University University 101101

Lisa Janicke HinchliffeLisa Janicke HinchliffeLibrary Faculty MeetingLibrary Faculty Meeting

November 17, 2004November 17, 2004

to inform and to seek to inform and to seek inputinput

A Campus InitiativeA Campus Initiative For all incoming studentsFor all incoming students NOT a specific courseNOT a specific course ““Constellation” of courses sharing goalsConstellation” of courses sharing goals Some ExistingSome Existing

Colleges (e.g., ACES 100, Engineering 100)Colleges (e.g., ACES 100, Engineering 100) Departments (e.g., Leisure Studies 101, Departments (e.g., Leisure Studies 101,

Kinesiology 125)Kinesiology 125) Some in DevelopmentSome in Development

Business 199 (Fall 2004) Business 199 (Fall 2004) Business 100? Business 100? Aviation 100 (In catalog but not offered)Aviation 100 (In catalog but not offered)

BackgroundBackground

Restructuring of summer orientation Restructuring of summer orientation and transition to college experiences – and transition to college experiences – efficiency and efficacyefficiency and efficacy

Success of First Year Impact (non-credit Success of First Year Impact (non-credit student life seminar)student life seminar)

Research on transition to college, Research on transition to college, student success, and first-year programsstudent success, and first-year programs

Implementation Committee working Implementation Committee working nownow

University 101 GoalsUniversity 101 Goals Increase awareness of campus resources Increase awareness of campus resources

and strengthen networking skillsand strengthen networking skills Build career and professional awarenessBuild career and professional awareness Enhance information and technology Enhance information and technology

literacyliteracy Promote community within a diverse Promote community within a diverse

environmentenvironment Increase knowledge of expectations and Increase knowledge of expectations and

standards held by the academic communitystandards held by the academic community Provide an overview of unit scholarshipProvide an overview of unit scholarship

Recommended FeaturesRecommended Features

Active, engaging instructional modelActive, engaging instructional model Required and credit bearingRequired and credit bearing Includes readings, assignments, Includes readings, assignments,

projects, and/or activities associated projects, and/or activities associated with credit-bearing courseswith credit-bearing courses

Shared core contentShared core content

Recommended Core Recommended Core ContentContent

Academic integrity and standards of university Academic integrity and standards of university communitycommunity

Overview of campus and college requirementsOverview of campus and college requirements Career and professional explorationCareer and professional exploration Study skills, time management, and keys to Study skills, time management, and keys to

academic successacademic success University resourcesUniversity resources Diversity issuesDiversity issues Public engagement and co-curricular learning Public engagement and co-curricular learning

opportunitiesopportunities Information and technology literacyInformation and technology literacy Introduction to college and/or department Introduction to college and/or department

scholarshipscholarship

Desired Library Desired Library InvolvementInvolvement

Core orientation and basic library use Core orientation and basic library use “mental map” as library content“mental map” as library content

Match library lead to campus lead Match library lead to campus lead (department with unit library, college (department with unit library, college with college library/set of unit libraries, with college library/set of unit libraries, etc.)etc.)

Complementary orientation programming Complementary orientation programming (e.g., tours, Fall Festival)(e.g., tours, Fall Festival)

Printed and online instruction materials Printed and online instruction materials (e.g., handouts, web guides, brochures, (e.g., handouts, web guides, brochures, textbook chapters)textbook chapters)

Course-integrated sessionsCourse-integrated sessions

Next StepsNext Steps Seek campus resources for Seek campus resources for

development of shared information development of shared information literacy contentliteracy content

Further detail core information literacy Further detail core information literacy content – outcomes, checklists, etc.content – outcomes, checklists, etc.

Working/planning group for library Working/planning group for library leads (desired?)leads (desired?)

Where courses in development, seek Where courses in development, seek librarian involvement on development librarian involvement on development committees?committees?