You can find all of the information displayed here and more in the PPT from the 8/31 FSEM Training session with Kateri McRae. In the PPT, you will find a sample schedule of what to do during each FSEM session during orientation and ideas for connecting with students.
Objectives for Discoveries Week
Build community
- Get to know student names (I study like there will be a pop quiz)
- Encourage them to get to know each other
- Hint at long-lasting ties to the group or sub-groups
Alleviate anxiety and replace it with excitement for academics at DU
- Answer burning questions, triage advising questions
- Provide scholarly context for the meaning of required courses
- Establish yourself as a hub to connect with academic resources
Promote independence and self-directed learning about resources and academic trajectory
- Set expectations of rigor combined with resources to help students meet the high bar
- Provide context for resources on campus and prepare for responding to outreach
Provide information about the culture of higher ed and DU to allow all students to succeed
- Reduce barriers to success and increase a sense of belonging