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[00:00:00.080]Hello everybody and welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences Academic College presentation
[00:00:05.520]for your new student enrollment experience. My name is Tony Lararowicz and I am the Director
[00:00:10.240]of Academic Advising for the college. My name is Meagan Savage and I'm the Associate Director
[00:00:15.440]for Career Development in the college. Today our goal for this presentation is to help you
[00:00:23.040]understand the overall academic structure and flexibility of your degree from the College of
[00:00:27.440]Arts and Sciences, learn about the different success network folks supporting you as students,
[00:00:33.440]recognize the role and value of gaining experience outside of the classroom,
[00:00:38.240]and generally embrace the broad range of career pathways and opportunities that you'll have upon
[00:00:43.120]your graduation. To tell you a little bit more about the College of Arts and Sciences, we are
[00:00:49.760]the largest and most broad college here at the university with almost 30 majors and 50 different
[00:00:56.400]minors. Everything imaginable like English and Physics and Philosophy and Biochemistry and so
[00:01:03.120]many more types of degrees live within our college. The thing that really connects us across
[00:01:09.040]so many different types of programs is curiosity. We are so driven to learn as much as we can about
[00:01:15.840]these different subject areas and really start to become experts in these fields. So even though the
[00:01:20.880]college feels really big, that concept of curiosity really connects us. It's our hope that while
[00:01:25.360]you're here, you take advantage of all the opportunities that you have to let that curiosity
[00:01:30.480]move you both in and out of the classroom to explore new things because you'll never know where
[00:01:35.440]that could lead you.
[00:01:36.400]And so I'm going to start by talking a little bit about the academic experience that you're going
[00:01:43.280]to have, the opportunities to get involved in the classroom, to learn more, and to start with we want
[00:01:49.760]to just highlight all the different academic areas within our college. Megan mentioned with almost 30
[00:01:54.800]majors and 50 minors there's going to be a lot of exploring that you're going to do and that really
[00:01:59.440]is a great benefit for our college. And so the degrees are characterized for us by two key areas
[00:02:06.720]which is focus and range and that's really the foundations to a well-rounded education.
[00:02:11.360]Your degree is focused in that you will dive deeply into that coursework in your chosen major
[00:02:16.480]while you're also going to explore a range of other disciplines across our three broad
[00:02:20.400]academic areas: the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences,
[00:02:24.240]and the natural and mathematical sciences through our general education and elective courses.
[00:02:29.760]So on the screen we have three broad areas that we've mentioned.
[00:02:33.520]Humanities are the courses that are going to help you focus on the human experience
[00:02:37.600]in the past and in the present, how we have documented that history, and how we talk about
[00:02:43.040]our stories. Majors that we have are listed there. Some of those include History, English,
[00:02:48.640]and Languages. The social and behavioral sciences are the study of how humans think,
[00:02:53.680]behave, and interact with each other in their physical environment. The majors that we offer,
[00:02:59.040]some of them include Psychology, Communication Studies, and Political Science. The third
[00:03:05.120]category, the natural and mathematical sciences, are the majors that are using the scientific,
[00:03:09.920]mathematical, and technological methods to examine, understand, and influence the world.
[00:03:16.160]Majors including Math, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences are examples of the natural and mathematical
[00:03:23.120]sciences within our college. And at the bottom of the screen you'll notice a list of interdisciplinary
[00:03:29.600]majors. Sometimes a topic or geographic region, population, an era, and time will be studied using
[00:03:36.640]methods from multiple disciplines. These are the called interdisciplinary. Environmental and
[00:03:42.080]Sustainability Studies, Global Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies are examples of our
[00:03:47.520]interdisciplinary majors.
