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Owner: Daryle Brown

INTENDED OUTCOMES

1. Familiarize students with co-curricular activities as part of the university experience.

2. Increase student retention through involvement in co-curricular activities.

3. Foster the development of organizational and social skills.

4. Provide opportunity to meet other students, participate in a social community, and feel more connected to the university.

GUIDELINES

The assignment should count for a minimum of 5% of the students' final grade. May be incorporated into other FYE elements.

IMPLEMENTATION

Students are required to attend (as a participant or observer) at least 2 co-curricular activities in the course, as deemed appropriate by the instructor, and to provide some analysis or critique of the event, such as:

1. Write a one-page response paper including the relevance to the course or the "well-rounded collegiate experience".

2. Provide feedback on how the event changed/added to previous knowledge or beliefs.

3. Reflect (in either formal or informal writing) how the event fit into the academic/work/social schedule.

ASSESSMENT

Faculty may wish to use traditional grading for this element, or count it as class participation.

Owner: Daryle Brown

INTENDED OUTCOMES

  1. Familiarize students with co-curricular activities as part of the university experience.
  2. Increase student retention through involvement in co-curricular activities.
  3. Foster the development of organizational and social skills.
  4. Provide opportunity to meet other students, participate in a social community, and feel more connected to the university.

GUIDELINES

The assignment should count for a minimum of 5% of the students' final grade. May be incorporated into other FYE elements.

IMPLEMENTATION

Students are required to attend (as a participant or observer) at least 2 co-curricular activities in the course, as deemed appropriate by the instructor, and to provide some analysis or critique of the event, such as:

  1. Write a one-page response paper including the relevance to the course or the "well-rounded collegiate experience".
  2. Provide feedback on how the event changed/added to previous knowledge or beliefs.
  3. Reflect (in either formal or informal writing) how the event fit into the academic/work/social schedule.

ASSESSMENT

Faculty may wish to use traditional grading for this element, or count it as class participation.