Making Your 1000-Level Course a Place for Student Success | Dr. Lauren Hunt
Channel: Empower Teaching
Date: 22/04/2022

Presented by
Lauren Hunt

Dr. Lauren Hunt is Assistant Professor of Horn at Utah State University, where she has worked since August 2019. At USU, Dr. Hunt teaches courses in ethnomusicology and career development, as well as applied French horn and chamber music. Dr. Hunt has taught extensively around the globe, and has given master classes and recitals in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and in many cities throughout the United States. Dr. Hunt has adjudicated the International Horn Competition of America, the Mid-South Horn Workshop Solo Workshop, and Illinois All-State auditions. Prior to her current position, Dr. Hunt spent five semesters on faculty at Illinois State University.

Winner of the International Horn Competition of America in 2013, Dr. Hunt can be heard on a recently-released album of Beethoven's chamber works for winds on the Naxos label. She holds a Bachelor's of Music in Horn Performance from the New England Conservatory, a Master's of Music in Horn Performance from Yale University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Horn Performance from the University of Georgia, where she was a Presidential Fellow.

Session Abstract
As a land-grant institution, part of our mission as a university is to provide access to learning for all. This means that many of our freshmen come to campus not adequately prepared with the study skills they need to succeed in college. As faculty, we often focus exclusively on content in our courses, or have expectations for student abilities that don't line up with the realities of their college preparation. In this presentation, you will learn about strategies for building college-readiness skills within your course, without compromising quality of instruction or losing core course content. Implementing these ideas will allow for better engagement with the course material, and greater student success both in your class and across the students' academic careers.