Freshman Seminar Outline
Edward P. Kardas
Fall 2008

The freshman year is a unique period. It marks many transitions: from home, to young adulthood, toward greater responsibility and freedom. One approach, of course, is to just let it happen. Another approach is to regiment and control it. A middle ground between those two extremes is probably the safest and most prudent course. That is, to welcome the transitions while at the same time understanding exactly what changes are taking place and attempting to approach them in a rational way. Over the course of the semester, we will expand and fill in the outline below.

Modified: 2008-11-17

Nitty Gritty Course Details

SELF

• Ego Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.-George Santayana
• Who am I? (Know thyself--Socrates)
  • Beloit College's annual description of the freshman mind
  • The Big Five Personality Traits: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
    • Test your personality? See Kardas' Big Five personality scores?
    • Free Career Test See Kardas' Free Career Test results?
• How do I stay healthy?
  • Alcohol and Drugs
    • The drink wheel (for estimating BAL or blood alcohol level)
    • Drinking Age Debate
      • Age 21 and college presidents
      • The Right Age for Drinking
• How do I stay safe?
  • Crime
    • Crime on Campus
    • AlertXpress (sign up for e-mail and text alerts from SAU)
      • Colleges experiment with social networks and alerts
    • Report a Crime on Campus (anonymous)
    • SAU Police Services (Escorts, Unlocks, and more)
  • Fire
    • Fire Safety
  • Safe(r) Sex
    • Basic human reproduction
    • Basic contraception
• What do I want?

COLLEGE

• Universitas
• Important Details
  • SAU Colleges Business, Education, Liberal and Performing Arts, Science and Technology, Graduate Studies
    • Majors (Degree Programs)
      • Prentice Hall-Choose a Major
  • Minors
  • Degree Plans
  • Online Classes
  • The SAU Catalog
  • Getting around/Getting information
    • Campus map
    • Campus Faculty/Staff Directory
• Fellow Students
• The Faculty
• The Administration
• The Staff
• Curricular
• Extracurricular (Campus Life)
  • Athletics
  • Intramurals
  • Clubs (Student Organizations)
  • Greek life
• SAU: History and Tradition
  • Mulerider Name and Mascot
• Body and Soul
  • Eating and Drinking
  • Living and Sleeping
    • RIGs (Residential Interest Housing Groups)
      • Create your own RIG
  • Employment
    • On campus
  • Information
    • Newspapers
    • Magazines
  • Churches, Synagogues, Temples, Mosques, and other religious centers

COMMUNITIES

• Civitas
  • Responsibilities
    • Registering and Voting
  • Magnolia
    • Amenities
      • Dining
        • On Campus
        • Off Campus
      • Lodging
        • On Campus
        • Off Campus
  • SW Arkansas
    • Columbia County
      • Magnolia
      • Logoly State Park
    • Union County
      • El Dorado
      • Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
      • South Arkansas Arboretum
      • Moro Bay State Park
    • Nevada County
      • Prescott
    • Lafayette County
      • Stamps
      • Lewisville
      • Conway Cemetery State Park
    • Miller County
      • Texarkana
    • Ouachita County
      • Camden
      • Poison Spring State Park
      • White Oak Lake State Park
    • Hempstead County
    • Hope
    • Historic Washington State Park
  • Tri-State Area
    • Arkansas
      • Find cities in Arkansas
    • Louisiana
    • Texas
  • The South
  • United States and Beyond
    • Namibia-New York Times article highlights how traditional and modern co-exist.
    • China-Washington Post article discusses differences between China and the United States.
  • Technonological Communities
    • The Web
    • e-mail
    • blogs
      • Mulerider blogs
    • wikis
    • social networks
      • SAU Facebook Page

OTHER IMPORTANT ODDS AND ENDS

• Miscellania
  • Academic Skill Building
    • Prentice Hall-Academic Skills
  • Time Management
    • Compute your daily schedule
    • Dartmouth-Managing Your Time
    • UMD-Time Management Principles
    • CalPoy-Time Management Strategies
  • Stress Management
  • How to Study
    • William J. Rapaport-How to Study: A Brief Guide
    • Dartmouth-Where to Study/How to Study
  • Note Taking
  • Using the Library
  • Using the Internet
  • Commencement
  • Life after SAU

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