欢迎来到新生研讨会!
This course will introduce students to academic life at the university and help them become a part of our community at St. 爱德华的. 虽然研讨会的重点是非常不同的主题, they all share a common goal: students join a community of learners and actively engage in academic and co-curricular exploration. 当他们这样做的时候, they will develop the critical thinking skills necessary to become successful students and lifelong learners by meaningfully confronting questions of social justice through the course materials and co-curricular experiences.
什么是新生研讨会?
新生研讨会不是讲座课程, but are instead classes where students and faculty actively engage with one another as they discuss course materials. 除了, students and faculty will participate in a variety of co-curricular experiences over the course of the semester where they leave the classroom. 例如, 研讨会可能会去参加艺术开幕式, 参加书展, 或者与当地的非营利组织一起参与一个服务项目.
新生研讨会的独特之处是什么?
Something that makes these seminars different from other classes you will take at St. 爱德华的 is that they are each part of a group of seminars clustered around a particular topic; for example, 可持续性, 社会正义, 或全球参与. Students will attend co-curricular events with others from these 学习社区.
共同的主题
每年，圣。. 爱德华的 chooses a 共同的主题 that guides programming and discussions across campus. You will discuss the theme in your 新生研讨课s and some of the events you and your classmates attend will be related to the theme. For Fall 2024 we're excited to announce that the theme is Defending Democracy and our incoming students will read 在暴政 蒂莫西·斯奈德. 你将在迎新会上收到一本这本书.
欲了解更多信息，请 联系Alex Barron，新生研修班主任.
2024-2025年共同阅读
The search for truth is not only an academic exercise, but a foundation of democracy. 独裁者依靠散布错误信息来获得和掌握权力. Those who wish to undermine democratic systems deliberately suppress access to history. We find ourselves in a “post-truth” era, in which democracies across the globe are in decline. 作为一个大学社区, we must take responsibility for the role that the exchange of facts and ideas plays in the pursuit of a more equal and just society. 首先，我们邀请你阅读蒂莫西·斯奈德的书 论暴政:20世纪的20个教训 in preparation for our 共同的主题, Defending Democracy, and related conversations in the fall.
“后真相是前法西斯主义.——蒂莫西·斯奈德
Every discipline on campus plays a unique role in shaping our understanding of the world and each field of study contains a diversity of viewpoints. 学习不是为了证实你已经知道的东西, 但要对那些你还不知道该怎么问的问题敞开心扉. This is how we develop as thinkers, but also how we maintain a free and democratic society. We hope you’ll keep this in mind as you pursue your major and minor fields. You’ll also have the chance to focus specifically on these issues in your 新生研讨课s. 以斯奈德的书为起点, these classes and accompanying programming will explore the ways in which learning about history can help us shape our present and future. 以斯奈德的书为起点, these classes and accompanying programming will explore the ways in which learning about history can help us shape our present and future.
We live in an era not only of widespread distrust in and dissatisfaction with government, 同时也是日益严重的社会经济不平等. We know from the violent history of the previous century that this is precisely the environment in which antidemocratic parties thrive and seize power. It is this history from which Snyder draws his lessons for our current age, providing the reader with concrete steps we can take to help uphold democratic values. Perhaps best known for his work Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, Timothy Snyder has spent a career studying the murderous regimes of the last century not simply to catalogue horrors, 而是要了解暴政是如何运作的以及如何制止它.
在Covid-19大流行期间, we all experienced the anxiety and trauma of an era “unprecedented” in recent history. The threat we face now does not induce fear because we cannot know what is at stake; it is terrifying precisely because we know exactly what can happen. 我们有明确的记录，当排除后会发生什么, 反民主的意识形态占据了上风, 只要我们选择去看. 我们不能忽视知识和真理. 而不是, we must fulfill our duty as a community of learners to face difficult histories, 参与具有挑战性的想法, 尊重多元民主中存在的差异.
— Dr. Emma Woelk，德语副教授，荣誉项目主任 & 全球计划
如何阅读普通文本
One of the most important things we hope to do as a university is create a love of learning in our students, 第一部分发生在新生研讨会的共同文本中, 一本我们希望大家暑假都能读的书. 我们的教职员工和学生委员会已经做出了选择 在暴政 作为今年的共同文本.
