Syllabus Overview
In this course students will learn skills that will allow them to excel in their academic journey. In this class we reverse engineer your career and academic goals in order to establish a plan that will help you succeed in college and in life.
Diversity Collage
Featured Projects
In this assignment, students explore the themes of culture, diversity, and inclusion by creating and sharing a personal collage that visually represents their unique lived experiences. This activity serves as a powerful medium for self-expression and community building within the classroom. By viewing the collages of their peers, students gain insights into the diverse backgrounds and perspectives that enrich their learning environment.
Each collage acts as a personal narrative, illustrating the varied definitions of culture, ethnicity, and personal values through the lens of each student’s family history, experiences with diversity, accomplishments, hobbies, and aspirations. This collaborative experience not only enhances students' understanding of their own identity but also fosters a sense of empathy and inclusion as they acknowledge and celebrate the differences and similarities among their classmates
Voices from the Other Side
The "Voices From the Other Side" assignment directly addresses antiracism by encouraging students to reflect on and share their experiences with cultural diversity, including facing and overcoming racial prejudices and discrimination and how they would advise themselves at the beginning semester, based on what they have learned in the course. By fostering a dialogue about these personal experiences, the assignment aims to build empathy among students and a deeper understanding of systemic racism's effects on individuals.
Student Success Survey
For this assignment you will assess yourself by using the Self-Assessment Tool Kit. It will help you identify behaviors and beliefs that support your success, as well as point out behaviors and beliefs that you may want to change to better support your success in college. This assignment is completed at the beginning and at the end of the course, to see if scores improved or stayed the same.