First year experence seminar proposals wanted

December 2, 2013

Carla Browning

UAF faculty members interested in submitting a proposal for a First Year Experience Seminar for fall 2014 should do so before Jan. 16, 2014.

First Year Experience Seminars provide an unparalleled opportunity for faculty members and small groups of first-year students to explore together a thought-provoking scholarly topic. This is an opportunity to share your enthusiasm and passion for a topic in your discipline or an interdisciplinary connection between your discipline and another scholarly area. FYE Seminars follow an often spontaneous flow of dialogue and interchange in the spirit of learning for its own sake. FYE Seminars are designed to develop critical thinking and communication skills. By taking a seminar a student becomes an active member of UAF’s intellectual community. FYE Seminars ordinarily involve one faculty instructor and up to 25 students who meet weekly for one and a half hours for the first nine weeks of the semester. Seminars are discussion-based, and students are awarded a grade of pass/fail that counts towards the fulfillment of elective credit requirements for graduation. Find out more.