Freshman Seminar / Andrews – Fall 2015 Schedule
of Activities & Assignments
Please note that this
schedule may change due to the need to coordinate our activities with other
people and organizations.
WEEK ONE
August 31 & September 2
August 31
9:00 – 12:30
Meet at Taube
Orientation Engagement
Experience
Theme is Care for the Earth
September 2
Introduction to course. Syllabus review and reflection
activity. Course theme and format. Hallmarks. Recap/discussion of OEE. Preview
of off-site options for this section. Assign homework activity for September 9.
WEEK TWO
September 7 &
9
September 7
No class - Labor Day
Holiday
September 9
Class Activities: Lawrence poem. Trek to top of Toso Hill.
Learning styles. Amy Jobin to introduce IDEALS survey.
Due Today: Explore some of the natural areas of our campus.
Evaluate some of the trees you find and choose one that particularly speaks to
you. Sit with it in silence for a while as you seek insight into the meaning of
Lawrence’s poem (copied below). See if you can learn something from your tree,
and express what you learn in a reflection, an analysis, a poem of your own, or
a drawing. Bring that with you to class on September 9.
Please also wear or bring your hiking shoes to class on
September 9… whatever shoes you plan to use for our hike to Black Mountain.
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