RSP 101 Introduction to the Culture of Collegiate Life
Fall Semester, 2009Preceptor: Fr. Raymond A Bucko, S.J., Ph. D.
Decurion: Mr. Tri Tran (Junior - Physics Major)
Beadle: Ms. Michelle Garner (Sophomore - Undecided)
Welcome Week: Mr. Tim Foster (Sophomore - Spanish Major)
Location: Creighton Hall Room 436
Time: Wednesday 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM (and special events)
Course Schedule and Assignments
Course Description: This course in Creighton’s Ratio Studiorum Program introduces freshmen students to life at Creighton University. It examines key elements of collegiate life including the meaning and value of a liberal arts education; the University’s Jesuit, Catholic history and key Ignatian values; and the vocational aspirations and challenges common to all freshmen. Students are introduced to the CCAS Ratio Studiorum, that is, “plan of study,” including the College’s six learning objectives and degree requirements (particularly, the Core Curriculum). Students learn about the culture of scholarship and academic integrity. During the fall semester, a book that addresses aspects of self-exploration as well as five essays written specifically for Creighton freshmen are assigned and will be discussed in class. The class will be taught and graded by a Faculty Preceptor with the support of his/her Decurion(a specially invited junior or senior).
Course Objectives:
1. Students will engage in self-exploration and self-discovery, including awareness of and appreciation for their differences in ethnicity, gender and socio-economic status.
2. Students will explore the University’s Jesuit, Catholic history and understand key Ignatian values integral to the liberal arts education of the College.
3. Students will be able to articulate the College’s six learning objectives
4. Students will understand the CCAS Ratio Studiorum, i.e. the plan of study required of the degree programs offered in the Creighton College of Arts and Science (Core, major, minor). Students will also apply knowledge of this plan through use of the Banner Student Self-Service system.
5. Students will achieve a balanced participation in the University’s co-curriculum of programs available outside the classroom and will be able to demonstrate awareness of specific issues concerning 1) alcohol abuse and 2) relationships or mental health. (A third co-curricular program and its specific learning objectives will be decided by the Faculty Preceptor.)
6. Students will examine integrity in both their academic and residential life and will understand the University and College policies and procedures on academic honesty and University disciplinary policies.
7. Students will learn about special opportunities for learning (e.g. study abroad, faculty-led summer programs abroad, service-learning, Encuentro Dominicano, service break trips, transient study.)Required Texts:
Purchase:
Alexi, Sherman. The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian
Provided free electronically by Creighton:
Learning in the Academy: An Introduction to the Culture of Scholarship (on-line)
Dr. Wayne Young, Jr., On Becoming a Creightonian (Blueline)
Larry Gillick, SJ, From the Mountain to the Hilltop (Blueline)
Dr. Theodore E. Burk, Liberal Education at Creighton University (Blueline)
Dr. Eileen Wirth Becoming a Whole Person: CU Co-Curriculars (Blueline)
Dr. Roger Bergman, Know Yourself (Blueline)Contact Informaion Fr. Bucko, S.J.:
Office: Creighton Hall 433
Residence: Kenfick 1604
Office Hours:
Monday 9:00 AM - 11: AM - Harper Hall 4015
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Creighton Hall 433
Wednesday 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM - Creighton Hall 433
Thursday 11:00 - 12::300 AM - Creighton Hall 433
and by appointmentPhone:
Creighton Hall Office 402 280- 3587
Home Phone 402 280-3115 (do not call after 9:00 PM except in emergency)
Cell Phone: 402 301-8605E-mail Address: bucko@creighton.edu
Contact Informaion: Mr. Tri TranCell Phone: 402 514-7231
E-Mail Address: TranTran@creighton.edu
Home Address: 7704 N. 80th Ave, Omaha NE 68122
Contact Information: Ms. Michelle Garner
Cell Phone: 708 307 1008
E-Mail Address: MichelleGarner@creighton.edu
Residence Hall Address: Heider Hall room 504
Contact Information: Mr. Tim Foster
Cell Phone: (641) 295-5096
E-Mail Address: TimothyFoster@creighton.edu
Residence Hall Address: McGloin 527 (Cortina Community)
Course Policies:
- Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. Students are allowed one unexcused absence. Subsequent unexcused absences from class sessions drop the attendance grade by up to 5 points each, as determined by the Faculty Preceptor. Failure to appear for individual advising meetings drops the advising sessions grade by up to 5 participation points each, unless prior arrangements with the Faculty Preceptor have been made.
- Academic Honesty: All violations of the University Policy on academic honesty will receive a grade of 0 for the assignment. (Multiple violations are reviewed by the Dean.) The University Policy and College procedures for dealing with violations can be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
- Class Cancellation: Students will be notified by the Faculty Preceptor or Decurion through BlueLine.
- Make-Up: If extenuating circumstances prevent a student from completing an assignment or from attending an event, the student may make it up, at the discretion of the Faculty Preceptor. Students are required to inform the professor before their absence that they will not be attending class adn why they will not attend.
