Abstract
The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Tennessee recognizes that the early freshman experience can be a difficult one. It offers a three quarter hour course of study, University Studies 1000, designed to assist first quarter freshman negotiating a new environment. This course uniquely mixes the academic and personal experiences in three areas: career exploration, human development, and the history of universities. This paper presents the author's own professional and personal development as she interacted with the academic content of the course and the students' struggles of late adolescence and the chaos of college.
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Woodside, M.R. Faculty development at its best. Innov High Educ 11, 6–12 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01100104
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01100104