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Excellence ● Innovation ● Engagement ● Integrity ● Inclusiveness
Readings & Assignments
– Mindset reading from Tomorrow’s Professor – Reflection readings from ePortfolio pilot (thanks Kara)
- Assignments (esp. compatible with ePortfolio)
– Revision of OneBook Prompt as a letter – Reflected letter
Excellence ● Innovation ● Engagement ● Integrity ● Inclusiveness
Resources on campus
- Academic Bulletin
- www.bulletin.du.edu
- Anderson Academic Commons
- www.library.du.edu
- The new Anderson Academic Commons serves as the hub of intellectual and scholarly life on campus. The $35 million renovation,
completed in March 2013, transformed the former Penrose Library building into a light filled space designed for learning and situated at the heart of campus. The renovation increased student seating (from 700 seats to 1,864); provided multiple learning spaces (which can be reserved on the library website) to accommodate both quiet study and collaborative group work; infused state-of-the-art technology throughout the building; increased natural light on all levels; and provided improved spaces for the numerous academic support services that call the Anderson Academic Commons home.
- These services include the Research Center; Writing Center, Math Center; Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering Help Center; Office of
Teaching and Learning; and University Technology Services Help Desk, which now offers both hardware and software support. A new Digital Media Center provides analog to digital conversion services, digital equipment check out, and support for students creating and editing digital audio and video.
- Enhanced technology in the building includes high definition flat panels in many group study rooms to which students can project from
their laptops, tablets, and even phones. Study rooms come in a variety of sizes, including large seminar rooms that contain projectors and screens.
- Library Collections
- Over eight miles of books from all disciplines can be found on the lower level in the high density stacks. Hundreds of additional print books
purchased in the last six months will be in open shelving on the Main Level. DVDs, newspapers, browsing journals, and Special Collections books and materials will also be available on site. The remainder of the Penrose Collection, including bound journals and government documents, will be housed in the Hampden Center and are be delivered to campus within 2-4 hours of an online request.
- Library Workshop
- During their first quarter at DU it is important for students to begin to feel comfortable with library resources and academic research.
Through a research workshop or library presentation, students can learn valuable skills that will aid them in future writing and research intensive classes. For more information on scheduling are search workshop or library presentation, please visit the Library Instruction guide.
- Research Center
- In addition to a library workshop, you may also wish to include information on the library's Research Center in your syllabus. The Research
Center offers expert guidance through the research process: from refining a topic, to finding and evaluating relevant sources, to creating a bibliography. A Research Center consultation session can ease anxiety about a project or paper and teach research and evaluation skills for life-long learning. One-on-one, hour-long research consultations with a research librarian are available to students at any stage of the research process.
- Athletics Support Services
- David Kummer, dkummer@du.edu
- 303-871-3047
- As a Division I school, DU has an active athletic program and many student athletes. If you have questions about policies relating to
student-athletes or concerns with their academic performance, please contact their office. They have advisors that work directly with each team.
- Career & Professional Development
- www.du.edu/career
- Heidi Perman, Executive Director
- heidi.perman@du.edu
- 303-871-2150
- career@du.edu
- Research outlined in the Gallup Purdue Index shows that students that engage with career services during their time in college have better
- utcomes at graduation and are more likely to be satisfied with their college experience. Additionally, 86% of incoming students report
they are attending college to get a better job – a 13% increase in one decade. With this in mind, it is critical for students to engage with Career & Professional Development early in order to be prepared to achieve their post-graduation goals.
- This year, new career milestones will be rolled out for students to accomplish during their undergraduate experience including a first year
resume review for all freshmen. We hope you will encourage students to come in for their first-year resume review and consider adding this to your course syllabus. We also have many incoming students that are questioning their major and career plans. Career Advisors are well equipped to help students clarify these goals. Last, we welcome the opportunity to visit your FSEM course to share information about our services, to help students tie your course content to their career goals, and we can also assist in identifying alumni or employer guest speakers that complement the content covered in your course.
- Academic Resources, Campus Life & Inclusive Excellence
- As part of the Campus Life Division, Academic Advising is located in Driscoll Student
Center South. The Disability Services Program (DSP) and the Learning Effectiveness Program (LEP) are in Ruffatto Hall.
- Academic Advising
- http://www.du.edu/studentlife/advising/
- Tonnett Luedtke, Director
- tonnett.luedtke@du.edu
- 303-871-4512
- Academic Advising seeks to create an inclusive environment that empowers
undergraduate students to successfully transition into college, take ownership over their education, pursue academic interests, engage in learning, and develop a comprehensive network of resources to persist to graduation. In that regard, Academic Advising offers the following special types of assistance:
- Multicultural Advising
- Academic Advisors partner with multicultural students in getting involved with
diversity programming, connecting students to major advisors, and identifying other campus resources to assist students with navigating the university system. Advisors are also available to assist multicultural students with their transition into the DU campus and culture. Academic Advisors work closely with The Center for Multicultural Excellence.
- Undeclared Students
- Students who are exploring major or minor options should meet with an Academic
Advisor to develop different class options that are introductions to majors while also counting for the Common Curriculum requirements. Academic Advisors make intentional outreach to undeclared students to attend workshops, research different majors, connect them to the Career Center for interest inventories, and also work to get students connected to a major advisor.
- International Students
- Academic Advisors work with undergraduate international and exchange students
- n adapting to the academic, developmental, cultural, and social environments of
DU and the United States. Primarily, advisors work one-on-one with international students on understanding and accessing university resources, navigating the university degree requirements and in learning the university's policies, processes and
- expectations. The Office of International Students and Scholars is a great source of
information and support for both international students and returning study abroad students.
- Disability Services Program (DSP)
- https://www.du.edu/studentlife/disability/
- Michele McCandless, Director
- mmccandl@du.edu
- 303-871-2278
- Testing Coordinator: Mary-Beth Rose, mary-beth.rose@du.edu
- DSP provides reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to students who have documented disabilities/medical conditions. Students who request and then are afforded reasonable accommodations can more fully participate in the University's programs, courses, and activities. There is no fee for the DSP.
- Students who have disabilities/medical conditions—learning, ADHD, physical, mental
health—may need accommodations in classes. Accommodations such as early registration, extended time testing, alternative format text, classroom relocations when necessary for accessibility and specialized furniture can be arranged by contacting the Disability Services Program (DSP).
- Some students will already be registered with DSP and may offer you a Faculty Letter;
- thers may disclose a disability/medical issue directly to you and will need your
guidance on how to access DSP.
- Early Registration: Some students are allowed to register early for their fall courses
during the summer. This accommodation is typically made to facilitate the preparation of alternative format texts or to enable successful medication
- management. If a student in your FSEM qualifies for early registration, DSP will
