Making the transition from high school to a major university is challenging, possibly frightening, and certainly exciting - all at the same time. The CU Experience at Cheyenne Arapaho Hall provides a unique opportunity to accelerate student success in the first year of college by connecting students to each other within the classroom. By selecting to live in Cheyenne Arapaho Hall, residents will share a common connection through participation in the same class, ARSC 1001 - The Contemporary University and Student Citizens, more commonly known as "CU 101." This two-credit restricted enrollment class with eighteen students per section is designed to explore the ever-changing demands students face in the 21st century. Today's student has more extensive, diverse, and variant experiences than many previous generations. This class lays the foundation for participants to learn expectations about what it means to be a CU student and community citizen both in and out of the classroom. Students will get to know their instructor well because of the size of the class - this is an important factor in success at CU.
Course description for ARSC 1001:
The Contemporary University and Student Citizens is an introductory course designed for entering University of Colorado students. Using an undergraduate seminar format, students begin to explore the role of universities in open, civilized societies from antiquity to the present-day University of Colorado at Boulder. The course focuses on the academic and intellectual campus life; the role and responsibilities of the research university to the local, state, and international communities; and the human diversity represented within the campus community -- from the entering freshman to the distinguished faculty. The course concludes with a synthesizing project that involves the students in the campus's communities of their choosing. This class may be a College of Arts and Sciences elective.
Conceptually, the course will aim to (a) strengthen student skills in cognitive complexity and critical thinking; (b) enhance student ability to understand multiple contexts and perspectives, especially those at variance with their own experiences; and (c) learn better how to formulate alternative strategies and reactions to circumstances not previously experienced.
Cost
No program fee
To Apply
Select "Living and Learning Community" and "Cheyenne Arapaho Hall - CU Experience" on the program/building preference section of the online housing application.
Participation is mandatory for all residents who select and are assigned to the program.
For more information:
University of Colorado at BoulderCU Experience at Cheyenne Arapaho Hall
Cheyenne Arapaho Hall
118 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0118
Phone: 303-492-6871
