Telling Your Story (HUMN 300)

Term: 2020-2021 Fall Term

Faculty

Marie S GroganShow MyInfo popup for Marie S Grogan

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Schedule

Tue, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (8/31/2020 - 12/18/2020) Location: W OLC NN

Description

Students need to hone a “best-self” story about who they are and what they have studied and accomplished during their years in college to share with employers, admissions committees, and others in their broader networks of professional contacts and mentors. This course will offer students the dedicated time and personal coaching needed to reflect on their own stories, to see the themes and through lines that make these stories coherent and compelling, and to practice sharing their “best-selves” with others in a variety of ways. Students will read about the power of personal narratives, research story-telling techniques, keep journals, write personal statements, and practice “pitching” themselves and their experiences to others.