STAR: What to expect

This course examines the use of rhetoric to analyze and write about popular cultural texts such as print media, advertising and commercials, television shows, films, cyberspace, and radio.

This course focuses on the development of basic skills for the creation and delivery of oral messages in public and in small groups, while emphasizing organization and reasoning.

This course offers an explanation of the social, political, historical, and cultural experiences of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino(as)/Chicano(as), and Native Americans in the United States.

This course explores the basic concepts and interpretations of human action and the significance of a sociological perspective on the human experience. There will only be one section of SOC 101, and it is limited to students participating in the SBS STARS academic cohort. Students in the SBS STARS cohort will take Sociology 101 instead of Communication Studies.

This course provides an introduction to the study of international relations and world politics. We will examine key issues in world politics, including power, war, hegemony, international institutions, trade, and environmental issues. This course will focus both upon theories that help us understand world politics, and actual events taking place in the international system today. The goal of the course is to familiarize the student with the workings of the international system and the means by which political scientists try to understand and study international relations. This course fulfills the Cultural Understanding requirement.

In this course we will examine the current conditions of policy, government, natural resources, expressive culture, language, and the education of indigenous peoples at a local, national, and global level. To do this, we will utilize a lens of multiple indigenous epistemologies and historical experiences that include pre-contact and post-contact timelines to learn how broader topics of colonialism, sovereignty, and self-determination inform contemporary issues of indigenous communities; and the contributions by indigenous peoples to world cultures.

Students majoring in Engineering and Professional Programs (i.e. engineering, computer science, and construction management) will meet twice a week to engage in hands-on activities with faculty, explore Engineering and Professional Program offerings and industry jobs, and identify the resources and skills that support their success.

Students majoring in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (i.e. political science, criminal justice, sociology, social work, psychology, and international relations) will meet 2 times out of the 4 weeks with a representative from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to talk about career opportunities, meet staff and faculty, and explore the various majors.

The STAR to Work is a unique program that is designed to prepare students for success in future employment opportunities here at NAU. STAR to Work will not only provide students with the means of finding employment but it will also build the required skills and confidence to be successful in their new found roles.

All students selected for the STAR program will need to sign up for Northern Arizona University’s freshman orientation that will take place May 31st and June 1st. If you have already signed up for an orientation session, please make sure to change it as it is mandatory to attend the orientation session that the rest of the STAR students will be attending. To register yourself and guests for orientation, and for more information about orientation, please visit the orientation website.

If you have a car, you can use it during your stay in the program. However, you will need to purchase a parking permit for your vehicle. Please visit Parking Services or their website to purchase your permit.

Bikes are also allowed.  If you don’t have one, don’t worry. Your classes, the residence hall, the dining hall, and the First-Generation Programs and Initiatives office are all centrally located. You will not need a bike to get around campus during the program, but there are a lot of great biking trails in the Flagstaff community.

Having a computer is also convenient, as you will have access to the internet in your residence hall. But if you don’t have one, there are computer labs available on campus.

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