I am writing to invite faculty participation in the Freshman Seminar Program for the 2001 winter quarter and the 2001 spring quarter. As many of you know, the program is designed to give first-year students the opportunity to study with a faculty member in more informal, small group settings on topics of mutual interest. They typically meet for a total of 20 hours during the first eight weeks of the quarter and they are letter-graded.
Enrollment is limited to fifteen students per class.
From the program's inception, faculty members have offered Freshman Seminars as an add-on to their normal departmental teaching assignments. All proposals are reviewed by a faculty program committee. I hope you will consider participating in this unique opportunity to work with our first-year students.