From: VCU UCFILL
Date: December 7, 2022
Subject: The ReFILL: FILL Hours and Mentor Availability, Open House, J-Term/Spring 2023 UNIV Courses


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The ReFILL Newsletter, by Katelyn Harlow
December 7, 2022


Finals Season: FILL Hours and Mentor Availability


Congratulations on all the hard work you’ve put in this semester––we’re almost to the finish line! In these last few weeks before break, FILL Peer Mentors will be available for in-person consultation appointments (made through Navigate) and walk-ins through the last day of classes, Monday, December 12. This weekend, consultations on Zoom (appointments made through Navigate required) will still be offered.

 
See When FILL Peer Mentors Are Available on Navigate
Image of young woman in a stylish sweater with long hair. Text: Now through Monday, December 12! Peer Mentor Appointments. A friendly reminder that you can schedule appointments to meet with a Peer Mentor through Navigate. Logo: VCU University College Focused Inquiry
 
The FILL space (Harris 5116) will be open during regular hours (8 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekdays) through Wednesday, December 21. It’s a great place to study during finals, especially when the library gets crowded and you find it hard to be productive when working in your bedroom! Don’t forget we have computers available for you to use!
 
The FILL will reopen and resume regular hours after the holidays on Monday, January 9. Peer Mentors will be available for consultations in Spring 2023 beginning the second week of classes.
 
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Open House Happenings at The FILL
 
Four young women seated at a high top table in The FILL playing UNO. They are drinking cups of hot chocolate.

It was a particularly gloomy (and rainy) day last Wednesday, but that didn’t stop us from hosting our open house! Students were invited to warm themselves with a cup of hot cocoa or tea and to strike up a round of Uno or Jenga with their peers. We had a good time, and we hope you did as well! If you missed us this time around, be on the lookout for events like this in the future, and feel free to stop by the FILL (Harris 5116) at any time during our open hours to see what we’re up to!
 
 

Focused Inquiry and You Beyond This Fall
 
Many of you will be moving on to another Focused Inquiry course in the Spring, UNIV 112 or UNIV 200. But if this happens to be your last semester with the program, we encourage you to stay connected by joining The FILL's RamsConnect group. As a contact, you'll continue to receive the ReFILL newsletter and updates about events at The FILL.
 
Join The FILL on RamsConnect

Did you know there are other Focused Inquiry courses besides UNIV 111, 112, and 200? Notably, there's UNIV 299: What's the Big Idea?, which can fulfill core and general education requirements for VCU students. Each section of this three-credit interdisciplinary course will focus on a particular “big question” that has intrigued thinkers throughout time and across cultures. As students move from personal to global—and from theoretical to practical—investigations of the question, they will come to understand inquiry as a complex cycle of questioning, gathering, examining, interpreting, comparing, analyzing and evaluating, with important application to decision-making and problem-solving in the real world. 

Below is a list of upcoming sections of UNIV 299. For a longer description of each section's “big idea,” visit this webpage.
 
What’s The Big Idea with the Hero’s Journey? (J-Term)
CRN 45154 | M–F |  Online Asynchronous

What's the Big Idea?: The Culture of Complexion (J-Term)
CRN 42964 | M–F | Online Asynchronous

What’s the Big Idea with Pseudoscience? (J-Term)
CRN 43133 | M–F | Online Asynchronous

What’s the Big Idea? Global Comics and Social Change (Spring 2023)
CRN 42961 | M,W | 2 p.m.–2:50 p.m. | Hibbs 327 | Hybrid Asynchronous

What’s the Big Idea?: A Fair Trial (Spring 2023)
CRN 41205 | T,R | 2 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Harris Hall 4169 | Face-to-Face

What’s the Big Idea?: Understanding the World of Work (Spring 2023)
CRN 36217 | M,W | 4 p.m.–5:15 p.m. | Harris Hall 2101 | Face-to-Face

And don't forget our two-credit course on peer mentoring!
 
UNIV 391: Peer Mentoring in Higher Education (Spring 2023)
CRN 44730 | T | 2 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Harris Hall 2104 | Hybrid Asynchronous
 
More Details on Upcoming UNIV 299 Sections
More Information on the Peer Mentoring Course
 
Monday, December 12 is the last day of classes!
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