Discover What Matters

Course Description:

"Discover what matters. And build your life around it.” Such is the essential purpose of an Aurora University education. This thematic seminar course will engage students in a process of discovery and reflection by grappling with enduring questions about what matters in their individual lives and the world around them. Students will read and discuss core texts, develop effective communication and critical thinking skills, and meet one-on-one with faculty members to receive guidance and feedback. The course is designed to help launch a student’s journey through a successful and meaningful college experience.

Simple Course Outline:

In this course, we’ll explore some of life’s most important (and most challenging) questions. We’ll explore “what matters” and what difference that can make for how you live—in college and beyond. Three big questions will organize our semester:

1. Discovering what matters in education: What are we doing in college?
2. Discovering what matters in life: What is your vision of what makes life worth living?
3. Discovering what matters for future work: How can your values function in your field of interest?

Required Texts:

Alejandra Campoverdi. First Gen: A Memoir. New York: Grand Central, 2023. ISBN: 978-1538757185
Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz. Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most. New York: Viking, 2023. ISBN: 978-059348930

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