As you read the common text this summer, don't read as if it is a textbook. 没有必要记住任何事实. 相反，想想问题本身 在暴政 提出了. Make notes in the margins, mark passages that stand out to you, and write down questions you have. That way you will be well prepared to write about the book this fall and to participate in discussions in class. You will also have opportunities outside of classes to think about the book and the common theme by attending screenings of documentaries, 听专家讲课，实地考察.
电子邮件Alex Barron, 英语副教授，新生研修班主任, 关于普通课文或新生研讨会的任何问题. 再次欢迎来到圣. 爱德华的.
常见主题活动
关于2024年秋季活动的更多信息将很快发布. To get a better idea of the types of events related to 共同的主题 take a look at some of our featured past events.
2023年秋季活动
所有学生都参加了校园无障碍之旅
9月7日下午5点.m.:电影放映 瘸子营 以及由DSO领导的讨论
10月18日下午6点.m.: 残疾司法的新方向 与学者兼活动家艾米丽·史瑞克和艾莉森·卡弗合作
2022年秋季赛事
所有的学生都去了 黑奥斯汀之旅
9月30日下午5点.m.:电影放映和讨论 巴黎在燃烧
10月26日下午5点.m.:电影放映和讨论 离开
11月10 - 20: 这些闪亮的生命 在 MMNT
2021秋季活动
9月29日下午6点.m.:与…交谈 印 作者:杰森·雷诺兹
10月19日下午5点.m. 电影放映与讨论 13th
11月19日下午5点.m.:电影放映和讨论 在山庄
2020年秋季活动
9月17日晚7:30.m. 9月20日星期日下午2点.m.: GIZMO play reading by Anthony Clavoe (directed by Sierra Sterling ’20)
10月20日下午5点.m.:数据如何赢得(或输掉)总统选举
演示和Q&A和Dr. 大卫·托马森，政治学助理教授
Oct 26–Nov 1: A Strange Design: A Haunting Virtual Escape Room in the Age of Data
Presented by Timothy Braun, 访问ing Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
2019秋季活动
9月16日下午6点.m.什么是公民身份? 小组讨论
9月24日下午6点.m.:电影放映 记录
10月10日晚7点.m.:演讲者和作者 何塞·安东尼奥·巴尔加斯
11月14-24日:Marisol在 MMNT
11月20日下午6点.m.:电影放映 人类之子
过往常见主题
2023–2024: 可访问性
书: 残疾人可见度:21世纪的第一人称故事 爱丽丝·黄
2022-2023年:清算历史
书: 这个词是如何传递的 作者:克林特·史密斯
2021 - 2022:盖章
书: 盖印:种族主义，反种族主义，还有你 作者:Jason Reynolds
主讲人:Jason Reynolds
2020 - 2021:数据 & 正义
书: 你好世界 汉娜·弗莱
2019 - 2020:移民
书: 亲爱的美国:一个无证公民的笔记 何塞·安东尼奥·巴尔加斯著
演讲者:何塞·安东尼奥·巴尔加斯
2018 - 2019:身份
书: 生来就是罪犯 特雷弗·诺亚
演讲者:Eli Kimaro
2017-2018:移民之声
书: 拘留 & 《驱逐:战火下移民家庭的故事 玛格丽特·里根
演讲者:Erika Andiola
2016-2017:食品公正
书: 我在哪里吃饭?? 凯尔西·蒂默曼著
主讲人:Kelsey Timmerman
行程:哥斯达黎加
学生探索的共同主题在 只是食物
2015 - 2016:正义
书: 只是怜悯 布莱恩·史蒂文森
演讲嘉宾:布莱恩·史蒂文森
旅行:28名学生和3名教师前往 南非 探索正义、仁慈以及这些问题与种族的关系.
2014–2015: Hearts and Minds: Changing the Conversation about Mental 健康
书: 大脑着火了 苏珊娜·卡哈兰著
主讲人:苏珊娜·卡哈兰
伦敦之旅:
2013-2014年:扩大人权
书: 半边天 作者:尼古拉斯·克里斯托夫和谢丽尔·吴邓恩
主讲人:Jackson Katz
旅行:三个学生建立了他们的共同主题旅行 孟加拉国 通过继续维护人权.
2012–2013: How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Dystopias and 可持续性
书: 第二次世界大战 马克斯·布鲁克斯
主讲人:Max Brooks