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INTD 101-01 Severe Weather - Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes

CRN: 41011
Mondays & Thursdays 8:00-9:40 am
Instructor: Stefan Becker

We will investigate the scientific foundations to understand extreme weather events such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. You will learn the basics of weather and atmospheric sciences before applying the concepts to understand severe weather. We will use some of the tools weather forecasters use to analyze and predict severe weather events.

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INTD 101-02 Navigating College: Finding Community on Campus through Oz and Earthseed

CRN: 41012
Mondays & Thursdays 8:00-9:40 am
Instructor: Suzanne Lagemann

In this FYS, we will use these two iconic journeys to help you build your own “yellow brick road” toward academic and personal success. We will bridge the whimsical optimism of The Wizard of Oz with the gritty, proactive survivalism of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower to discuss, analyze and develop introspection by looking inward, both on personal and societal levels. This course will connect the main themes found in The Wizard of Oz with Ramapo’s campus resources, helping students build their own “Acorn” so they can journey through their college years with the intention and direction needed to succeed.

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INTD 101-03 Evolving Technologies in Education: From Internet Access to AI

CRN: 41013
Mondays & Thursdays 8:00-9:40 am
Instructor: Carol Bruzzano

How are advancing technologies impacting how we learn and communicate in education? This first year seminar guides learners through the evolution of online technologies in education beginning with the first open-access world wide web browser to the release of generative artificial intelligence tools. Activities throughout the course blend personal experience, storytelling, analysis and argument with an exploration of advancing internet-based technologies as students use online tools, including Ramapo College’s Canvas, for composing nontraditional multimodal compositions for academic purposes.

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INTD 101-04 Building, Modeling, Solving: Tech-Driven Research with Campus Partners

CRN: 41014
Mondays & Thursdays 8:00-9:40 am
Instructor: Scott Frees

This first-year seminar invites students to discover Ramapo’s research community by working in small teams on a real-world project for a campus partner. Through visits from faculty, professionals, and alumni, students will build foundational skills across data science, computer science, mathematics, and cybersecurity, and apply them to a problem the partner has brought to the class. No prior experience required; curiosity and a willingness to collaborate are.

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INTD 101-05 Classroom to Community: Learning for Social Impact

CRN: 41015
Tuesdays & Fridays 8:00-9:40 am
Instructor: Mary McCormack

Classroom to Community: Learning for Social Impact is a first-year seminar course designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop and apply critical reading and writing skills while engaging in the examination of issues impacting both local and global communities. Through the combination of classroom discussions, hands-on service projects, reflective exercises, and research, students will develop a deeper understanding of communities and the issues facing them.

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INTD 101-06 Amplify Your Impact: Voice, Purpose, and Possibility

CRN: 41016
Tuesdays & Fridays 8:00-9:40 am
Instructor: Jessica Accurso-Salguero

What does it take to make a difference in the world? Using Adam Met’s Amplify as a guide, this First-Year Seminar explores how connection, communication, and collaboration can inspire meaningful change. Students will examine how leaders, activists, artists, and everyday citizens use their voices to engage others, build communities, and address important social issues. Along the way, students will develop essential college success skills, explore their personal and professional goals, and discover how they can make an impact both on campus and beyond.

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INTD 101-07 An Introduction to Modern-Day Journalism: Facts, Fiction and Everything In Between

CRN: 41017
Tuesdays & Fridays 8:00-9:40 am
Instructor: Laura Levin

In this First-Year Seminar, we’ll examine what constitutes journalism and discuss the obligations of the news media who provide the public with information. We will also analyze how some journalists contribute to democracy in their reporting while others chip away at it. Outside reading will include news articles and excerpts from scholarly works that dissect the rise of today’s news outlets. We’ll also study the fundamental building blocks of truth-based reporting and practice journalistic writing ourselves, including for a final project.

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