Welcome to Orientation Week: Learning with Faculty at Evergreen
& Writing your Academic Statement Dr. E.J. Zita Monday 17 Sept.
2012 Sem 2 E3109 Slide 2 Our work together this week: Today:
Introductions, Evergreen, preview of our seminar text, A Mighty
Long Way Tomorrow (Tuesday): 10 am: All campus Convocation in the
CRC (gym) Carlotta Walls LaNier speaks (author of our text) 3 pm:
We meet here to discuss our seminar text Thursday 3 pm: Our last
meeting here to share writing and discuss Academic Statements Slide
3 Other required sessions * Sessions on Academic Planning (students
should attend one of them on either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday)
* All-campus Convocation, tomorrow at 10:00 in the CRC * Diversity
at Evergreen, tomorrow from 1:00-3:00 in the CRC * Taking Care of
Self and Others, Wednesday from 1:00-3:00 in the CRC Slide 4
Introductions Your faculty Yourselves Evergreens teaching
philosophy & practice Our seminar text and author/speaker Be
sure to legibly sign the sign-in sheet today (and at our Tuesday
and Thursday meetings) Slide 5 Prof. E.J. Zita ([email protected])
Energy crisis Fusion energy research magnetic stars Solar dynamo
Climate change Sustainable food & energy Slide 6 Introduce
yourselves Tell us something unique to help us remember you 10
words or less Think about it for a minute first Slide 7 Evergreens
teaching philosophy Public Liberal Arts College Narrative
transcripts (instead of grades well talk much more about this
tomorrow) Expectations of an Evergreen Undergraduate (instead of
distribution requirements) Five Foci Slide 8 Liberal Arts: College
curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing
general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional,
vocational, or technical curriculum the study of literature,
languages, the fine arts, philosophy, history, social sciences,
mathematics, and science. That which should be known by a free
person: rhetoric, public speaking, leadership rooted in civic
responsibility to be an informed participant in the democratic
process Dr. C.K.Contant, U.MN Slide 9 Expectations
http://www.evergreen.edu/about/expectations.htm Slide 10 Five Foci
Slide 11 Introduction to Seminar text & author A Mighty Long
Way, by Carlotta Walls LaNier Why this book? LaNier articulates how
her education connects to her history. She models one kind of
thinking that Evergreen students are expected to do: reflecting on
the significance of her education and life in a broader context.
Well hear LaNier speak tomorrow morning! Slide 12 Tomorrow
(Tuesday) Bring your seminar text, and a notebook + pen 10 am: All
campus Convocation in the CRC (gym) Author Carlotta Walls LaNier
speaks 3 pm: We meet here again to discuss our seminar text, and we
will start writing. Slide 13 Before you go today Lets go around the
circle once more Say generally where you live (Dorms? Downtown?)
Listen for people who live near you Find two class buddies Exchange
emails and phone numbers Promise to help each other with logistics
Im dashing off to tend 11 new puppies see you tomorrow!
