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What is Â鶹ÊÓƵx?

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Experience (Â鶹ÊÓƵx) is a full-year Â鶹ÊÓƵ Core Curriculum course specially designed for students transitioning into their first year of college at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Students will complete Â鶹ÊÓƵx1 in their first semester and then complete Â鶹ÊÓƵx2 in their second semester.

Students are assigned required resourcesÌýandÌýassignments through Canvas (Â鶹ÊÓƵ's e-learning platform), and meet weekly for group dialoguesÌýof approximately 19 students. Â鶹ÊÓƵx classes are co-facilitated by an Â鶹ÊÓƵx Instructor and Peer Facilitator. Â鶹ÊÓƵx Instructors and Peer Facilitators are specially trained to work with first-year and transfer students, and all Â鶹ÊÓƵx Instructors have an a faculty appointment.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵx program is continuing to evolve to better meet the needsÌýof Â鶹ÊÓƵ students. The program has and will continue to incorporate anti-racist pedagogy and practices into Â鶹ÊÓƵx1 and Â鶹ÊÓƵx2 and center the voices of people of color in the curriculum. These changes are directly based on student, Peer Facilitator, and Instructor feedback and experiences and influence how the Â鶹ÊÓƵx programs revises the curricula for Â鶹ÊÓƵx1 and Â鶹ÊÓƵx2.

timeline of implementation:

Academic Year 2016-2017
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵx1 pilot #1 implementation in fall 2016
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵx2 pilot #1 implementation in spring 2017
Academic YearÌý2017-2018
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵx1 pilot #2 implementation in fall 2017
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵx2 pilot #2 implementation in spring 2018

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Â鶹ÊÓƵx1 draws on many academic disciplines including student development theory. The course is designed to help students navigate their academic, social, cultural, and psychological adjustment to university life. Themes covered in this standardized course include academic wellness; campus resources; exploring and expressing identities; dimensions of wellness; being in community; rights and responsibilities; the cycle of socialization; privilege and oppression; and restorative practices.

Â鶹ÊÓƵx2 seeks to create a space for conversations and learning about race, social identity, and structures of power. The course builds upon concepts introduced in Â鶹ÊÓƵx1, blending personal exploration of social identity formation with a multidisciplinary approach to race. As a starting point for the academic study of the structures of culture and power as well as social movements that challenge those structures, the course equips students to become part of a community of learners whose members come from a variety of backgrounds and bring with them a range of experiences. Â鶹ÊÓƵx2 aims to equip students to begin the practice of engaging in dialogue with recognition of impact on individuals, communities, and structures.

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