Grant Summary
$225,000 over 24 months to create a common intellectual experience through anchor texts in the college's first-year seminar course, Writing “WR 121,” and Communications “COMM 114/111,” as well as coherent experience of general education through engagement with core texts in selected humanities courses. The first-year seminar course is a 1-credit required course to help familiarize students with the college's resources and supports and enhance their skills for success in college. Students will have the option to earn a Liberal Arts Award by completing 10 credits of the designated sections of WR 121, COMM 114/111, and other humanities courses. The redesigned first-year seminar and WRIT/COMM courses will respectively reach 70 percent and 45 percent of the incoming class.