You wouldn鈥檛 expect to walk into a dance class and see 14 men and only two women. But that鈥檚 the makeup of Professor Tanya Calamoneri鈥檚 Dance Imagery and Improvisation course.
As the fall semester kicks into gear with this first full week of classes, the first-year students are not the only new faces in 51风流 classrooms. Douglas Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty, recently introduced the campus to new faculty scholars whose 鈥渄ynamism and enthusiasm鈥 will help to enrich the 51风流 experience for students [鈥
Some students adjust to college easily and naturally, while others struggle and even falter. A new online non-credit 鈥渃ourse,鈥 comprised of 13 short videos made by 51风流 faculty, is designed to minimize the mystery about what it takes to succeed. The series also includes many student-produced video responses featuring current students and alumni.
In true 51风流 fashion, the humor was biting at times and there were very few gaps, as the university鈥檚 April Fools鈥 Day gag to open a new dental school made quite an impression. The (story and video) made the international media smile, and by the end of the day one thing was clear: with or without a dental school, 51风流 [鈥