Thursday, August 28, 2014

Schedule - Weeks 1 & 2

Freshman Seminar / Andrews – Fall 2014                              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 - INTRODUCTIONS

August 25
Week Of Welcome community engagement day.

August 27
Introductions to course and each other. Syllabus. Hallmarks. SND. CST. Course theme. Reflection on WoW Community Engagement activity. How did our activity reflect the values outlined in the Hallmarks of the SND? How did it relate to the theme of this class?

August 29
Buddy system and teamwork. Helping without judging. Leave No Trace. Campus walk to top of Tosos hill for reflection: What did you learn from your tree?
DUE: Explore in silence some of the natural areas of our campus. Find a tree that particularly speaks to you and sit with it a while as you (a) reflect on the tree as a non-human resident of our campus, and (b) seek insight into the meaning of Lawrence’s poem. Express what you learn from it in a poem of your own, a paragraph, a drawing or in any other creative format. Bring that with you to class. Also bring or wear your hiking shoes today!



WEEK TWO – COSMOLOGY

September 1 – Labor Day Holiday

September 3
Journey.
DUE: Tucker, Journey – chapters 1-7 & brief written reflection.

September 5
Journey.
DUE: Tucker, Journey – chapters 8-11 & brief written reflection.


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