• Redefining Work Ethic in College
  SE 1020 students reflect on their current attitudes toward effort, motivation, and productivity while learning how to set sustainable expectations and boundaries as they balance academic, personal, and work responsibilities. Advisors help students reframe “success” in alignment with their values.

• College Is More Than a Degree
  Students are guided to think beyond credits and GPA, using SE 1020 as a space to explore their interests, strengths, and sense of purpose. Advisors support students in connecting their academic plan to long-term goals and personal meaning.

• Boundaries & Healthy Relationships
  Through SE 1020 discussions and journaling, students reflect on their relationships with peers, family, and partners and learn how to set boundaries that protect their time, energy, and emotional well-being. Advisors can help students navigate social stress that impacts academic performance.

• Microaggressions & Respect in Shared Spaces
  Students engage in honest conversations about campus identity, safety, and inclusion. SE 1020 provides tools for identifying microaggressions and responding with confidence and care. Advisors offer safe, affirming space to continue these conversations one-on-one.

• Building Community Beyond Orientation
  SE 1020 encourages students to intentionally seek connection through involvement, shared experiences, and meaningful friendships. Advisors help students explore orgs, leadership, and campus resources to support social and academic belonging.

• Radical Honesty & Difficult Conversations
  Students practice communication strategies for handling roommate tension, group work conflict, and professor interactions. SE 1020 creates space for role-playing and reflection. Advisors can coach students through real-world scenarios as they arise.

• Working With Your Advisor to Set Realistic Second-Semester Goals
  With the support of their advisor, SE 1020 students create a clear, personalized plan for second-semester success balancing course load, campus involvement, wellness, and major exploration. This includes preparing for registration and reassessing academic fit.

• Mental Health & Self-Regulation
  Students learn how stress, comparison, and burnout show up in their daily routines. SE 1020 integrates self-awareness tools to build emotional resilience. Advisors reinforce these skills by checking in regularly and connecting students to campus support services.

• Soft Skills for Real Life
  Students develop foundational life skills like professional emailing, asking for help, managing time, and communicating across difference. SE 1020 offers practice in these areas, while advisors model and reinforce these skills in one-on-one meetings.

Chapter 2: Cultivating Motivation, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence
Encourages students to redefine work ethic, manage emotional health, and align success with personal values and sustainable effort.

Chapter 11: Majors and Careers
Helps students explore purpose-driven academic plans and connect their coursework to long-term goals beyond a degree.

Chapter 12: Relationships
Supports students in building healthy relationships, setting boundaries, and navigating social dynamics that impact academic life.

Chapter 13: Diversity and Inclusion
Guides respectful engagement in shared spaces, including understanding microaggressions, identity, and cultural awareness on campus.

Chapter 14: Wellness
Reinforces mental health, self-regulation, and the importance of balancing academic demands with emotional and physical well-being.

Module 4: Week 14 (Nov. 17–23) Priority Registration Week

• Confirm students have registered or made advising appointments

• Provide optional check-in or office hours
  
  

Week 15 (Nov. 24–30)

• Thanksgiving Week – No class Wednesday–Friday

• Share end-of-semester reminders (final reflections, feedback surveys, etc.)

• Review final exam schedule
  
  

Wrap-Up Weeks (Dec. 1–14)

• SE 1020 does not have a exam during final exam week

• Submit grades by the Registrar’s deadline