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Welcome to First Year Seminar
- 2. Eagle Roll Call! • Introductions − FYS Instructor − FYS Peer Leader − You & your classmates • The importance of social connections − GroupMe FYS 101
- 3. First Year Seminar • What is this course about? − How to be #HealthyatMSU − Getting to know other Eagles − Learning how to do college at MSU − Learning strategies to be successful in college & beyond − Learning how to manage your finances FYS 101
- 5. Tools to Help Get You Started: MyMoreheadState Portal FYS 101
- 6. FYS 101 Tools to Help Get You Started: MyMoreheadState Portal
- 7. FYS 101
- 8. Mobile Device Configurations Basic email configurations for mobile devices are: •Email: (Your EagleMail address) (tomstudent@moreheadstate.edu) •Password: Your EaglePass •Description: EagleMail •Server: outlook.office365.com •Username: (EagleId@moreheadstate.edu) Example - m0123456@moreheadstate.edu FYS 101
- 9. FYS 101 Tools to Help Get You Started: Blackboard (Bb)
- 10. Tech Help IT Help Desk • 606-783-HELP (4357) • ithelpdesk@moreheadstate.edu • 111 Ginger Hall – Technology Service Center Blackboard Help • 606-783-2140 • blackboard@moreheadstate.edu FYS 101
- 11. Before Next Class • Read the FYS 101 Syllabus on Blackboard and arrange to bring a hard or virtual copy to class next time • Watch the Welcome Video and the COVID video FYS 101
- 12. An academic document that can be thought of as a “contract” about how a class will work • Instructor contact information • Course description (i.e., topic and content of the course) • Course objectives (i.e., what you should be able to do as a result of the class) • Defines expectations and student responsibilities • Course policies (rules) • Grading information and policies • Course schedule of topics and assignments FYS 101 Tools to Help Get You Started: The Syllabus
- 13. Class Absences & Excuses If I miss class: • Will my professor “catch me up” on what I missed? • How can I find out if my absence is excused? − Eagle Student Handbook − UAR 131 − Undergraduate Catalog − Course Syllabus FYS 101
- 14. Reasons for Missing Class • The roads were slick and I didn’t want to drive on them. • My grandfather passed away and I needed to go home. • My aunt has cancer and I needed to go home early to sit with her. • My cat had kittens so I had to take her to the vet. • I had to make up a lab and this was the only time I could make it up. • My boss called me in to work. FYS 101
- 15. Reasons for Missing Class • My parents needed me to come home and babysit my little sister. • My boyfriend’s grandmother had a stroke so we went to the hospital. • I overslept. • I had to go back home to fight a traffic ticket. • I had a cold. • I had the flu. FYS 101
- 16. Reasons for Missing Class • I had knee surgery and needed to miss class. • I’m on the travel team for football and we had an away game. • My child was sick and I needed to stay home with him/her. • I needed to take my roommate to the airport. • I had an appointment to get a tattoo. • I paid a lot for concert tickets and I didn’t want to miss it. (night class) FYS 101
- 17. Campus Scavenger Hunt • Use your mobile device • Download from an app store (free) • Record “evidence” from each location in the app FYS 101
- 18. Campus Scavenger Hunt FYS 101 • Bell Tower • Campus Statue • Center for Experiential Education/Career Services • Golding-Yang Art Gallery (Claypool-Young Building) • Counseling Health Services • Document Services • Eagle Card Office/Post Office • Housing Office • Howell-McDowell Building • University Store