Essential Studies transition summit set for April 11 A year of transition for the new Essential Studies (ES) program continues with tremendous work being completed by the ES transition team, the general education requirement committee and others (for example, criteria have been developed to help faculty design and validate "A," "O," "G," "U," and "QR" special emphasis courses and are now available online at http://www.und.edu/dept/oid/summitsched.htm Friday, April 11, 2008 * 8:30 to 10 a.m., GERC Revalidation Workshop (River Valley Room) How to Get Your Course(s) Validated or Revalidated (And, What to Do to Fit Your Course Into the ES Transition) * 10 to 11 a.m., The Nuts and Bolts of ES for Advisors, Staff, and Faculty (Lecture Bowl) What Faculty, Programs, Advisors and Support Staff Need to Know About Essential Studies * 11 a.m. to noon, ES Program Goals and Special Emphasis Courses (Lecture Bowl) The Development of the ES Program and its Goals for Student Learning * noon to 1 p.m., ES Roundtable Discussions (Swanson 10-12) An informal lunch and table conversation about various aspects of the program The ES program will be implemented for entering first-year UND students in fall 2008 and for transfer students in fall 2009. The program emphasizes a stronger focus on specific learning goals and advocates practices that will help students better understand the value of general education. If you have questions about the program, its goals or the special emphasis courses, and would like more information, join us for any or all of the sessions offered at the Transition Summit. Please indicate which sessions you will attend by e-mailing oid@und.nodak.edu . If you would like to join the box lunch discussion at noon, you must RSVP to instructional development via e-mail by April 3 to reserve a meal. -- Anne Kelsch, Director, Office of Instructional Development, oid@und.nodak.edu, 777-3325 -- Ann Kelsch, Director, Instructional Development, anne_kelsch@und.nodak.edu, 777-3325