University 101                                                                              Syllabus for Fall 2010

Dr. Carol E. Wolf                                                                          Office 163 William St. 215

Website: http://csis.pace.edu/~wolf                                               Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays 1 - 3

Peer Leader: Brandon Schlueter, brandon@brandonschlueter.com      E-mail: cwolf@pace.edu

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

 

1

Sep 8

 

Welcome: Basic information about the course, University requirements

Discussion of summer reading

2

Sep 15

 

Library virtual tour

Discussion of “The Library Card”, by Richard Wright

3

Sep 22

 

The Core Curriculum

Michael Rosenfeld, “The Old Liberal Arts and the New Millennium”

4

Sept 29

 

Active learning, s elf-reflection, locus of control

The Ten Commandments for Students, by Mitchell Preiss

5

Oct 6

 

Brian Peterson, Counseling Center

Seidenberg Majors

6

Oct 13

 

Time management, tutoring center, writing lab

John Cleveland, Tutoring Center

7

Oct 20

 

Seidenberg Majors, Diversity

Discussion of “The Achievement of Desire”, by Richard Rodriguez

8

Oct 27

 

Preparation for registration

 

9

Nov 3

 

Individual advising appointments

10

Nov 10

 

Academic integrity:  CSIS Responsibilities document

11

Nov 17

 

Wellness

 

12

Dec 1

 

 
Education planning
Stephanie Elson, Career Services

13

Dec 8

 

Assessing semester progress, preparing for final exams

 

 

Basic Course Information

·        No more than two unexcused absences from class are allowed.

·        Attendance at three or more campus events, one to be a meeting of the Pace Computer Society.

·        UNV 101 is pass/fail.  A pass counts for one credit but does not affect your QPA.  A fail counts for 0 credits and is reflected in your QPA.  Failure is usually due to three or more class absences.

·        The class meets for two hours and provides one credit toward graduation.

·        The class begins at 10:10 and ends at 12:00.  Anyone more that 30 minutes late will be counted as absent.

·        There will be no final exam.

·        November 2, 2010 – Last day to withdraw without academic approval, November 16, 2010 – Last day to withdraw with academic approval.