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After successful 2009 pilot, Acadia plans to launch CONNECTIONS as Acadia's First-year Option in 2011.
Given the early success of Connections, the decision has been made that it is not necessary to pilot Connections for another year. Rather, we are developing a plan to launch Connections: Acadia’s First Year Option in the fall of 2011. Hence, we will not be offering Connections courses during the 2010/2011 academic year.We are planning to launch Connections in a sustainable manner in the fall of 2011.
CONNECTIONS:Acadia’s First Year Option was piloted this year, with 12 faculty offering three trans-disciplinary Connections courses each term to 19 students in the fall term and 20 students in the winter semester. Survey and focus group data indicate that Connections has proven to serve as a successful transition from high school to university and that the students have benefitted from the dialogue and debate that occurs when two professors share their different perspectives.The faculty have also described teaching Connections courses as invigorating and academically rewarding.
Acadia University has a 170-year history of providing a personalized and rigorous education of the whole student.
CONNECTIONS builds on the strength of that tradition by encouraging first-year students to take responsibility for their own education, to be active members of a community, and to develop a passion for learning.
Connect with your Peers
…a self-select group of first-year students sharing their passion for learning with you.
Connect with your Profs
… a team of instructors from a variety of disciplines sharing their passion for teaching and learning with you.
Connect with your World
… the diversity and interconnectivity of the physical universe, living nature and human society.
Connect with your Education
…your education can’t be a meaningful experience unless you see how it connects with you.
These are the connections you'll make in your first year at Acadia through...
CONNECTIONS: Acadia’s First-Year Option!