[00:03:53.280]This diagram outlines the major components of the degree in which you will complete for the College
[00:03:57.920]of Arts and Sciences. Every student must complete a total of 120 credit hours to earn either a
[00:04:04.400]Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. For the Bachelor of Science degrees, 60 out of
[00:04:10.720]your 120 credits will need to be from math or science-based courses. The main components of
[00:04:17.360]both degrees are ACE, the university's general education requirements, college
[00:04:22.000]distribution requirements, known as CDRs, major requirements, and minor requirements if you
[00:04:27.600]declare a minor. Let's first talk about the university and college level general education
[00:04:34.880]requirements. ACE stands for Achievement-Centered Education and is built on the university's
[00:04:40.480]general education curriculum that includes 10 outcomes that we want all UNL graduates to have
[00:04:46.560]by the time you graduate to ensure that you have a well-rounded education background.
[00:04:51.680]You will choose one course for each outcome and you should plan to spread these ACE courses out
[00:04:56.480]across your time here. There are many course choices across all campus that have been
[00:05:02.160]certified to meet the particular outcomes. The outcomes are: Writing, Communication,
[00:05:08.000]Mathematics/Statistics and Formal Reasoning, Scientific Methods, Humanities, Social Science,
[00:05:15.200]Visual and Performing Arts, Ethics/Civics and Stewardship, Global Awareness
[00:05:20.880]and Diversity, and Creative or Scholarly Product. In addition to ACE, the College of Arts and
[00:05:27.760]Sciences has its own specific general education curriculum called the College Distribution
[00:05:32.560]Requirements or CDRs. The CDRs ensure that regardless of your major, you have taken courses
[00:05:38.960]in all of our broad academic areas. The college values range and wants all of our graduates to
[00:05:44.880]experience the different ways of learning that exist in each of these broad areas. As a result, when you graduate,
[00:05:50.320]you will be able to approach things from a variety of perspectives and be able to collaborate with
[00:05:55.600]others who approach things differently than you do. This will be particularly valuable as you
[00:06:00.480]address complex issues in your work and personal lives where there is rarely a simple one-sided
[00:06:05.680]solution. The college distribution requirements are written communication, natural mathematical
[00:06:12.640]and physical science with lab, humanities, social science, language, and human diversity
[00:06:19.760]in U.S. communities. Within the college distribution requirements, the language requirement will
[00:06:25.040]differ based on whether you are pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
[00:06:29.780]For students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree, if you completed four years of a language
[00:06:33.940]in high school, you have satisfied the language requirement. For students pursuing a Bachelor
[00:06:38.640]of Science degree, if you completed two years of a language in high school, you have satisfied
[00:06:43.120]the language requirement. Regardless of whether you've met the language requirement or not,
[00:06:47.800]we encourage you to continue your language studies because language and intercultural competencies are critical in our global community.
[00:06:49.200]If you have any questions about whether you have met your language requirement, please
[00:06:59.080]plan to discuss that with your academic advisor at your new student enrollment advising meeting.
[00:07:04.080]Finally, all undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete an experiential
[00:07:08.640]learning designated course. Experiential learning is all about encountering new situations,
[00:07:13.980]reflecting on your observations, and actively applying them to the world around you.
[00:07:18.640]Whatever your interests, whether that's research, education abroad, community engagement, internships,
[00:07:24.440]and more, experiential learning will allow you to take and explore and experience the
[00:07:29.020]world beyond the classroom. And Meagan's going to talk a little bit more about some of those
[00:07:32.800]areas here in just a little bit. As you can see, each component we've outlined comes together
[00:07:38.920]to build a unique degree path for each student. While you may share some common courses with
[00:07:43.860]others while you focus in on your major, the College of Arts and Sciences is intentional
[00:07:48.080]in our efforts to provide you with opportunities to design your degree plan with a range of
[00:07:53.600]courses of interest. In the end, no two degrees in our college are going to look the same.
