Class Synopsis

Week One: Aug 30 - Sept 3

	Describe the philosophy and general organization of the seminar.
	Tour the course website.
	Collect working personal email addresses.
	Provide instruction in accessing university email.
	Discuss the development of a personal credo.
	Assign an initial draft to be due next session.
	Handle initial registration problems.

Week Two: Sept 6 - 19

	Initial draft of the personal credo due.
	Discuss the New York Times as the course text.
	Assign students to gather relevant articles for discussion.
	Outline university policy on email practices and the use of technology.
	Explain how to efficiently organize email.
	Discuss the development of a personal resume.

Week Three: Sept13 - 17

	Final draft of the personal credo due.
	Listen to several students report on relevant NY Times articles.
	Explain how to put together a newspaper article clip book.
	Show clips from DVD on American elections and discuss.
	Demonstrate the use of the seminar message board.
	Setup office interview times.

Week Four: Sept 20 - 24

	Resume due.
	Review messages on message board.
	Listen to several students report on relevant NY Times articles.
	Show clips from DVD on American elections and discuss.
	Discuss how to get the most from attending public functions.
	Individual interviews held

Week Five: Sept 27 - Oct 1

Parent's Weekend

Week Six: Oct 4 - 8

	Weekly Movie Series on Election Themes Begun in the Renovated Selby Auditorium
	Student Voter Registration Drive Started by Pi Sigma Alpha

Week Seven: Oct 11- 15

Candidates for National Office Speak On Campus

Week Eight: Oct 18 - 22

Meet the Local Candidates Session Held in Raleigh Greene

Week Nine: Oct 25 - 29

Public Forum on National Elections Held in Selby

Week Ten: Nov 1 - 5

Week Eleven: Nov 8 - 12

	Advance Registration for Spring 2005 begins on Monday, Nov 8.
	General Elections
	SLU 101 Election Bowl Trivia Teams compete for prizes (Whose class will win?)

Week Twelve: Nov 15 - 19

Student PowerPoint and/or group presentations begin

Week Thirteen: Nov 29 - Dec 3

Student PowerPoint presentations and/or continue

Week Fourteen: Dec 6 - 10

Student PowerPoint presentations and/or conclude

Last day of class, Monday, Dec 13 -- no SLU 101 classes held

	Literary Prizes Awarded for Best Essays on Elections -- as published in the school paper
	"Most Engaged Citizen" Award