Monday, September 7, 2015

Schedule, 1st two weeks...

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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