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This course is offered exclusively to first-year Honors students to provide a dynamic, interdisciplinary introduction to the life of a scholar-citizen. Students will discuss topics and experience events of broad intellectual and practical import as they meet outstanding faculty from across the campus and discover the many opportunities and resources available to them at the College of Charleston and beyond. In addition to attending their individual BGS sessions, students will partner with a broad coalition of academic and community leaders to participate in a large-scale, four-week community engagement project called the Literacy Outreach Initiative.
Through a series of reflective exercises and specific writing tasks, students will formulate their ideas and strategies regarding potential majors, career paths, and life goals. This work will culminate in a final portfolio of crucial documents and representative work that students will continue to develop throughout their college careers. Offering students the opportunity to bond as a living-learning community through collaborative assignments, small-group discussion, and meaningful community engagement, BGS promises to be a stimulating, helpful, and compelling introduction to life in the Honors College!
NOTE: This course was originally developed by Dr. Folds-Bennett, Associate Dean of the Honors College. In my role as Faculty Fellow, I have partnered with her on revising the course for Fall 2012, with particular emphasis on devising a new personal essay assignment and associate reflective writing prompts.