

Bring your finals schedule & finals study

plan to class.
Complete volunteer hours and post 100word reflection on Blackboard.

Career Services, Internships and

Practica

Preparing for your future

& making good choices

NO CLASS

NO CLASS Thanksgiving break

Last class: Preparing for finals;
Looking forward

Complete final reflection paper

Dec 3rd Holiday Sing Along

Final reflection paper due (250 words)/Submit on Blackboard