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LRUX1001-V: Introduction & History

Course Description

The La Roche Experience aims to provide students with the opportunity to experience and share in the spirit, mission, and rich heritage of the Sisters of Divine Providence. The Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP), founded in 1851, is an international community of vowed women and associates who seek to make God’s Providence visible by responding to the needs of the time and co-creating a world of compassion, justice and peace.

This is the first of the La Roche Experience courses. This version has been created specifically to address the needs of transfer students who do not need an introduction to the academic experience of four-year Universities in general. LRUX1001V will introduce transfer students to the history and heritage of the La Roche University community including the Congregation of Divine Providence and present the themes of the UN Millennium Development Goals/Global Goals for Sustainable Development and Catholic Social Teaching that will recur during the remaining portions of their journey through the La Roche experience.

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Course Objectives:

Following successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO1: Describe the rich heritage of the Congregation of Divine Providence and how it pertains to La Roche University.

CO2: Identify themes of Catholic Social Teaching and contemporary issues of global peace and justice.

Programmatic Learning Objectives

PLO1: Students are able to identify themes of Catholic Social Teaching and contemporary issues of global peace and justice and relate it to themes of diversity/discrimination, economic justice or a region of conflict.

PLO2: Describe the rich heritage of the Congregation of Divine Providence and how it pertains to La Roche University.

PLO3: Examine the demands of college-level academic life, their discipline, the core curriculum, and how they can make a difference in their chosen career.

PLO4: In order to provide the students with an experiential learning opportunity as expressions of the University’s Mission on Social Justice, the students are required to participate in Service Learning and Spiritual Activities.