CLA 1001, Section 3
Instructor: Bruce Mork Teaching Assistant: Hannah Alley

Schedule and Assignments
VERY MUCH SUBJECT TO CHANGE: CHECK YOUR WEB SCHEDULES

This class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 12.00-12.50 in Montague 108

Wk Date Topic Advance preparation
1. Tuesday Sept 8 Introductions. NAMES. Welcome week assignment due by Friday of this week
  Thursday, Sept 10 Hannah  
2 Tuesday, Sept 15 Janet Pribly from Career Services will talk to you about the results of your personal style inventory. Take the Personal Style Inventory on line from Career Services; email the results to yourself using your full email address; print the results and bring to class. Also, if you didn't turn in Follow-up 1 last week, turn it in today.
  Thursday, Sept 17    
3 Tuesday, Sept 22

30/60/90 Graduation Plan
Are Students Rational?

New York Times: Colleges Are Failing in graduation Rates
  Thursday, Sept 24    
4 Tuesday, Sept 29    
  Thursday, Oct 1

Career Services Presentation , "Careers and Majors," Sherill Brodin-Yeaton


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5 Tuesday, Oct 6 Sharing your papers. Video: Skin Deep The Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education: Reading and Reaction Paper
  Thursday, , Oct 8 Working with APAS, Graduation Planner, and eportfolio Bring laptops to class
6 Tuesday, Oct 13 Finish "Skin Deep" and do groups. Diversifying your experience at UMD UMD Multicultural Calendar
  Wed, Oct 14, 10-2 Majors/minors Expo Kirby Student Center
  Thursday, Oct 15 Study Abroad options from International Education Office APAS and Graduation Plan due
7 Tuesday, Oct 20 Diversifying your experience, part II

HECUA and the urban semester
Urban Justice Tour
American Factfinder
Chicago Reporter
UMD Study in England
Alworth Institute
UMD Center for Genocide, Holocaust, and Human Rights Studies
Supreme Court's 2003 decisions about affirmative action at the University of Michigan (also a link to Friend of Court Briefs article)

  Thursday, Oct 22 eportfolio Major and Career Exploration Upload to eportfolio with access to your TA, your Instructor, and Michele Hatcher
8 Tuesday, , Oct 27 How's the first semester going at the midway point? What have you discovered on campus, in Duluth, or in Northeast Minnesota/Northwest Wisconsin?

Pizza and soda pop (What kind do you want?)

Canoe/kayak/ski

  Tuesday, Nov 3 Registration information session. Presenter: Gail  
    1 more follow-up session TBA

No final exam is scheduled for this course.