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UNIV 1113:
Instructor: Dr. Ann Glauser
Office: 215 Milledge Hall
(Faculty Mailbox located in 233 Milledge Hall)
Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:00-11:00 and by appointment
E-mail: aglauser@uga.edu
Course Description:
Students in UNIV 1113 : University Engagement meet once a week. The class is intended to help students discover and take advantage of the full range of educational, cultural, and social opportunities on campus and in the surrounding Athens area.
Meeting the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century will depend on a person’s ability to adapt to rapid changes, increased complexity, ambiguous situations, and greater diversity. Effectively meeting these challenges and opportunities requires more than simple acquisition of college-based knowledge. This course is structured to assist each student in gaining a better understanding of how he/she can interact with the University’s “society of scholars” for the best interests of both.
Purpose:
Each student will be provided opportunities to add and strengthen skills related to being an autonomous learner, identifying and obtaining a relevant career, fostering continuous personal growth, and becoming a responsible member of the world community.
Class Time and Location:
Class meets in 245 MLC every Wednesday (unless notified) from 3:35-5:30 throughout the semester.
Text:
Life-Skills for the University & Beyond (2010, fourth edition-revised printing ) by Earl
J. Ginter and Ann Shanks Glauser. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. *** Be sure to purchase a new text. Used copies may be missing workbook exercises. Bring your book and class syllabus to class each day.
Requirements, Policies, and Norms:
Attendance is required. Student participation is the core element in the design of this seminar.
Most of the activities are designed for the entire group
– therefore, they cannot be completed outside of the class. Also, because of the nature of this course, it is important to be on time for every meeting . Arriving late for class interrupts both your professor and fellow students.
1. Students are allowed only one unexcused absence. Students with two absences
(excused or not) are subject to being withdrawn from the course with a WF.

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2. Full participation in discussions and activities is expected.
3. Classroom Behavior = 10 points (Based on appropriate and participatory class behavior)
4. Complete all assignments (reading and written) as listed on the “Course
Assignment Schedule” sheet (and those added by the instructor). All assignments will be collected at the beginning of the class period on the day they are due. All writing assignments must be typed, spell checked, and grammar checked unless otherwise specified.
5. All cell phones must be turned off before students enter the room.
6. Al l work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty.” Students are responsible for informing themselves about those standards before performing any academic work.
Honor Code : "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." - UGA Student Honor Cod e
ACADEMIC HONESTY AT UGA:
University Honor Code and Academic Honesty Policy
As a University of Georgia student, you have agreed to abide by the University’s academic honesty policy, “A Culture of Honesty,” and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must meet the standards described in “A Culture of Honesty” found at: https://ovpi.uga.edu/academichonesty/academic-honesty-policy . Lack of knowledge of the academic honesty policy is not a reasonable explanation for a violation. Questions related to course assignments and the academic honesty policy should be directed to the instructor.
All members of the University community have a responsibility to uphold and maintain an honest academic environment and to report when dishonesty occurs. Where suspected violations of the academic honesty policy occur, appropriate procedures are designed to protect the integrity of the academic process while ensuring due process. The University's academic honesty system is an academic process founded on educational opportunities.
The Office of Student Academic Services under the Vice President for Instruction is responsible for managing the University's academic honesty process and supporting the UGA
Student Academic Honesty Council in ensuring that information related to the academic honesty policy is available to all members of the University community. The link to more detailed information about academic honesty can be found at: http://www.uga.edu/honesty/
For more information, please contact Deborah Bell at (706) 542-4336 or by email at honesty@uga.edu

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Final Grade
Points accrued on assignments and the “final” will determine a student’s final grade in the class. Each of you will be developing a portfolio this semester. This portfolio will consist of a purposeful collection of your work (i.e., assignments, reflective writings, and a final paper).
Upon completing the class your instructor will use the scale below to compute the letter grade earned.
100 - 93 = A
Semester Grading Scale
92 - 90 = A-
86 - 83 = B 82 - 80 = B-
89 - 87 = B+
79 - 77 = C+
76 - 73 = C 72 - 70 = C- 69 - 60 = D
<60 = F
Special Presentations (The names of some of the presenters are provided next. Any changes will be announced in class and/or an e-mail notification will be sent.)
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Ms. Meaghan Nappo , Coordinates the Freshman College Summer
Experience Program and the Coca-Cola Scholars Program within the
Division of Academic Enhancement : 236 Milledge Hall), 706-542-0697 or nappom@uga.edu
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Professor Emerita, Dr. Sylvia M. Hutchinson, UGA Center for Teaching and
Learning coordinates the faculty and staff mentoring support system for
Coca-Cola Scholars at UGA. smchutch@uga.edu
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Ms. Mercy Montgomery, Academic Resource Center Coordinator, Division of Academic Enhancement 126 Milledge Hall, 706-542-5436 or mercyg@uga.edu

***The course syllabus is a general plan for the course: deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary. Additional assignments will be given during class.
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Date
Introductions/Overview
Guest: Ms. Meaghan Nappo, Division of Academic Enhancement
Chapter 1 : The Wheel of Life: Life-
Skills for College
Complete Exercises 1 and 2
1/20
1/27
Life-Skills: A Curriculum for Life-
Long Learning
Reception with Dr. Sylvia
Hutchinson, Center for Teaching and
Learning
A Life-Skills Perspective
Student Development Theories
Guest: Dr. Sylvia Hutchinson
2/3
2/10
Meet in room 227 of Milledge
Hall
Guest: Mercy Montgomery, Academic
Resource Center Coordinator,
Division of Academic Enhancement
Creating Campus and Community
Learning Opportunities, Volunteerism ,
And Service-Learning
Motivation
The Relationship Between Learning
Styles and
Effective Learning Strategies
Complete the Type Focus
Chapter 2: Finding and Using One’s
Existing Motivation:
Realignment and
Enhancement
Chapter 15 :Campus and
Community Connections:
Development and
Application of Life-Skills
Chapter 3 : Creating Time Through
Effective Time
Management
Chapter 5 : Learning: Its Connection
to Memory & Memorization
Chapter 6: Learning Style: One’s
Distinctive Manner of
Learning
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4/6
4/13
4/20
4/27
2/17
2/24
3/2
3/5-3/13
10/15
3/16
3/23
3/30
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Learning Styles and Strategies continued
Vocational Exploration/ Finding the
Right Major and a Relevant Career
Guest: Ms. Kathy Mengak,
Academic Advisor for
Franklin College
Test Performance and Stress
Management
Library Orientation/Research Project on
Careers
Chapter 14: Vocation: More Than a
Job, More than a Career
Chapter 7 : Winning Test
Performance: Fine-
Tuning Your Test-
Taking Skills
Chapter 13 Stress: Accentuate the
Positive
Chapter 8 : Critical Thinking:
Developing Critical Skills
for the 21 st Century
Guest: Sandra E. Riggs,
Reference/Instruction Librarian
University of Georgia Libraries
Critical and Creative Thinking
Creative Problem Solving/Movie
Movie continued/Critical Reflections
Career Presentations
Career Presentations continued
Portfolios Due
Identity Development
“Creative” Identity Project
Chapter 11 : Connecting Common
Threads Across a
Diverse world
Chapter 10 : Relationships: The
Bridges That Connect
Self and Others

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