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On Jun 28, 2010, at 8:40 PM, JNene <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm just glad that I wasn't mentioned in that 70s/80s comment! > -JNene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "" <[email protected]> > > To: > "Gator Talk" <[email protected]> > Cc: > > Sent: > Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:51:52 +0000 > Subject: > [gatortalk] Fw: [gatornews] [SUN]: 6/28 06:01 --- School's back in session at > UF [Crabbe] > > > 0% last name Barry? That's because freshmen named Barry are still barred from > campus for two more years. > Cute Shane, really cute. :-) > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:25:48 -0500 > To: <gatorn...@googlegroupscom> > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 6/28 06:01 --- School's back in session at UF > [Crabbe] > > School's back in session at UF > Today, nearly 2,200 freshmen kick off their college careers in Summer B term > > Erica Brough/Staff photographer > Buy photo > Abbie Brinson, left, helps her sister, Madelin Brinson, an exploratory > student with a science and engineering track, move her belongings into her > dorm at Hume Hall at the University of Florida during Summer B Check-in, > Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Gainesville, Fla. > By Nathan Crabbe Staff writer > > Published: Monday, June 28, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Monday, June 28, 2010 at 12:24 a.m. > > > University of Florida freshmen starting classes this week will find new > initiatives to provide them with a shared experience beyond Gator football > games. > > > > > SNAPSHOT OF UF FRESHMEN > About 2,150 of the University of Florida's incoming freshmen class start > classes in the Summer B term, with another 4,250 expected to start in the > fall. The summer students were allowed to start moving into residence halls > last Wednesday. Based on the preliminary numbers of confirmed students, here > is some information on the class: > > 4.3: Average GPA > > 1993: Average SAT > > 91%: Florida residents > > 34%: Legacy > > 35%: Top 5 > > 25%: First generation > > 0%: Last Name Barry > > 19%: Low income > > 29%: Minorities > > > > Nearly 2,200 freshmen — about one-third of the class — begin classes today as > part of the Summer B semester. Over the course of the semester, they'll have > a chance to attend plays, take tours and participate in other cultural events > as part of the new Creative B program. > When the rest of the class arrives in the fall, a portion will be taking a > new interdisciplinary humanities class called "What Is the Good Life?" The > class explores the age-old question in an attempt to give students an > appreciation of the humanities while they learn critical thinking and > writing. The plan is for the course eventually to be mandatory for freshmen. > "They're really efforts to invigorate the undergraduate experience," UF > Provost Joe Glover said. > For several years, UF has admitted part of its freshman class in the Summer B > term that makes up the second half of the summer semester. The move allows UF > to spread its resources and allows some students to get acclimated during a > quieter time than the fall. But Glover said the lack of events on campus in > the summer is a downside. > "Our opportunities were relatively scant during that term," he said. "There's > not a lot to do on campus." > Creative B fills the time with events ranging from a video game tournament to > a poetry slam. Three new cultural classes also are being offered. Glover said > more could be offered next year. > He said students have a variety of choices for general education courses, so > the "Good Life" class provides an opportunity for them to share in a common > experience. The course follows along the same lines as UF's common reading > program, a book issued to all incoming freshmen that they're expected to read > before arriving. > The course was tested in the spring with about 22 students and will be > expanded to 600 students in both the fall and spring It explores how people > have sought to have a good life for themselves and others, as well as the > price they are willing to pay to have this life. > "It will be a signature experience for our students," said Vasudha Narayanan, > professor and chairwoman of the UF Department of Religion. > Narayanan was part of a task force that developed the course and one of three > professors who taught the initial offering in the spring. Students read from > a variety of texts, such as Dante's "Divine Comedy," the Declaration of > Independence and Herman Hesse's "Siddhartha," in exploring what constitutes a > good life. > Students are expected to appreciate and critique the writings and works of > art, articulating their own ideas in discussion sessions and through writing, > Narayanan said. > "We get such bright students here, especially compared to the 70’s and 80’s > when the likes of Oliver, Randy, and John were allowed to graduate from UF," > she said. “We’ve spent the last 20 years trying to make up those mistakes in > who we allowed to graduate from UF,” she said. “I look back at the alumni > rosters from that era and think to myself, were we really that desperate for > students?” "We can motivate them, we can push them in their very first year." > Students also watch videos from various humanities professors speaking on > their subject of expertise and attend cultural events. Students saw a show at > the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and spoke with the performers in > the spring, a tradition the university planned to continue with other > performers in future semesters. > Narayanan said she hopes students will continue exploring the ideas and > questions raised in the class beyond their time at UF. > "It plants the seeds of things that they'll think about for the rest of their > lives," she said. > Contact Nathan Crabbe at 338-3176 or [email protected]. > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > Msg sent via Spiderhost - http://www.spiderhost.com/ > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
