Regularly Scheduled Maintenance:
Not Letting a Good Six-Year-Old
Seminar Fall into Disrepair
Leon Book
Director, Student Transitions & FYE
Dale Haskell
Professor of English and
Former Director, FYE
Experience Southeast…
Experience Success
Southeast Missouri
State University
Cape Girardeau
Bear with us…
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We promise…
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Southeast Facts…
 Founded
in 1873
 Located in Cape Girardeau, MO, a city of
~40K on the Mississippi River between St.
Louis and Memphis
 Comprehensive regional state university
 Moderately selective admission criteria
 Average ACT: 22.5
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More Southeast Facts…
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Record Fall 2006 enrollment: 10,500 Students
 84% from Missouri
 12% from Out-of-state
 3% International students
 1% Unknown origin
Students from
 45 U.S. states
 51 foreign nations
7.7% Minority
62% Female
Southeast Missouri State
University Service Region
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Southeast’s “University Studies”
Program Structure
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•
UI100 required first-year interdisciplinary
seminar
3 hrs.
•
1 course in each of 12 categories of
knowledge
36 hrs.
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2 interdisciplinary courses at the 300-level
6 hrs.
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1 interdisciplinary course at the 400-level
3 hrs.
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Total
48 hrs.
The Nine University Studies
Objectives
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Students will demonstrate …
1. the ability to locate and gather information.
2. capabilities for critical thinking, reasoning
and analyzing.
3. effective communication skills.
4. an understanding of human experiences and
the ability to relate them to the present.
5. an understanding of various cultures and
their interrelationships.
The Nine University Studies
Objectives
Students will demonstrate …
6. the ability to integrate the breadth and
diversity of knowledge and experience.
7. the ability to make informed, intelligent value
decisions.
8. the ability to make informed, sensitive
aesthetic responses.
9. the ability to function responsibly in one's
natural, social and political environment.
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The Old Clunker
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The Shiny New Model
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The Sales Pitch
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New Car Honeymoon
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No More New Car Smell
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Car Parked on Street
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Alignment Problems
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New Spark Plugs
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Road Hazards
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New Drivers
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Third-Party Vendor
Optional Equipment
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Annual Inspections
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Filling the Tank
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After-Market Electronics
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Odomoter Fatigue
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New Wiper Blades
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Group Discussions
Success
Stories?
Challenges?
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QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
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Contact us!
Leon
Book
Director, Student Transitions & First-Year Experience
Southeast Missouri State University
Mail Stop 4300
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573-651-2688
e-mail: [email protected]
Dale Haskell
Professor of English
Southeast Missouri State University
Mail Stop 2650
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573-651-2629
e-mail: [email protected]
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Please complete session
evaluation!
 Session
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 Session Leaders:
 Book/Haskell
 Session Title Summary:
 “Seminar Maintenance”
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Thanks for Joining us!
-- Dale, Leon
Experience Southeast…
Experience Success
Personal, Professional, Practical