PA2SS
(Willena Price)
INTD 1820.003 & 1820.046
The goal of the Preparing African American Students to Sustain Success (P.A2.S.S) is to assist first year African American Students in making a healthy, productive and successful transition to college life here at UConn. The P.A.2 S.S Program is a one-credit course facilitated through the H. Fred Simon’s African American Cultural Center (AACC). Through the P.A.2 S.S program first year students will be matched up with an African American upper classmen mentor. Mentors will serve as liaisons to campus resources, services, organizations events and opportunities as well as be friend mentees and serve as support as they began to acculturate to campus culture and community. Members of the P.A.2 S.S program will also participate in weekly 50 minute sessions with other African American first year students as well as African American students and staff. The sessions will focus on the development of study and time management skills and will also be an opportunity for students to meet and form relationships with African American members of the community. Through the P.A.2 S.S program, the problems of increased attrition rates and low retention rates of African American students here at the University of Connecticut will be acknowledged, addressed and rectified.
Educative Theatre Troupe
(Fleurette King)
INTD 1820.028
Through Mile Walker’s educative theatre troupe model based on theatre activism, social justice education, and troupe development, participants will develop a show. You will learn how to write and perform skits, monologues, and facilitate discussion based on social justice, college campus, and diversity topics. This course is open to any student interested in walking a few miles in someone else’s shoes and participating in a collaborative educational theater experience. Let the show begin!
Preparing Teachers for a New Era
(Scott Brown)
INTD 1820.030
This class will explore the role and function of teachers in today’s schools. How do we prepare teachers to face the challenges and opportunities of schools today? We will be talking about learning theory, pedagogy, creativity, cognitive processes, problem-solving and motivation. We will explore how teachers can creatively use technology to promote student engagement and academic performance in diverse learning environments.
Introducing Europe
(John Davis & Ludmilla Burns)
INTD 1820.033
As we enter the new millennium Europe is about to be unified. How has this come about? What does European unification mean? Will it work? Does this mean the end of the nation states as we have come to think of them in the last couple of centuries? Can the division and enmities that have divided Europeans in the past really be overcome? What impact will a unified Europe have on the United States and on the rest of the world? If these are questions that you find interesting or important, then the FYE “Introducing Europe” is the place to find the answers.
Shackleton’s Way
(Richard Wolak)
INTD 1820.045
All hands on deck! Get ready to learn about Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, the famous explorer who led the “Endurance Expedition” to cross Antarctica beginning in 1914. The trip was unsuccessful, but Shackleton is still honored for the leadership skills he demonstrated when his ship, Endurance, was trapped in the ice and demolished. After being stranded for twenty-two months, Shackleton led all of his initial twenty-seven men to safety. Almost one hundred years later, Shackleton’s leadership style, principles, and strategies in crisis management are honored by business veterans and current leaders, such as the commander of Apollo 13.
Dancing with Jane Austen
(Tom Roby)
INTD 1820.069
Come learn the dances of Jane Austen’s time and beyond! Jane Austen was an avid dancer in the tradition of English Country Dancing. Stately balls are prominent in her novels as occasions when gentlemen and ladies might come together and have an un-chaperoned meeting. You will learn how to enjoy these dances, set to the tunes of some of the greatest composers of the last 350 years. No partner or experience is necessary. A great time will be had by all. |
