University 101
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Library Faculty Meeting
November 17, 2004
to inform and to seek input
A Campus Initiative
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For all incoming students
NOT a specific course
“Constellation” of courses sharing goals
Some Existing
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Colleges (e.g., ACES 100, Engineering 100)
Departments (e.g., Leisure Studies 101,
Kinesiology 125)
Some in Development
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Business 199 (Fall 2004)  Business 100?
Aviation 100 (In catalog but not offered)
Background
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Restructuring of summer orientation and
transition to college experiences –
efficiency and efficacy
Success of First Year Impact (non-credit
student life seminar)
Research on transition to college, student
success, and first-year programs
Implementation Committee working now
University 101 Goals
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Increase awareness of campus resources and
strengthen networking skills
Build career and professional awareness
Enhance information and technology
literacy
Promote community within a diverse
environment
Increase knowledge of expectations and
standards held by the academic community
Provide an overview of unit scholarship
Recommended Features
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Active, engaging instructional model
Required and credit bearing
Includes readings, assignments, projects,
and/or activities associated with creditbearing courses
Shared core content
Recommended Core Content
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Academic integrity and standards of university
community
Overview of campus and college requirements
Career and professional exploration
Study skills, time management, and keys to academic
success
University resources
Diversity issues
Public engagement and co-curricular learning
opportunities
Information and technology literacy
Introduction to college and/or department scholarship
Desired Library Involvement
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Core orientation and basic library use “mental
map” as library content
Match library lead to campus lead (department
with unit library, college with college library/set
of unit libraries, etc.)
Complementary orientation programming (e.g.,
tours, Fall Festival)
Printed and online instruction materials (e.g.,
handouts, web guides, brochures, textbook
chapters)
Course-integrated sessions
Next Steps
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Seek campus resources for development of
shared information literacy content
Further detail core information literacy
content – outcomes, checklists, etc.
Working/planning group for library leads
(desired?)
Where courses in development, seek
librarian involvement on development
committees?