FFC 100D - First Year Foundations: Topics in Conversations on Engaging the World

Prerequisite, first-year students in Wilkinson College have priority. Some seats may be available to students from other schools and colleges. This course engages students in interdisciplinary, university-level critical inquiry and reflection. The FFC course focuses more on critical engagement, exploration, and communication related to complex issues than on mastering a body of material. The section topics vary, and students select a topic according to their academic and personal interests. Engaging the World combines course-work and extra-curricular programming to promote mindful reflection and thoughtful dialogue around critical social issues of contemporary times. The program encourages students to envision the previously unimaginable and bring disparate ideas together in new configurations to cultivate nuanced and informed responses to current social challenges. Other elements of the program help students successfully navigate the transition from high school to college. Some sections of this course may allow students with more than 30 credits earned to enroll. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits