Tag: Resources

Kaletski-Maisel offers interactive literacy resources for FSEM students

Post author By Rosalie Richards
Post date August 30, 2017

Greetings!

I took my FSEM class to the library yesterday and had Grace Kaletski-Maisel, assistant professor and learning and information literacy librarian, present on finding sources, evaluating credibility of information, and library services. The presentation was really interactive and she also created a webpage with resources specific to assignments in my class.

I highly recommend faculty and instructors utilize her as a resource for classes, I was really impressed, and I think it is really going to impact the quality of the assignments students will be turning in.

Check out the link if you have time.

Savannah-Jane Griffin
Director of Community Engagement and Inclusive Excellence
STETSON UNIVERSITY

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Advising Announcements

Resource Reminder: Stetson SSC

Post author By Rosalie Richards
Post date August 30, 2017

This is a reminder that Stetson SSC (Student Success Collaborative) is available as a resource to all faculty at DeLand/Celebration through the Student Information area of your Faculty tab in My.Stetson.

Stetson SSC is great for:

Scheduling Meetings with students – extremely helpful for Advising Week.
Alerting Campus Life and Student Success so appropriate follow-up can be done for students in non-emergency distress. Always call Public Safety or 911 in an emergency ?
Messaging (text or email) your students.
Reviewing student information (pre-college characteristics, academic performance, engagement with support services such as tutoring or success coaching) all in one spot.

Helpful user guides with step by step screen-capture instructions are available online (click the Training Materials link in the navigation menu). You can also book a training for yourself or your department by emailing Colin MacFarlane.

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Advising Announcements

First-Year Advising Labs

Post author By Rosalie Richards
Post date August 30, 2017

All first-year students are required to attend a First-Year Advising Lab.

The purpose of the lab is to assist students in preparing to have discussions with their faculty advisors about course selection and how to include high impact practices in the student’s education. This lab will teach students more about the Stetson curriculum and how it impacts their specific goals. More

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Announcements

Honor Council offers resources to FSEM instructors

Post author By Rosalie Richards
Post date August 29, 2017

Colleagues:
This year, the Stetson Honor System Council is focused on a variety of educational initiatives aimed at first year students.

Primarily, we offer presentations for FSEM and first year classrooms. These presentations take 10-15 minutes, depending on content and engagement level. In addition, we are planning several other initiatives:

a workshop series to take place during September and October, with subjects including academic integrity, plagiarism, and MLA, APA, and Chicago citation styles. We would be most grateful for professors to encourage their students’ attendance;
a 5-7 minute video presentation that can serve in lieu of an in-class presentation; and
a 5-7 minute video on plagiarism.

FSEM instructors who would like Honor Council members to visit their classrooms should contact Kimberly Noriega, vice president for education; Kathryn Renae Metcalf, president; or Cindy Bennington, faculty advisor.

Thanks,

Cindy Bennington
Honor Council Faculty Advisor

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FSEM Showcase

Meet Maribel Velasquez, administrative support for the FSEM Program

Post author By Rosalie Richards
Post date August 28, 2017

Maribel Velasquez has been providing part-time administrative support of Stetson’s FSEM Program since 2013.

“In this role, I coordinate the logistics of the FSEM Program,” said Ms. Velazquez. “For example, I maintain the FSEM Program budget and provide oversight of the $150 Class Experience Budget for FSEM instructors to engage students a classroom/social/field trip experience. I also maintain the FSEM web pages, assign classrooms to overlapping FSEM classes during FOCUS week, email rosters to FSEM instructors, coordinate FSEM workshop logistics, and provide other general administrative support of the FSEM director.”

Have questions? Ms. Velasquez can help you or point you to the right person or resource. Contact her at [email protected].

About Maribel Velasquez

Maribel Velazquez is administrative specialist III for the English Department as well as the Master of Fine Arts and First Year Seminar Programs at Stetson University. She joined the Stetson University community in 2005. Prior, Maribel served in the areas of Residential Life and the office of Dean of Students at Stetson University.

Ms. Velazquez earned a BA in accounting, specializing in business practice. She has worked in higher education for over 20 years and is from New York City.

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Announcements

FSEM Manual and Resource Guide available

Post author By Rosalie Richards
Post date August 17, 2017

A new FSEM Manual & Resource Guide is available to FSEM Instructors and others dedicated to first-year student success.

The manual was designed to increase shared understanding of first year seminars and instructor expectations. It serves as a resource guide for instructors and students, and as an institutional resource for capacity-building to foster the successful transition of first-time-in-college Stetson students.

The document is in draft form. Interested in providing content? Contact us at [email protected].

Many thanks to Dr. Maria Rickling, former FSEM director and assistant professor of accounting, for developing this resource.