Course Focus Areas:
- Community Engagement Professional Development
- Research Professional Development
- STEM Student Support
Community Engagement Professional Development
Exploring Service in STEM – INTEGSCI 140
A discussion-based seminar introducing first-year STEM students to the world of public service from the perspective of both the university and its community partners. Classroom activities and direct campus and off-campus experiences are included. Service opportunities include STEM outreach, sustainability, and public health. Involves approximately 1 hour per week of public service.
- First-year seminar
- Requires approximately 10 hours of service
Schedule Fall 2022:
- Tues. 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
| first-year undergrad, 1 credit |
Service with Youth in STEM – INTEGSCI 240
Teaches students about community engagement experiences, focusing on building community partnerships, understanding organizational missions and community needs, assessment of informal science outreach experiences, and issues related to scientific literacy and access to science.
- LAS elementary level
- Permission from instructor required
- Community-based learning (service learning)–requires approximately 25 hours of service
Schedule Fall 2022:
Lecture
- Tues. 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
+ Lab
- Thurs. 9:30 – 10:45a.m.
| undergrad, 2 credits |
Research Professional Development
Exploring Research in STEM – INTEGSCI 150
Offers an overview of the research process and opportunities to build skills in reading scientific literature. Understand different approaches to science and to be flexible in thinking about gathering evidence or solving problems. Supports articulation of research interests, identifying potential research mentors, and writing professional emails to secure research opportunities. Explore STEM careers and pathways that can come from engaging in research.
- LAS elementary level
Schedule Fall 2022:
- Tues. 11:00 – 12:15 p.m.
| undergrad, 1 credit |
STEM Student Support
Exploring Biology – INTEGSCI 100
A first-year course focused on the core concepts in biology (evolution; transformation of energy and matter; information exchange and storage; structure and function; systems biology), professions in biology, and the foundational skills and knowledge needed for successful academic and post-graduate careers in biology.
- First-year seminar
- LAS elementary level
- Breadth: natural science
Schedule Fall 2022:
- Mon. 2:25 – 4:20 p.m. (designated FIG section)
- –OR–
- Wed. 2:25 – 4:20 p.m.
| first-year undergrad, 2 credits |
BioHouse Seminar: Biology for the 21st Century – INTEGSCI 110
Focused on developing skills in cooperative learning with peers and visiting scientists; integrating information across disciplines; communicating science; careers in biology; and, illustrating how biology can help solve society’s pressing issues.
Schedule Fall 2022:
- Tues. 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.
| undergrad BioHouse Residential Learning Community students, 1 credit |