I am very happy to remind all Freshmen Paterno Fellows and aspirants that you are required to take L A 101H “Rhetoric and Civic Life” this spring 2012 semester.
This honors course offers comprehensive training in oral, written, visual, and digital communication for the twenty-first century. It unites these various modes under the flexible art of rhetoric and uses rhetoric both to strengthen communication skills and to sharpen awareness of the challenges and advantages presented by oral, written, visual, and digital modes.
In the course, students read about and discuss rhetorical concepts and situations and put their knowledge immediately to use by:
- analyzing civic rhetoric on campus and in their communities (including their networked communities),
- researching current issues, and
- developing and presenting arguments in oral, written, visual, and digital form.
LA 101H has been so successful that we are working on turning it into a 6 credit, full year honors experience for freshmen Schreyer Honors scholars and aspiring Paterno Fellows beginning in the 2012-3 academic year.
Students can visit Penn State’s Schedule of Courses for course listings. Students should meet with their academic adviser if they have questions about their spring 2012 schedule.
I leave you here with some first hand testimony from students about the value of LA 101H: