Learning Villages SOAR 2014 v4

To create smaller, more personal groups within the larger university setting,

To enhance student-faculty interaction beyond the classroom,

To increase positive student connections within the University

Crawford Village FH: Dr. Paula Hinton

Engineering VillageMaddux/McCord

FH: Dr. Lenly Weathers

Arts & Media VillageEllington/Warf

FH: Dr. Scott Christen

The Cave Men’s VillageBrowning/Evins

FH: Mr. David Hajdik

The Service Station:Service and Leadership Village

New Hall SouthFH: Dr. Lori Maxwell

The Tree House Environmental Village

New Hall NorthFH: Mr. Andrew Smith

The Embassy Global VillageMS Cooper/Pinkerton

FH: Dr. Matthew J. Zagumny

Oxford & Cambridge in the UK

Harvard & Yale in the Ivy League

Murray State in Kentucky

Village Class Sections

Academic Peer Mentors for Tutoring & Support

Responsible for village activities

Executives

President

Vice-President

Secretary/Treasurer

Events Coordinator/Public Relations

Floor representatives

Great Move-in Day

Concerts, ice cream socials, game nights

Field trips

Camping trips

Alcohol awareness

Guest speakers

Workshops

Boomerang engineering

Learning about other countries

Recycling Competition

Campus Bike Share

Tree Planting

Village Facebook pages

Emails from Faculty Head

Fliers posted around the building

Text messaging

Better Chance for Success

Lifelong Friendships

Leadership & Employment Opportunities

Faculty Mentors & References

Sense of Community

Several of you received letters with invitations & detailed information about how to join a first-year required class inside one of the Learning Villages this fall.

If you brought the letter with you, it should have instructions about how to claim your seat in one of these classes at registration later today.

Arts & Media Village SPCH 2410-013

Intro To Speech Comm300pm-420pm MW

With Faculty Head Dr. Scott Christen

Crawford Village HIST 2010-CR1

American History I930am-1050am TR

HIST 2010-CR2 American History I130pm-0250pm TR

With Faculty Head Dr. Paula Hinton

Service Station Village POLS 1000-004

American Government125-220 pm MWF

With Faculty Head Dr. Lori Maxwell

Tree House Sections ENGL 1010-042

Writing I300pm-420pm TR

ENGL 2130-012American Lit: 6-8:50pm T

With Faculty Head Mr. Andrew Smith

CEE 1020-201

MW 1:25 pm - 2:20 pm

Civil engineering students

ENGR 1020-N01

MW 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm

Mechanical and basic engineering students

Dr. Christen: [email protected]

Mr. Hajdik: [email protected]

Dr. Hinton: [email protected]

Dr. Maxwell: [email protected]

Mr. Smith: [email protected]

Dr. Weathers: [email protected]

Dr. Zagumny: [email protected]

Questions??

& Comments!!