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