[00:07:59.920]Of course your college education isn't just about your coursework and completing your
[00:08:03.560]degree requirements. We genuinely believe that the students who participate in high
[00:08:08.180]quality, meaningful, outside the classroom experiential learning continue to just add
[00:08:13.320]value to their degree and develop a well-rounded and robust skill set,
[00:08:17.520]that is going to be absolutely essential for your long-term personal and
[00:08:21.480]professional success. We're talking about skills like the ability to communicate
[00:08:25.140]clearly, collaborate with people who are different than you, and really work to
[00:08:29.340]solve complex problems by examining it from a variety of perspectives. All of
[00:08:34.980]that and more is built into the nature of the degree that you're earning from
[00:08:37.980]the College of Arts and Sciences and is further emphasized the more you
[00:08:41.580]participate in experiential learning opportunities. In the College of Arts and
[00:08:45.960]Sciences we promote
[00:08:46.960]gaining this experience in a few different ways. First, undergraduate
[00:08:52.600]research. This is a really incredible way for you to collaborate with
[00:08:56.320]world-class faculty to create new knowledge in these different discipline
[00:09:00.820]areas. Not only do you get the opportunity to learn more about how
[00:09:05.420]academic research works, but you will also build really wonderful
[00:09:09.040]relationships with those faculty members who can provide lifelong support and
[00:09:13.360]mentorship throughout your entire career. If you're
[00:09:16.400]already considering an advanced degree of some kind through graduate or
[00:09:20.320]professional school, undergraduate research is really going to help you be
[00:09:23.940]competitive in that application process.
[00:09:27.880]Next we have internships. This one's my personal favorite. Internships are
[00:09:32.540]wonderful short-term applied work experiences typically done outside of
[00:09:36.800]the university where you get to work on meaningful projects and develop
[00:09:40.580]fantastic professional skills. It's a great way to try out a variety of different types
[00:09:45.840]of work to help you better understand what you like and what you don't, so that by the time you
[00:09:50.300]graduate you have a clearer idea of what you want from the world of work. You're going to be able to
[00:09:56.180]build some great professional connections and mentorships as well through those opportunities
[00:10:01.360]and be able to work on meaningful projects in the process.
[00:10:05.840]Education abroad is a really popular option in our college. It really goes back to that concept
[00:10:12.580]of curiosity. Our students are genuinely curious
[00:10:15.280]about the world around them, different languages, different cultures, and education abroad offers
[00:10:21.260]countless opportunities to just go to another country, whether that's short-term or long-term,
[00:10:25.720]and have a really immersive experience. You can see that we have a few interesting programs coming
[00:10:31.780]up in the next couple of years. This year, Iceland, France, Japan, Italy, and Germany,
[00:10:36.260]and then next year, Madagascar, France, Brazil, and Korea are all led by our
[00:10:41.500]CAS UNL faculty, but there are literally hundreds of different programs
[00:10:44.720]out there. Something for sure is going to fit into your degree plan and your
[00:10:48.580]interest areas, too. We also really encourage students to get
[00:10:53.160]involved with both leadership and service while they're here at the
[00:10:56.260]university. We have countless ways to get involved with both. Through leadership, we
[00:11:00.800]have some 500-plus student organizations that you can get connected to and grow
[00:11:05.480]into leadership positions. We also have high-level positions in our student
[00:11:10.200]government. The orientation leaders who help facilitate new
[00:11:14.240]student enrollment, that is a really competitive position. We have Resident Assistants in our Resident Halls.
[00:11:14.700]We have a really great team of student ambassadors that you probably
[00:11:23.640]interacted with if you came for a campus visit. All of these are different ways
[00:11:29.220]that you can grow as leader at the university. And service is really great because
[00:11:33.600]that's something that you can start with on day one. I know a lot of students had to do some
[00:11:38.160]service hours as a high school graduation requirement. It's not a requirement here. It's
[00:11:42.380]just something we really encourage you to participate in. A lot of the students that I've
[00:11:46.800]worked with over the last 10 years in the College of Arts and Sciences are really motivated around
[00:11:51.440]the idea of helping people, making a difference, and really just making the world a better place
[00:11:57.000]overall. And the best way to do that is to get connected to organizations that are doing work
[00:12:02.420]that really matters to you and finding out how you can give your time and energy as a volunteer.
