University of Colorado Student Union

Legislative Council

University 101                                                                                    65LCR2

Sponsored by:            Jeremy Jimenez                                 Senator

Authored by:              Jeremy Jimenez                                 Senator

A RESOLUTION

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“University 101” is a course that is in its developmental stages.  The primary goals of “University 101” is to advance entering first-year students’ knowledge of the university community as a site for intellectual development, and to develop a multifaceted understanding of human differences as experienced in and around the university context. “University 101” serves as a course that will focus on the university as a social construct and its human diversity.  This course will be introduced as a one-year pilot program after which it may be implemented as a course for credit that all first year students are required to take. This course has been discussed and worked on by the last few legislative council sessions, Tri-executives and student organization leaders since the beginning of its inception. There is a need for the course, “University 101,” and has been for some time; it is great to see it finally coming together.

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Resolution Summary

WHEREAS: There is a need for a course that aids students in becoming accustomed to and knowledgeable of the university community; and

WHEREAS: “University 101” will strive to promote thoughtful and meaning-making processes about concepts and ideas concerning diverse groups; and

 WHEREAS: “University 101” will allow students to grow intellectually in ways of pursuing viable alternative explanations for actions, ideas, and experiences; and

WHEREAS: “University 101” allows for an exploration of students’ growth of aspects of themselves that represent his or her ethical work, including behavior, cognition, affect, values, personality, identity and skills that lead to personal ideals of the contributing and benefiting CU student; and

WHEREAS: Faculty, staff, administration and students have been working on “University 101” to make this course as beneficial and rigorously academic as possible; and

WHEREAS: Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission stated: “5. Recommend mandatory training for students at the beginning of their academic career;” and

WHEREAS: The students have asked and worked with the administration to construct a course seen as important and necessary; and

WHEREAS: The student leaders of the University o f Colorado Student Union do not feel that this course is an indoctrination of any ideals.

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Legislative Council of the University of Colorado Student Union, THAT:

SECTION 1: The University of Colorado Student Union hereby declare their full public support of “University 101.”

SECTION 2: The University of Colorado Student Union urge the University of Colorado Regents to support this endeavor.

This resolution takes effect upon passage by Legislative Council and upon obtaining the signatures of the Council President and Tri-Executives.

6/15/06                                                Passed 1st Reading                           13-1-0

6/29/06                                                Passed 2nd Reading                          14-2-0 

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Joseph Martinez                                                        Ashley Nakagawa

UCSU Legislative Council President                        UCSU Tri-executive

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Andy Aitchison                                                           Charles Johnson

UCSU Tri-executive                                                  UCSU Tri-executive