Fall 2013
CLSS 1000 University Student Success
CRN: 10709
MWF 11:00-11:50 LA 112
Sec 021
Taught by: Doug Gardner
Zombie, Viking, Pirate or Ninja. You Decide
Investigate and understand your career and educational development. This will help you build a solid foundation to succeed academically, understand yourself (who you are and where you are going) and how to relate to others in a helpful way. Fulfills Behavioral and Social Science elective.
CLSS 1100 Stress Management/Hardiness
CRN: 10761
MWF 10:00-10:50 LA 231
Sec 002
Taught by: Stacy Waddoups
Live Your Life; Write Your World
Learning to manage stress is a key part of being successful in life. Reading, writing and clear thinking are essential skills for both school and life. This combined experience will help you become better students, citizens and life-long learners.
MATH 1050 College Algebra
CRN: 10008
MTRF 09:00-09:50 CS 501
Sec 002
Taught by: Machiel Van Frankenhuijsen
Bridging Mathematics and Engineering
There are three things you can’t avoid in life: death, taxes and math! Get hands on to learn what engineering is and how it relates to math in designing really cool stuff. Fulfills Math core requirement.
CLSS 1000 University Student Success
CRN: 10723
TR 11:30-12:45 LA 231
Sec 026
Taught by: Darin Eckton
College Success the ‘Write’ Way
Worried about getting lost in a sea of students? Tired of falling asleep listening to a teacher lecture? Ready to connect and engage with your instructor, other students and UVU? Come explore how writing and learning strategies can help you succeed in college and prepare you for the future.
CLSS 1000 University Student Success
CRN 17052
MWF 01:00-01:50 LA 227
Sec 032
Taught by: Nathan Hanamaikai
Math + Service = Success
Join a math class where your entire objective is NOT to learn math. In this Learning Community you will focus on preparing to help struggling elementary school students with their math, as you earn class credit while gaining this powerful experience for providing this valuable service in the community. You will learn how to help these kids learn math through techniques taught in this class. As you apply these techniques to your math assignments you will become a much more effective tutor for these children, and YOU just might learn some math along the way.
Success with Mathematics
An Introductory Algebra and a College Success course are integrated together. You will learn how to apply critical thinking skills, time and financial management, and effective collaboration techniques to college courses with specific examples for this mathematics class. Test taking strategies, group activities, and a service learning project that answers the question why we use math will help students understand how to be successful in their studies.
COMM 1020 Public Speaking HH
CRN 19653
TR 02:30-03:45 LA 002
Sec 012
Taught by: Shiela Heindel
ENGH 0990 Basic Reading & Writing, II
CRN: 12525
W 02:00-2:50 LA 005
TR 01:00-02:15 LA 002
Sec 017
Taught by: George King
Present Yourself with Polish, Power, and Pizzazz
Within a protected harbor, we’ll help you boost your poise in front of peers, portray your power of persuasion, procure tons of pals, and polish off your presentation skills without a single potato being thrown. Woo an audience with punch using your sharpened writing and speaking tools. By taking these learning community courses together, you’ll learn to write well and by making the natural connection between writing and speaking, you’ll learn to present with confidence so that your peers, professors, and potential employers will praise you. You will never again think writing is drudgery, or public speaking a pain. Your future is perfect when you have the skills to present yourself with polish, poise, and power. And do it all with pizzazz! (ENG 990 fulfills the prerequisite for ENG 1010 – Basic Composition and COMM 1020 – Public Speaking fulfills a general education requirement for several degrees.)
MAT 0920 Math Fundamentals
CRN 22459
MWF 12:00-12:50 LA 231
Sec 008
Taught by: Becky Larson
CLSS 1000 University Student Success
CRN: 10717
MWF 11:00-11:50 LA 231
Sec 022
Taught by: Ben Moulton
Holy Math Success, Batman!
Join the dynamic duo of mathematics fundamentals and university student success as they take you on a learning community journey through MAT 0920 and CLSS 1000 to turn the bad guys of math into good guys. By bad guys, we are talking about fractions (POW!), negative signs (SOCK!), test anxiety (BIFF!), math anxiety (KA-BOOM!), and any other hurdle standing in your way of math success. Learn to transform those fears of mathematics into weapons in your mathematical arsenal, and pick up a weaponry of other college study skills to boot. Batman only wishes he could be a part of this learning community!
Writing Environmental Justice
Environmental injustice is the concept that the poor and minorities bear the brunt of environmental degradation. The objective of this Learning Community is to help students become better writers so that they can advocate for environmental causes and promote environmental justice. Geology 1010 and English 1010 are an ideal match as both courses teach problem-solving skills and the ability to approach problems from a variety of perspectives. Combined these course will present students with the practical application of solving real-world issues through educational engagement and service learning.
ARTH 2710 History of Art to the Renaissance
CRN 20806
MWF 12:00-12:50 PS 111
Sec 001
Taught by:
Steve Bule
THIS LC HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL SPRING 2014
Art Rocks
Art History I (ARTH 2710) covers the evolution of art from prehistory through the Gothic period. Introduction to Geology (GEO 1010) covers the structure of the earth, active earth processes, and the evolution of the earth from deep prehistory through today. The ARTH 2710/GEO 1010 learning community will explore the surprising overlap between art and science. Students in this learning community will learn how artists through the ages have taken advantage of the available geologic materials to create their art, and how artists have been inspired by natural scenery and geologic events. Students will also learn about the art, the aesthetics, inherent in earth’s geologic landforms. Both of these classes count as general education distribution requirements for most majors at UVU.
The Math Side of Biology
This learning community will help students join forces to be successful in not just one, but two general education requirements. The Mat1010 class will consist of 20 students that are also taking the much larger Biology 1010 class. Take this opportunity to have more individualized help, form study groups, and get to know fellow students.
(NOTE: ENGL 1010 is a prerequisite for BIOL 1010.)
CLSS 1000 University Student Success
CRN: 17397
MWF 09:00-09:50 WB 121
Sec 009
Taught by: Jennifer Orchard
Developing the Medical Mind
The combination of CLSS 1000 and PSY 1010 provides pre-health students the opportunity to develop their own abilities to ensure success, but also to understand the psychology of the individual and the impact it has on the health of a patient. As healthcare demands greater emphasis on the mental and emotional well-being of both patients and the professionals who serve them, it becomes vital that future physicians develop skills to adapt to this new philosophy.
(Section for Pre-Health students call: 801-863-8425.)
CLSS 1000 University Student Success
CRN 10714
TR 10:00-11:15 LA 030A
Sec 017
Taught by: Cameron Walker
Writing Championships
Championships don’t just happen; they are written. Learn how to write your path to triumph in a learning community that combines Student Success and Introduction to College Writing. Pen your way to success through a critical analysis of issues that define the ways student-athletes need to exceed NCAA standards on the field and in the classroom.
(Student-athlete section call: 801-863-6730.)