[00:12:08.520]You're going to make great professional connections with people who do that work for a living
[00:12:12.940]and make an impact at the same time. So that really talks about kind of the academic experience
[00:12:21.640]you will have as well as the experience that you can have outside of the classroom. So that formula
[00:12:26.220]of academics plus experience equals opportunities. What we want to spend a few minutes to talking
[00:12:31.580]about is really the people that are going to help you in these different facets of your journey while
[00:12:35.740]you're here at the university. And that's your success network. We have a robust team of staff
[00:12:40.740]and faculty from all across campus that are here to help you in their very specific area of
[00:12:46.900]expertise. And so you'll notice here we'll talk more about our college resources like the academic
[00:12:51.460]advisor, the career coaches, and the academic navigators in just a moment. But we also have a
[00:12:56.220]number of other campus resources. For instance, the Explore Center for students who are thinking
[00:13:00.740]about pre-professional opportunities, whether that's going on to medical programs or health
[00:13:05.280]related programs or law school. The Explore Center is a group of academic advisors that are
[00:13:10.060]really there to focus on making sure that you're navigating the journeys to enter those professional
[00:13:15.180]or health career related programs when you graduate. We also have a number of academic
[00:13:20.460]resources on campus such as tutoring centers. And we also have a number of well-being resources
[00:13:27.340]across campus such as our student advocacy and
[00:13:29.900]support offices.
[00:13:32.260]And then we want to highlight our faculty members are very interested in building those
[00:13:35.820]relationships with you as well. So while they're also doing research and teaching classes,
[00:13:40.120]they love the opportunity to connect with you as students to make sure that they're
[00:13:44.280]helping you get to achieve the goals that you want to accomplish and how they can be
[00:13:47.720]your academic experts in their related areas of interest and field. So we want to make
[00:13:53.960]sure that you connect with all of these different resources to build that strong network of
[00:13:58.220]support.
[00:13:59.060]That's going to help you succeed personally, academically, and professionally. So we'll
[00:14:03.740]talk specifically now about some of the College of Arts and Sciences resources. Each one of
[00:14:09.380]you is going to be assigned an academic advisor based on your major of choice. We use a professional
[00:14:14.880]academic advising model and so these advisors are here to work with you at all times of
[00:14:20.500]the semester and the time that you're here at the university.
[00:14:24.480]They will be assigned by that primary major and we encourage all of our students to meet
[00:14:28.220]with your academic advisor at least once each semester. In fact, each student will be required
[00:14:32.940]to meet with their advisor at least once in your first year while you're here, but we
[00:14:36.700]encourage you to meet each semester the whole time that you're at the university.
[00:14:40.920]Our advisors have really close connections with the faculty in your department. So as
[00:14:44.460]you're thinking about maybe research that you would like to do or specific areas of
[00:14:48.600]coursework that you would like to take, they're going to know which faculty members to connect
[00:14:52.540]you to, to build those relationships alongside those faculty. They really are here the whole
[00:14:57.380]time. They really are here though to be part of your overall success. So it's not just
[00:15:01.180]about your academics and the degree planning, but it's about the professional relationships,
[00:15:05.560]the personal relationships they like to have with you to make sure that when you walk out
[00:15:10.020]of here at the end of your time at the university, you've got somebody who really knows you and
[00:15:14.400]is really dedicated to your success and can be somebody that might be a strong advocate
[00:15:18.820]when it comes to things like letters of recommendations or personal references. They're going to communicate
[00:15:23.540]regularly with you. And so we encourage you to just make sure that you are paying attention
[00:15:27.380]to any communications that come from your advisor. They really are trying to get you
[00:15:31.560]timely information that's going to help you be set up for success the whole time that
[00:15:35.980]you're here. Just like you are assigned an academic advisor to help support you in your
[00:15:44.160]time here, you will also be assigned to a specific career coach. We have a team of three
[00:15:49.060]career coaches who are exclusive to the College of Arts and Sciences, and you will be assigned
[00:15:53.480]to one of those career coaches who can help really guide you in your time here.
