Engage 100 Experience Application: Submission #11

First Name: James
Last Name: Harding
Department: Department of Student Support & Transitions- Office of Accessibility Services
Title: Assistant Director
Email: jharding@fsu.edu
Phone: 8506444294
Title of the Proposed Engage 100 Experience: OAS Seminoles Excelling Academically: The Florida State Experience (Fall only) - IDS1107 (Section 16)
Description of Experience (for Students):
This course is uniquely created for students with disabilities to enhance their academic and social engagement at Florida State University (FSU). The course will emphasize time management, organization, test taking, internships/future employment, campus resources, wellness, and the use of AI for academic and professional success. The course will also discuss utilizing academic accommodations, working with faculty members, and understanding their personal strengths and challenges throughout their collegiate experience with the hopes of facilitating assimilation within the culture of FSU and the broader Tallahassee community. 

This program is designed specifically for students registered in OAS and is often co-facilitated by a student leader registered with the OAS. He/she is an upperclassman with firsthand experience living and thriving with a disability at FSU and has successfully integrated into student life. This course is also supported by a full time College of Business faculty member with a disability and the Director of OAS. 

To enroll, contact the Office of Accessibility Services at oas@fsu.edu.

Description of Experience (for Review):
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Experience Contact (for Students): James Harding
Experience Contact Email (for Students): jharding@fsu.edu
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Who is the primary leader of the proposed Engage 100 experience? : Staff
How will you be utilizing a mentor for this experience?:
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How many anticipated meetings per semester?: 14
Proposed Engage 100 Experience is an existing FSU course: Yes
If proposed experience is an existing course, please provide course number.: IDS1107
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Please indicate which of the Engage 100 objectives your proposed experience meets: Students will join a formal community and form meaningful peer relationships, Students will gain skills to find new communities as their identities develop, Students will be able to assess how their engagement activity aligns with their academic and personal goals
Please outline how your experience will meet your selected objectives?:
1. This class is specifically designed to support building friendships and peer relationships with other students who have a disability. The conversations and discussions had in class are intended to create reflection and connections supporting the belonging of students with disabilities on-campus.
2. Students will complete components of the course (reflections, discussion in-person and online, physical tasks) that connect their growing understanding of their identity as a student with a disability with the support and skills that other students with disabilities bring to campus. Building these relationships through these tasks helps them learn the benefits of communicating appropriately with their peers and opening their perspectives on the world.
3.  Students will complete discussion board post prompts that encourage a specific action (going to an organization meeting, discussing their resume with someone at the career center) and ask them to specifically identify factors that connect that experience with their academic and personal goals, specifically within the context of their disability.

How will your program/college/department evaluate the effectiveness of this Engage 100 initiative?: Pre-test/Post-test , Surveys, Evaluations, Other
Photo for Experience: https://engage100.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/experience_application/51/OAS.jpg
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Approved: Yes
Which category would this program fall into?: Interest Based
In which semester(s) will this course be offered?: Fall