Week 1, August 20 or 21: Intro to Class & Classmates
Assign: Your First Year of College: 25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond, by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Copyright by Quintessential Careers. The original article can be found at: http://www.quintcareers.com/first-year_success.html Reprinted with permission.
Will discuss article next week; write down and bring your top 5 tips.
Assign: Attend Festival ISU, Thurs. 8/23, 10-4; complete worksheet and bring to next class
Don’t forget the Honors Welcome Picnic on Thursday, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. at People’s Park – FREE FOOD!
Week 2, August 27 or 28: Involvement on Campus & Goal-Setting for a Successful College Experience
Share: Information from Festival ISU
Discuss: Article and Goal-Setting Assignment
Assign: Goal Setting, due Week 4
Assign: "Your Choice" assignment (various options), due Week 13
Assign: Campus Fine Arts & Speaker Events (various opportunities throughout the semester), attendance and reflection must be completed by Week 13
Remind: No class next week; check syllabus
Don’t forget to bring your ISU catalog to the next class. Do you need to get it if you are going home for Labor Day weekend?
Week 3, September 3 or 4: Labor Day week, NO CLASS Monday or Tuesday
Week 4, September 10 or 11: General Education in your Plan of Study
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Goal Setting
Bring: ISU catalog
Discuss: General Education, 4-year plan of study, advising
Assign: Plan of Study, Part I, due week 5
Assign: Advising Appointment, to be completed by October 5
Assign: Appointment with HPM, completed by September 28, depending on HPM schedule
Bring to class next week: sample plan of study (print a copy)
Week 5, September 17 or 18: Registration/Plan of Study II
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Plan of Study, Part I
Bring: ISU catalog, advising materials, sample plan of study (print a copy)
In-class: work on 4-year plan
Assign: Plan of Study, Part II, due week 9
Quiz next week on General Education and Graduation Requirements
Week 6, September 24 or 25: Honors Opportunities Brought to you by Honors Students Experiencing Them!
Quiz: General Education and Graduation Requirements
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Appointment with HPM completed by Friday, September 28Guest speakers will discuss: Service Learning, American Democracy Project, Honors Research Mentorships, Honors Undergraduate Research Participation, Honors Leadership Positions
Week 7, October 1 or 2: Honors Information You Can't Live Without
Prepare: review the Honors Program web site, focusing on Honors requirements, the 6 ways to earn Honors credit, designations, student leadership positions, and Honors House in order to successfully compete in class
In-class: time to ask questions about 4-year plan
Handout: Quiz Study Guide
Week 8, October 8 or 9: Relationships
Quiz: Honors Program Requirements and Opportunities
Inform: Extra Credit is available (various opportunities throughout the semester, final due date is Friday, December 7)
Week 9, October 15 or 16: Managing College Life: Time, Stress, Conflict, Balance
The Good, the Bad, the Not So Bad of the first half of the first semester of college
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Plan of Study, Part II
Week 10, October 22 or 23: Resume Writing & Interview Tips; Career Planning
Bring: draft of a resume. Check out the Career Center for sample resumes
Week 11, October 29 or 30: Why Study Abroad or Participate in National Student Exchange?
Guest Speakers: Honors students who have studied abroad or gone on NSE
Week 12, November 5 or 6: HPMs Present "Everything You Need to Know, But May Not Know to Ask"
Week 13, November 12 or 13: Evaluations
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Campus Fine Arts & Speaker Event Reflections should be complete, except Speaker Event on November 14th, reflection due in Honors Program office by 4:30 on Friday, November 16th, and Fine Arts event on November 15th, reflection should be emailed to your seminar advisor and must be received by 4:30 on Monday, November 19th (the reflection for this event is the only thing that may be turned in by email).
ASSIGNMENT DUE: "Your Choice" EssayComplete: Course evaluation
Week 14, November 19 or 20: Thanksgiving Week, No Class
Week 15, November 26 or 27: No Class
Week 16, December 3 or 4: No Class
All Extra Credit turned in to the Honors Program office by 4:30 on Friday, December 7.
