Mengestu, Dinaw. (2007). The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears. New York: Penguin Publishing.

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1 CBU 101 Orientation to Christian Brothers University Orientation is for all first year students. The purpose of the course is to bring about the best possible transition from high school to university life at Christian Brothers University. Successful completion of CBU 101 is required for graduation from Christian Brothers University. Pass/Fail Grading. One semester; zero credit Instructor: Dr. Kelli Hefner Dean of Academic Services 33 Barry Hall Text: CBU 101 Textbook, as well as handouts and posts on Moodle. Mengestu, Dinaw. (2007). The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears. New York: Penguin Publishing. The primary goal of this course is to help students succeed academically, personally, and socially in your first semester and subsequent semesters at Christian Brothers University. Student Outcomes: Students will demonstrate ability to communicate appropriately orally and in writing. Students will demonstrate ability to manage time and structure a schedule after meeting with their advisors, departments, and academic schools. Students will demonstrate knowledge of academic integrity. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the Lasallian tradition of faith, service, and community. Class Attendance: You must attend class regularly. According to the CBU catalog, if a student misses 20% of the classes of a course, the professor can assign a failing grade. Remember, this class is required for graduation. If you are an athlete, it is your responsibility to let Dr. Hefner and your Peer Counselor know when you ll miss for athletic events prior to you missing class. Student s Responsibility: All students are responsible for attending class, completing assignments, and participating. This will require that the student keeps up with the various class meeting locations that will be sent via and Moodle. It will also require that assignments are completed and submitted through the Moodle Course Management System. Students are expected to participate in course discussions with the Fresh Reads discussion group leaders, Peer Counselors, department chairs, formation leaders, administrators, and other faculty of Orientation. Topics Days Assignments Opening Speaker (Panel) meet in University Theater Fresh Reads Discussion see attached sheet for location What to expect Monday morning and the transition from High School to College with Peer Counselors see attached sheet for location Saturday August 23 Essay for The Beautiful Things must be submitted to freshreads@cbu.edu by 9/1; Introduce yourself on Moodle by September 9.

2 Syllabus (both for CBU 101 and other classes); Moodle Course Management System; Etiquette in the classroom and meeting with professors; Campus Resources meet in Theater Time Management; Goal Setting; Concerns about the transition; Dealing with those concerns meet in PC Classroom Meet Your Majors with Department Chairs and faculty You will receive an with your exact location. Learning Styles In-class Study Skills Note Taking Active Reading Faith Service Community The S.O.S. board will discuss September of Service, 30 days of good deeds; Br. Dominic Ehrmantraut, director of Mission and Identity, will discuss CBU s core values meet in the Theater Test Taking Skills and Strategies; using the resources on campus The Writing Center, The Math Center, and other tutoring services meet in PC Classroom August 26 September 2 September 9 September 16 September 23 Assignment How do you spend your time really? PC s will check for this on 9/2; Academic Convocation in the theater 8/28 at 5:00 pm you must attend Assignment How you should spend your time? Schedule due 9/9; your PC will check your schedule. Assignment Meet with Advisor by 9/30; you must meet with you academic advisor; you can find out who your academic advisor is by visiting BannerWeb, checking Student Records, under your Academic Transcript or checking on DegreeWorks through BannerWeb. Responsible Behavior of a College Student What are the rules, what is just smart, and what is the law? meet in PC Classroom September 30 Preparation for Midterms Led by Peer Counselors meet in PC Classroom October 7 Essay Writing Strategies led by Writing Center Consultants and Dr. Panetta -- check for meeting locations October 14 Writing Center Information Plagiarism and Cheating Fall Break October 21 Complete Think About It by October 31.; Advisor Meeting sheet to be completed and given to PC CIRP Survey must be completed online by 8/13

