Greeters and faculty envision a more ‘seamless’ first-year experience…

…with new pilot program With another new fall semester on the horizon, the Gustie Greeters charge up the hill, enthusiastically welcoming the new first-year students to campus. This time around, however, they bring with them some changes to the program. In an experimental pilot program, four of the First Term Seminars (FTS) will consist of four Greeter Groups, as opposed to previously random assignments. In … Continue reading Greeters and faculty envision a more ‘seamless’ first-year experience…

Out in the cold

First-Term Seminar creates homelessness awareness through demonstration on campus For three nights every year, a group of first-year students spend three days and nights homeless. The students are part of Associate Professor of Political Science Richard Leitch’s First-Term Seminar (FTS) on homelessness. The students spend the three days living as if they were homeless. The students sleep outside in cardboard boxes or on the floor … Continue reading Out in the cold