[00:15:57.380]We really help you think about how you can gain experience outside the classroom, explore
[00:16:03.320]careers that are going to be related to your academic program and your overall interests.
[00:16:08.340]And of course, we're here to help develop like resumes, apply for jobs and internships,
[00:16:12.460]prepare graduate school applications, practice interviewing skills, and so much more. I always
[00:16:18.480]say that the best way to use that career coach is early and often. Sometimes students really
[00:16:23.460]just put that off until like the last three weeks that they're here right before they graduate,
[00:16:27.380]and they have to figure out a job. We're of course happy to meet at any moment,
[00:16:31.060]but the more often you meet with us and the earlier you meet with us, the better we'll be
[00:16:35.780]able to support you, really identify your next steps, and help you basically transition out of
[00:16:42.680]the university with confidence. We also have a new Instagram page where we've been working to
[00:16:47.960]curate career development content specific for College of Arts and Sciences students,
[00:16:52.440]where we will regularly post openings for on-campus jobs, internships,
[00:16:57.380]full-time jobs, as well as great curated resources and tips exclusively for our
[00:17:03.020]students. So if you scan the QR code on the screen, you'll be able to take a look at our Instagram.
[00:17:07.180]Another team of folks that we have are our academic navigators. They really work alongside
[00:17:15.640]the advisors and other student support staff and proactively reach out to students and help them
[00:17:21.460]connect to appropriate resources and just help make plans for achieving academic personal
[00:17:27.380]and career goals and overall success. They're really helpful, friendly people, and you will
[00:17:33.880]sometimes maybe get a text message or an email from them. They are very real. It's not just like
[00:17:38.540]a robot text message. They're very real people who are just trying to do some outreach and get
[00:17:42.140]you connected to the right resources. So that's a number of the resources that we have both across
[00:17:53.100]the college as well as the university. And so we really just want to make sure that you
[00:17:57.380]are reminded that you should be reaching out to us at many points while you're here at the
[00:18:02.280]university. If that's you have questions about your academics or policies or rules and procedures,
[00:18:07.180]if you're just looking for extra support on campus or a resource, whether that's a tutoring center or
[00:18:12.920]something that you need for personal well-being, whether that's related to your careers and where
[00:18:17.660]you're going, you should always be reaching out to any of those staff members as we've highlighted
[00:18:21.600]those. We may also be reaching out to you proactively like the Navigators and what Meagan was just sharing.
[00:18:27.380]If you've got some kind of an academic hold that may affect your enrollment, expect that you'll hear
[00:18:31.360]from us to help get connected to starting that meeting. Maybe an instructor will
[00:18:35.420]make a referral related to your academic success in their class and making sure
[00:18:39.500]that you're getting connected sooner rather than later. Or it may just be a moment
[00:18:43.400]during the semester where your advisors are wanting to connect with you to see how the semester is going.
[00:18:47.260]You're going to see this as a two-way street. We want you to be reaching out
[00:18:51.400]when you have questions, but expect that your staff and advisors and career coaches and Navigators and so many more on campus
[00:18:57.380]will be reaching out to you proactively as well.
[00:19:00.380]The degree that you earn from the College of Arts and Sciences is designed to set you up for
[00:19:04.380]long-term personal and professional success like we mentioned before.
[00:19:07.380]So we want to take just a couple of minutes to talk about more long-term career development.
[00:19:12.380]We know that the degrees that you're earning in our college are very broad
[00:19:17.380]and therefore have a lot of different applications in the wide world of work.
