University 101 Syllabus for Fall 2016

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

Website: http://csis.pace.edu/~wolf Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30 – 12:30

Niamh Fitzsimon: nf64165n@pace.edu E-mail: cwolf@pace.edu

Week	Date	Topic
1	Sep 7	Welcome: Basic information about the course, University requirements Discussion of convocation
2	Sep 14	The Core Curriculum Michael Rosenfeld, “The Old Liberal Arts and the New Millennium”
3	Sep 21	Seidenberg Majors
4	Sept. 28	Time management, tutoring center, writing lab The Ten Commandments for Students, by Mitchell Preiss
5	Oct 5	Counseling Center visit Active learning, self-reflection, locus of control
6	Oct 19	Library virtual tour Discussion of “The Library Card”, by Richard Wright
7	Oct 26	Diversity - Discussion of “The Achievement of Desire”, by Richard Rodriguez Academic integrity - CSIS Responsibilities document
8	Nov 2	Preparation for registration Mentors and Peer Leader
9	Nov 9	Individual Meetings
10	Nov 16	Pace Path Financial Literacy – Brian Evans
11	Nov 30	Wellness - Niamh
12	Dec 7	Education planning Career Services – Jim Davis
13	Dec 14	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 Pace campus events, one to be a meeting of the Pace Computer Society.

· Pace Path reflections must be posted to your ePortfolio page.

· 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 1:20 and ends at 2:45. Anyone more than 30 minutes late will be counted as absent.

· There will be no final exam.

· October 28, 2015 – Last day to withdraw without academic approval, November 11, 2015 – Last day to withdraw with academic approval. (These dates may change.)