Linked Course Learning Communities

UNIV 101: Section 16556, MW 11:00-11:50am, BA 110
BIOL 100: Section 10302, TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm

Cells, communities, and ecosystems! Oh, my! In University and BIOL 100, students will develop a strong foundation for success at KU and beyond, while learning how to sort out valid scientific information from all the information available and use that information to inform decisions, a skill important to all of us as global citizens. In Biology 100 students will learn the basic concepts of biology at the cellular, organismal, and population levels of organization and their applications to humans and modern society. The linked section of UNIV 101 provides students with behind-the-scenes lab and museum visits that enhance their understanding of biology, while introducing skills that will help them be successful not only in Biology 100, but in all of their courses.  

Biology (BIOL) 100-Principles of Biology/Biology 102 

Goal 3 Natural Sciences (GE3N), 3 Credit Hours, 1 credit: Intended for non-science majors

The basic concepts of biology at the cellular, organismal, and population levels of organization and their applications to humans and modern society. An honors section, BIOL 101, is offered for students with superior academic records. BIOL 100 and BIOL 102 (or BIOL 101 and BIOL 103, honors) satisfy the College natural science with laboratory requirement. Concurrent enrollment in BIOL 102 is recommended.

Tara Marriage & Kristina Holder - BIOL 100 Instructors

Bio coming soon.

Erin Kelley-Garrison - UNIV 101 Instructor

Erin attended Emporia State University and was extremely involved in her sorority and major before graduating in 2017! Erin just couldn’t get enough of college and decided to major in at the University of Kansas! After completing a graduate assistantship in the Student Involvement & Leadership Center she found her next position as an Academic Advisor in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences! Erin is passionate about getting involved on campus and helping students enjoy their college experience!

UNIV 101: Section 22851, MW 11:00-11:50am, JRP 147
C&T 100: Section 12743, MWF 1:00-1:50pm

Education is a pillar of our society and plays an important role in helping young people become engaged citizens. In University and C&T 100, students will be introduced to the profession of education and characteristics of effective teaching in Curriculum and Teaching 100. Students will have the opportunity to observe teachers in public school classrooms and work with pupils during the semester. The linked section of UNIV 101 provides students with experiences that enhance their understanding of education and teaching, while also introducing skills that will help them be successful not only in Curriculum & Teaching 100, but in all of their courses.

Curriculum & Teaching (C&T) 100 – Introduction to Education Profession

Fulfills Goal 1 Outcome 1 (GE11), 3 credit hours:

This course is designed to acquaint students with the profession of education by helping to increase an awareness of the role and characteristics of an effective teacher. Large and small group activities and assignments are dispersed throughout the semester to facilitate these outcomes. Students will be involved in observation of and participation with teachers and pupils in public school classrooms, which complement course activities and assignments. Students will work with a mentor pre-service teacher from the KU School of Education to provide discussions about each of the course objectives. C&T 100 is a pre-professional course. Successful completion of the course does not guarantee eventual admission to the School of Education's Teacher Education Program.

Reva Friedman, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Teaching 

Reva C. Friedman, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Kansas, where she was responsible for degree and graduate certificate programs in gifted/talented/creative child education for 35 years. A former high school teacher and teacher of gifted students (elementary and secondary), she continues to educate general education and gifted education teachers about the learning and personal needs of gifted and talented students, to counsel bright youngsters and their families, and to collaborate with teachers K-12. Her writings focus on the psychological factors that impact the development of gifted young people and on using models that develop students' talents and strengths. She has served on the boards of the National Association for Gifted Children and The Association for the Gifted. Currently she serves on NAGC's Professional Standards Committee. On the state level, she is a board member of the Kansas Association for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative.

Michele Casavant, Education Administration

University 101 Instructor

Michele Casavant is originally from a small college town in Washington State. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on Star Trek and she continues to be a fan of the show. She earned her Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of Kansas in 2003 and is currently the Director of Undergraduate Advising for the School of Education. Her research interests began as a focus on representations of underrepresented identities in science fiction, which she continues to explore and teach. Her interests now also include how current educational systems enhance certain inequalities in the U.S. and the ways in which the same systems have the power to undo these disparities.

Jerica Burgess, School of Education 

UNIV 101 Instructor 

Jerica Burgess is an Academic Advisor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. Jerica advises undergraduate students admitted to the Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences. She was a former Graduate Assistant in the Office of First-Year Experience, and graduated with her Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from KU. Prior to becoming a Jayhawk, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Communication Studies with a minor in Leadership from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In her free time, she enjoys doing yoga, reading, and cheering on the Jayhawks at all sporting events.

UNIV 101: Section 19238, MW 10:00-10:50am, ROB 150

HSES 269: Section 11256, TuTh 8:00-9:15am | HSES 289: Section 11270, TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm

UNIV 101: MW 2:00-2:50pm, WES 4045

SOC 104:

UNIV 101: Section 12966, TuTh 11:00-11:50am, ST 307

ANTH 160: Section 16930, W 9:00-9:50am | ANTH 160: Section 10104, M 12:00-12:50pm

UNIV 101: Section 16473, MW 10:00-10:50am, WES 4062

MATH 002: Section 23094, MWF 11:00-11:50am

UNIV 101: Section 27816, TuTh 11:00-11:50am, SUM 201

MATH 002: Section 11390, MWF 10:00-10:50am