University Seminars

Back to The Course Sequence First Seminar → University Seminars Writing Portfolio Departmental Seminar Capstone Students who have started the SAGES Program take two University Seminars. Though the writing and discussion proceed at a more advanced level, University Seminars have a family resemblance to First Seminars. Enrollment is still limited to 17 students. The courses are writing...

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First Seminar

Back to The Course Sequence →  First Seminar University Seminars Writing Portfolio Departmental Seminar Capstone Before the introduction of the Unified General Education Requirement (UGER) in the Fall of 2023, all first year students enrolled in a First Seminar. The seminar’s defining feature was its small size: with enrollment limited to 17 or fewer students,...

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Happiness is a Butterfly

Fisayo Jebutu demonstrates the truth of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s observation that “Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” Jebutu was participating in a Fourth Hour event at the Cleveland Botanical Garden as...

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