This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
He made an introduction, which led to her giving a seminar at Bell Labs that turned into a colloquium, which was attended by all the scientists from the research area at Bell Labs. There have been curriculum advances, increased scholarships, growth in undergraduate research and innovations in studentlife.
First-Year Seminar Course My friends from my Seminar class out at dinner on a field trip to Dearborn, MI Every first-year at Hope is required to take a First-Year Seminar (FYS) class. These classes each have a specific topic and consist entirely of first-year students.
Professors will even welcome their senior-level seminar and research classes into their homes or coffee shops for class sessions. Faculty become lifelong mentors for students. This academic community extends also to faculty as seniors build relationships with their professors and mentors.
Learn About PUC’s Honors Program The PUC Honors Program is an alternate general education program comprised mostly of interdisciplinary seminars and is a modern interpretation of the classical learning model. Many of our honors students are accepted and thrive in graduate settings. It can unite with most undergraduate degrees.
Image: Sacred Heart University administrators have long encouraged students to understand the institution’s mission and values by attending seminars and events designed to reflect and promote the “Pioneer Journey,” the academic, spiritual and social-emotional learning path that encompasses the student experience at the university.
They had impact, and it was great to find out how these former students whom I had known well were getting on as teachers. I learnt alongside my current students. Life as a probationer. Photo by former student. Our guest speakers’ laughter, earnest advice, tales of angst and perseverance were emotion-filled and genuine.
I got back to reading Born a Crime by Trevor Noah for my First-Year Seminar class. After reading three chapters, I worked on my homework for the class, answering questions about the book and reflecting on how the themes connect to my own life. I took a quick break to scroll through Instagram and watch some reels, which I love doing.
Remix by Joe Arton In this post, Gemma Spencer, a Masters student in Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion), shares her experience transitioning from undergraduate to postgraduat e. I kickstarted my studentlife by moving to London to study BSc Criminology.
This program is a unique combination of residential life, academic engagement, and social activities that prepare students to be leaders in an increasingly global society. At first, it felt strange to live with people I had only met during my First-Year Seminar, but as time passed, I grew to love it.
However, recently I have heard incoming undergraduate students – and their parents – saying: If the lectures are online, what’s the point of being on campus? As the first lecturer that our students see when they join us, I spend the majority of first semester debunking this myth. When I hear this, it is like a knife in my heart.
It costs so much money to refill a seat of a student that left your institution either because they stopped out, dropped out, transferred. to another school, and then how are we placing students and preparing them for their lives after college? So, okay, that’s the equation of the business of higher education.
Place more students in first-year seminars, learning communities (including learning-living communities), freshman interest groups, and honors and research cohorts. Campuses would also blur the boundaries between academic life and studentlife and treat these domains as synergistic and mutually supportive.
Every week, the chemistry department hosts a weekly seminar, where they bring in a high-achieving chemist to talk about their research and experience in chemistry. When the chemists come in for their presentation, the department also offers lunch with the presenter.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content