Benefits
Basic Membership Package
Every first-year student participating in Aggie Access Learning Communities receives
- Members Log-in to the AALC website for membership directory, chat, event registration, and more
- Pre-registration for reserved core-curriculum class sections: two sections in the fall semester, two sections in the spring semester
- smaller sections of 25-30 students
- cohort embedded sections of 25-30 students within a larger lecture section, usually with a reserved lab together in sciences, for example
- Pre-registration in LBAR 181: Learning Community Seminar in fall and spring
- Community Activities scheduled weekly as part of seminar
- New Student Conference Welcome Lunch
- Peer Mentors
- Faculty/Staff Namesake Mentor
- Community T-shirt
- Community Retreat during Gig 'Em Week
- Year-round Academic Advisors in General Academic Programs, in addition to their academic advisors in the college or major
- Year-round Professional Staff for troubleshooting the first year and as a resource for the years that follow
- Social and Optional Events throughout the first year
- Option to live on-campus in the Living-Learning Community in either Hobby Hall or Schuhmacher Hall
- Use of the Access Activity Center (aka "Lounge") for study
First-Year Learning Outcomes
Students participating in the Aggie Access Learning Communities will intentionally focus on four areas for exploration and development during the freshman year: Community, Diversity, Discovery, and Responsibility.
COMMUNITY. Our students will...
- Build a positive community of learners including faculty, staff, namesakes, mentors, and other students
- Create a network of support to assist with the transition to college
- Create an inclusive environment to connect with others of different backgrounds, beliefs, and abilities
- Understand the role, duty, responsibility, and commitment required as a member of a community (AALC, TAMU, B/CS, Global Society)
- Identify involvement and service opportunities that positively impact the community and align with their personal goals utilizing their talents, strengths, and insight
DIVERSITY. Our students will...
- Explore and recognize how each person’s history and culture influences their identity, values, and beliefs
- Demonstrate respect for people, ideas, culture, and perspectives that are similar or different than their own identities or ideologies
- Understand the differences among oppression, prejudice, racism, discrimination, and privilege
- Address issues of stereotypes, discrimination, privilege and insensitivity towards others to move towards a just society
DISCOVERY. Our students will...
- Be able to identify and utilize the appropriate campus resources to support learning and personal development
- Develop and practice successful skills and strategies for learning and academic success
- Begin to recognize the value of connecting skills in the classroom with outside experiences
- Understand the role and responsibilities of being a college student
- Explore career options and the associated majors leading to that profession
RESPONSIBILITY. Our students will...
- Understand and act in accordance to the Aggie Code of Honor in and outside of the classroom
- Understand the impact and consequences of their actions on themselves, their character, and community
- Successfully transition into the role and life of a college student while demonstrating ethical and responsible behaviors necessary for their newly acquired independence
- Recognize the importance of using appropriate security measures with online technology and consistently practice those methods.
- Demonstrate effective communication: Give and receive constructive feedback, Utilize appropriate means of communication for the intended audience, and Articulate thoughts well
- Clarify academic focus and career direction through articulating educational and personal goals
- Identify and utilize individual talents, strengths, interests and positive personal qualities
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