How can we help students make meaningful connections between their own interests, the courses they take, and their professional goals? How can we spend more of our time in academic advising helping students with life planning instead of just box checking curriculum sheets? In this discussion group, we will spend half of our time reading the book “Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter—and What Really Does” by Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson, and the other half building a toolkit to empower anyone who advises and mentors students to incorporate the “hacking college” approach. The hacking college approach provides a framework for teaching students how to explore their own interests and personally connect it to the kaleidescope of offerings available in college. We will envision specifically how this approach — combining academic knowledge, sense of self, and finding a meaningful career — could work at URI. This discussion group is for any faculty or staff member!
Meeting Details
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| February 11 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | In-person; Tyler 225 |
| February 18 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Zoom |
| February 25 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | In-person; Tyler 225 |
| March 4 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | In-person; Tyler 225 |
| March 11 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | In-person; Tyler 225 |
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