UNIV 101 is a course that helps first-year, first-semester students to achieve scholarly and academic success, to engage with the Shippensburg University community, to foster their personal development and well-being, and to promote their understanding of diversity, the shared human experience, and social responsibility. The class will be organized around an engaging topic or theme with discussion and interactive pedagogies as the primary forms of teaching and learning. UNIV 101 will be capped at a small class size (20 students or fewer) and students may be scheduled intentionally with sections of HCS 100, ENG 113, or ENG 114. Ideally, learning objectives, class assignments, active and experiential learning, and extra-curricular components will be closely coordinated between the foundational classes.

Student Success is designed to assist students in their transition to college level work by learning proven strategies for creating greater academic, professional and social success. This course is designed to help students identify and understand the fundamental characteristics and learning strategies needed for college and beyond. Students will be provided with the necessary tools to take personal responsibility for their success while encouraging student interest in promoting self-awareness, increasing their self-concept, and improving their personal and academic success. This course will encourage students to participate in a community of learners, to strengthen their own critical thinking skills, and to communicate more effectively both orally and in writing. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Access and use different technology components utilized by the college; Define, illustrate, create and implement short and long term personal and academic goals; Understand and demonstrate campus and classroom protocol; Examine and demonstrate critical thinking techniques; Discover, Identify and Utilize individual learning styles; Learn to Create Greater Inner Motivation; Appreciate Diversity and Raise cultural Awareness; List and experiment with specific methods to improve study skills; Describe and utilize various models to enhance and facilitate communication; Apply decision-making skills to issues typically faced by college students; Identify, locate, and utilize resources on campus and in the community, which can assist in solving a variety of academic as well as personal problems; Implement an effective management style to improve organization, coordination and use of time; Explore and utilize processes, which enhance getting along with faculty, students, and others.