[00:19:21.380]And as a result of that, it's maybe hard you know for you to predict where you're going to end up after you graduate.
[00:19:27.380]After all, you just chose a university. You just chose a major.
[00:19:30.380]You're exactly where you need to be right now.
[00:19:32.380]So if you're not thinking that far ahead, that's perfectly fine and totally normal.
[00:19:36.380]But what I can promise you is that your career development is a process that evolves over time
[00:19:42.380]and is really heavily influenced by new people you meet, new experiences you have,
[00:19:47.380]and the new things that you learn about yourself and the world around you and your place in it.
[00:19:51.380]And as a result of that, your career interests and overall goals might shift pretty significantly
[00:19:57.380]and like I said, that's completely okay. And in fact, that's actually been happening your whole life,
[00:20:02.380]whether you realize it or not. Just as something fun to do later, think about what you wanted to be when you were little
[00:20:08.380]or talk about it with your friends or family. You know, common things we hear,
[00:20:13.380]we wanted to be like a doctor or like a vet specifically is one of our most common.
[00:20:19.380]OK, so if that's what you wanted to be when you were little, why aren't you doing that now?
[00:20:22.380]What have you learned about yourself or being a veterinarian that made you think,
[00:20:27.380]hey, I'm going to change my mind. So even though it's just kind of fun and silly to think about all the things we wanted to be
[00:20:33.380]when we were little that we're maybe not pursuing anymore,
[00:20:36.380]it is a really great representation of how we change as people and how our paths change over time.
[00:20:43.380]In fact, we still hear from our alum 5, 10, 15 years later after graduation,
[00:20:48.380]and they report to us being in jobs or career paths that they never could have predicted for themselves when they were even in college.
[00:20:55.380]And in fact,
[00:20:57.380]some of those jobs probably didn't even exist because that's how fast our world is changing.
[00:21:01.380]And that's really OK. My best recommendation for you right now is to just one, enjoy where you are and trust the resources that you have around you to help guide you and take those next steps with confidence.
[00:21:14.380]It's going to be a process. It's going to be a journey. And we're just so excited to have you along with us.
[00:21:20.380]To help you retain the knowledge that we've covered today, one of the classes that you're all going to be taking at the beginning of your semester,
[00:21:27.380]here is our Start Smart course at CASC 050. It's a free course and it's going to open a couple of weeks before the semester begins.
[00:21:35.380]It's really designed to help you manage your transition effectively over the course of your first six weeks of the semester.
[00:21:42.380]And so it will open a few weeks in advance of the semester beginning,
[00:21:46.380]cover some material that's really relevant to starting off day one really successfully.
[00:21:50.380]And then we'll introduce courses or course material through Canvas modules over the course of those first six weeks.
[00:21:57.380]of the semester. A really great way to revisit some of the material that we covered today,
[00:22:01.380]as well as introduce you to a lot of timely material in that first few weeks that you get started here.
[00:22:07.380]This is a picture of Old Father Hall, which is where the College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center is located.
[00:22:15.380]If you ever have any questions while you're attending the university, stop by first floor and 107.
[00:22:21.380]And you can also reach out to us via email or phone number to just get any of those questions answered.
[00:22:27.380]If we're not the right place to get that question answered, we'll make sure we direct you to the right resource that does.
[00:22:34.380]This QR code will just bring you to a number of recordings, links and PowerPoints for all of the orientation sessions that are going on.
[00:22:42.380]So please make sure that you take a moment to visit all of those and review those throughout the course of your time preparing to attend the university.
[00:22:51.380]We're in the College of Arts and Sciences where we're so excited that you have chosen to be part of our college family.
[00:22:57.380]We hope that you are excited to join us this upcoming semester as well.
[00:23:01.380]Please reach out if you have any questions. Enjoy your new student enrollment experience and we'll look forward to seeing you this upcoming semester.

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