Fall 2015 Hypatia and Galileo Seminar Syllabus

Shaded rows indicate Tuesday Night Classes all are optional unless indicated otherwise
Assignmnets in green text color will be done in class that week
Date
8/22

WK 1
8/24-28

WK 1
8/25

Topics
Galipatia Blacksburg Expedition &
CEED O-Show meet your mentor at
the location and time they tell you
REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
Welcome & Introductions
Policies/Syllabus Overview
Scholar/Canvas Tutorial
Advice from last years freshmen

Assignment(s) Given

Assignment(s) Due

Resume
Fall Community Activities (Tue
Night)
Service Learning (Tue Night)
SMART Goals
Self Promotion

FIRST OF TWO REQUIRED TUESDAY NIGHT CLASSES must bring Hokie Passport to scan in for attendance
McBryde 100 arrive early enough to swipe in for attendance and be in your seat by 7pm

WK 2
8/31
9/4

Time Management
Academic Success Planning

WK 2
9/1

Optional - Resume Review in Lee Hall 2nd floor lounge, 8pm-10pm

WK 3
9/7-11

Creating Connections with Faculty

Introduction to Professional Writing
Engineering Expo Prep

WK 3
9/8

Optional - Time Management Seminar led by The Student Success Center, 7pm MCB 100 Can count
as an Academic Support Event for your Fall Community Activities Assignment

WK 4
9/14-18

Time to go/prep for Expo NO CLASS

Engineering Expo will be held September 15th and 16th in Squires

WK 4
9/15

Initial Academic Plan

Engineering Expo

Professional Writing Email (in

class)
Professional Writing Cover
Letter

Resume Draft

Final Resume
Initial Academic Plan

Optional - Mini-Expo on 9/14 (NOT 9/15) at 7PM in Lee Hall 2nd floor lounge with National
Instruments, ExxonMobil, and Deloitte. Sign-up is required to attend.

WK 5
9/21-25

Engineering Expo Debrief

Exploring Engineering Careers
Test Preparation
Engineering Cultures - Reading

WK 5
9/22

No activities (CHEM 1035 Exam)

WK 6
9/2810/2

Diversity in Engineering
Engineering Cultures

Professional Writing Thank

You Note (in class)
Interview Exploration

Engineering Expo

Engineering Cultures

Cover Letter

ENGE 1215 Test Thursday, Oct 1st GOOD LUCK

CEED Social in BreakZONE after exam free pizza, bowling, pool and karoke!
WK 6
9/29

No activities

WK 7
10/5-9

WK 7
10/6

WK 8
10/12-16
WK 8
10/13
WK 9
10/19-23
WK 9
10/20

1st Test Week Revisited

ILT Studio Information

** Advising Session is REQUIRED! Your Engineering Education Advisors will walk through the spring course
request process. Bring your computers & arrive early enough to swipe in for attendance and be in your seat
by 7pm
If you are enrolled in ENGE 1216 you will need to attend another session with the advisors and do a Non
Galipatia event form to submit to your instructor.
Mid-Semester Academic Plan
Mid-semester check
Interview Exploration
This is What an Engineer Looks
Like
No activities (CHEM 1035 exam)

Optional - Student Engineers Abroad Council Presentation 7pm MCB 100 Can count as an Academic
Support Event for your Fall Community Activities Assignment
Class CanceledIndividual Instructor
Meetings

WK 13
11/16-20

Ut Prosim I am a true Hokie now!

Engineering Cultures Videos Debrief

Mid-Semester Academic Plan

at your chosen meeting time

End of Mentoring Social

Self-Advocacy

Self-Promotion (re-visited)

This is What an Engineer Looks

Like

Optional Making it Through the Final Stretch led by The Student Success Center, 7pm MCB 100
Can count as an Academic Support Event for your Fall Community Activities Assignment
Final Academic Plan
SMART Goals

SMART Goals (in class)

Final Academic Plan

Engineering Cultures

No activities (CHEM 1035 exam)

Advice for Incoming Freshmen
(in class)

Service-Learning

No activities
THANKSGIVING BREAK!

WK 15
11/30
12/4

Galipatia Upperclass Programs and

Application Process
Class Evaluations Need Computers

WK 15
12/1

No activities

WK 16
12/7-11
WK 16
12/8

Mid-Semester Academic Plan

at your chosen meeting time

Class CanceledIndividual Instructor

Meetings

WK 10
10/26-30
WK 10
10/27
WK 11
11/2-6
WK 11
11/3
WK 12
11/9-13
WK 12
11/10

WK 13
11/17
WK 14
11/23-27

Interview Exploration Survey

Engineering Cultures Group Work Time

Final Academic Plan

Self-Promotion

Fall Community Activities DUE

by 5pm Friday, Dec 11

No Classes
No activities