Academic First Year Experiences

Upcoming and Recent Events

Promoting Academic Honesty

Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm

Copying without permission is stealing!

Join faculty colleagues to learn how you can promote academic honesty and prevent plagiarism and other forms of cheating in your classes. Read more

Make It Stick: Spring 2015 Book Group

Friday, February 20, 2015 - 2:30pm

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

If you care about teaching and learning, here's a book you'll love reading: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel. Join us for a three-session book discussion group. (RSVP required) Read more

"A Better Way to Grade"?

Monday, January 26, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

The dreaded red pen of grading.

According to a Nov. 2014 micro-article published in the NEA Higher Education Advocate 31:5), "Our current grading system is broken. It doesn't work well for faculty, students, post-secondary institutions, or prospective employers of our graduates."  Do you agree with author Linda B. Nilson that there is "A Better Way to Grade"? (See the post-workshop resource page for further reading and a summary of the discussion.) Read more

Freshman Celebration 2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 9:30am to Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 3:15pm

Heart Made of Recycled Coke Bottles

The Freshman Celebration is an annual event that showcases work created by first-time freshmen enrolled in University 100 at Cal State Northridge. Read more

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