Ms. Jones' LEC AVID Blog: Learning Tasks for Thursday, April 24

Essential Question: How can visiting a college campus help students decide whether a college is right for them?

Objectives: I can...
-identify a point of interest on UNC-G's campus.
-research interesting facts and history of UNC-G.

1. Warm Up

After watching the video above, complete the following personal statements:

The "big thing" I want to do is...
A challenge I will face is...
I want to be exposed to...
My teachers should know...about me.
My passion that will develop is...
I will express myself, which might take lots of guts, by...

2. Point of Interest Profiles

Using UNC-G's website, find a place on campus that answers one of the following:

Where will you spend most of your time in class?
Where will you socialize?
Where will you live?
Where will you exercise?
Where will you take part in extra-curricular activities?
Where will you work?

Locate the building using THIS INTERACTIVE MAP.

After you've found a point-of-interest, create an index card with the following information:

The name of your place.
The history of the name of your place.
One person who works there.
The events or classes that could take place in that location.

3. UNC-G Mission Statement

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will redefine the public research university for the 21st century as an inclusive, collaborative, and responsive institution making a difference in the lives of students and the communities it serves.

In your group, discuss your assigned part of the above mission statement. What would it look like in action? Sketch out a picture of the mission statement in action on campus.

4. Mapping a History

Read this article on UNC-G's history.

Create a timeline showing how UNC-G has changed since it was founded. Include 7 labeled dates and events spread across its whole timespan. Illustrate 5 of the events.