3 Reflection How is it going? How did you do on your midterms? What changes do you need to make to be successful in the second half of the semester? meet in PC classroom The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears follow up on the book prior to Dinaw Mengestu s visit meet in PC classroom Advising and Registration you will meet with your academic school and advising coordinators to discuss DegreeWorks and planning for the Spring 2015 semester Information Literacy with the Library you will be ed your location Sustainability and Study Abroad -- Led by Dr. Jordan and Sustainability committee, as well as Dr. Forsdick and students who have studied abroad meet in Theater Formation and Final Exam Preparation meet in Theater Final Exam preparations What I like about CBU Presentations meet in Theater October 28 November 4 November 11 November 18 November 25 December 2 December 9 In-class writing assignment and discussion; What I like about CBU Presentation is due to PC by December 2; Think About It is due by 10/31. Homework: Attend Dinaw Mengestu s presentation in the auditorium at 8:00 pm. Based on your major, you will complete a review of an article that you find on the library database Final Reflection assignment should be posted to Moodle Moodle and CBU 101 will be set up on the Moodle Course Management System. It is your responsibility to keep up with the course announcements and assignments that are posted on Moodle. If you have a question about Moodle, contact Dr. Hefner at kelli.hefner@cbu.edu or Jennifer Soler-Rodriguez at jsolerro@cbu.edu. You are responsible for reading and responding to your CBU . There are lots of important announcements that will come from the Registrar s Office, the Business Office, and from Academic Services. Also, your professors will contact you through your CBU , as it is the official that CBU uses. READ IT!!! Faculty: There is a primary professor of record, Dr. Kelli Hefner (kelli.hefner@cbu.edu), who is responsible for assigning a grade; however, there are several other faculty: your Peer Counselor, your department chairs and deans, Dr. Emily Forsdick, Campus Ministry, Ms. Melody Nabors, the writing center tutors, the Library Staff, Dr. Ben Jordan, and the sustainability committee. You are expected to give each presenter and faculty member the utmost respect, attention, and courtesy. No texting, facebooking, tweeting, instagramming, talking, or sleeping. Respect yourself by treating the faculty of this class with respect.

4 Accommodations: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, you must be registered with the Office of Disability Services. Contact Ms. Karen Conway-Barnett at kconway@cbu.edu or if you need to register or pick up your accommodations sheets for this semester. (Do this for all of your classes.) Academic Honesty: Students are expected to conduct themselves in a moral, mature, honest nature. Failure to meet that expectation will be dealt with accordingly. This includes being dishonest to the professor, plagiarism, cheating, etc. Assignments: All work that has been assigned is done thoughtfully, and students are expected to complete it in a timely manner. Dr. Hefner does not accept late assignments. Grades: CBU 101 is a P/F class, and for a student to pass, he/she must have a 70% average. This grade is based on assignments completed and participation (which means you must be here physically and intellectually ). Your grade will be based on the following: Participation (including Moodle Posts) Service Schedules (how you spend your week and how you should spend your week) Advisor Meeting Campus Clarity Think About It What I like about CBU presentation The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Essay Attending Academic Convocation (8/28 at 5:00 pm) Attending Dinaw Mengestu s presentation (11/4 at 8:00 pm) assignments: Library Assignment Midterm Reflection Final Reflection Total 250 pts. 250 pts. total 250 pts. In class 50 pts. 50 pts pts. Outside of Class Events: There are three events outside of CBU 101 that are required: (1) CBU Serves during Welcome Back Weekend; (2) Academic Convocation 8/28; (3) Dinaw Mengestu s visit to campus 11/4. Service One of CBU s core values is service, and so we incorporate this into our First Year Experience and CBU 101. You must participate in CBU Serves, September of Service, or another project scheduled with Dr. Hefner. You may participate in all; however, at least one project is for a grade for CBU 101. The Syllabus: The syllabus may be revised, adapted, or modified throughout the semester to better sever the needs and objectives of the class. Any changes that include additional readings or assignments will be presented to the students in a timely manner.

5 PC Classrooms: On days where we ll meet as a PC class, you ll meet in the following locations: BU 103 Amelia Gattuso BU 104 Aaron Lazalde BU 111 Maria Dopico BU 112 Abigail Lockard BU 358 Taylor Flake BU 357 Kiran Ashok BU 226 Keyara Baltimore BU 225 Amber Campbell BU 224 Rachel Stires BU 223 Mordecai McAfee BU 222 Madyson Levy STJ 10 Heather Huff BU 102 Sean Rowland N 235 Payton Powers N 241 Patrick Woody AH 005 Ashley Williams AH 153 Whitney Steper and ThuHien Vo AH 155 Sushma Kalava and Rachel Depperschmidt CW 105 Florence Tamari CW 309 Aanchal Malhotra CW 320 Allison Fairly-Kirkpatrick