Your new beginning at New College will bring exciting opportunities! You will meet new people and learn about their experiences, you will study new topics and push yourself to grow, and you will shape your own unique path.
New beginnings can also bring challenges as you navigate a new environment. SET SAIL旨在帮助您掌握这些挑战，并通过教你如何实现成功:
- Take charge of your learning inside and outside of the classroom in new and exciting ways
- Leverage campus resources to help you succeed
- Navigate the New College academic program and use it to support your goals
SET SAIL 2023 Courses
Data and You: Surviving the Information Age
Dr. 蒂亚戈·佩雷斯
詹妮弗·迈耶
有没有想过，公司怎么能从你的一个朋友(而不是你)身上了解到你的优点!) install an app? How Target knows you are pregnant before your parents do? Is your password really “strong”? Are all those Google searches really anonymous? In the Information Age that we are living in, 了解数据科学和计算机安全的基础知识已经成为保护数据的基础, 你的隐私, and even your money. No experience with programming or background in computer/data science needed.
在这个课堂上 you will get to:
- Take your first steps to becoming a Cyber Ninja
- Protect your data, privacy, and money in the information age
- Work in a team environment to understand data and security issues
Dr. 蒂亚戈·佩雷斯 is an Assistant Professor of Data Science at New College. Originally from Brazil, he received his Bachelor from Georgia Tech in 2005, went to work in the IT industry for several years, and received his PhD from the University of Colorado in 2019. His studies and research encompass both computer security and Data Science. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his 5 kids, 棋盘游戏, movies and Sci-Fi in all its forms.
Environmental Monitoring
Dr. 林江
气候变化, 臭氧层空洞, water contamination, 空气污染, 赤潮, and other societal issues are regularly featured in the media. Chemistry plays a crucial role in addressing these challenges. 研究这些问题并了解其背后的化学过程可以提高我们日常生活的质量.
我们将了解化学如何改变我们的日常生活，以及它告诉我们的关于世界面临的环境问题的可能解决方案:
- 以对社会负责的方式运用广泛的知识和可转移的技能，批判性地思考复杂的主题.
- 通过实地考察监测环境，如测试天然染料和测量水样的硬度指数.
- 通过案例研究和分析背后的化学过程，然后与普通观众交流.
Dr. Lin is a bioorganic chemist and environmental chemist at New College. 她对各种天然产品在环境和人类健康领域的实际应用感兴趣. When she is not teaching or doing research, she enjoys reading books, drawing cartoons, 和旅行. She has traveled to over 30 states of the US. Dr. Lin enjoys playing all types of STEAM games with her two wonderful kids.
Introduction to Field Ecology via Adventure Sports
Dr. Jose Soto-Shoender
Captain Tyler Fortune
你有兴趣探索和了解萨拉索塔湾流域的生态系统或新博网页新博网址是多少内外的生态系统吗? Do you want to develop lifelong skills that will help you conduct ecological studies? 让我们亲眼看看我们当地公园的生态系统是如何管理的，以及在保护它们方面面临的挑战.
在这个课堂上, you’ll:
- 当你划独木舟和在我们的水道上航行时，见证人类与当地野生空间的互动.
- 通过实地考察当地公园和生态系统，与当地致力于保护问题的专业人士会面.
- 提出, 设计, 并执行自己的实地考察项目，以回答有关新博网页新博网址是多少和当地野生空间的生态问题.
Dr. Jose Soto-Shoender is a 访问ing Assistant Professor of Biology and Ecology at New College. Originally from Guatemala, he obtained his graduate degrees (MSc. and PhD) in wildlife ecology and conservation from the University of Florida. He has worked in wildlife ecological and conservation projects in Central America, The U.S.和非洲. When he is not teaching, you will find him exploring natural areas of Florida with his family and two dogs.
Captain Tyler Fortune is the Director of Waterfront & Campus Recreation. He has been a professional mariner for almost 15 years, holding a master captain’s license. His degree is in marine science and has done several marine restoration projects in Florida, the Caribbean and New England. In addition to field work, he has taught marine and environmental sciences in New England and Florida. With a passion for the ocean he is often found doing any number of sea sports; like 航行, diving or surfing.
Science of Light and Color
Dr. Mariana Sendova
Why are sunsets brilliantly red and orange? Have you ever set your heart on bringing the stars closer? We will expand your horizon by exploring light. Light is the primary medium of our natural world. Through the study of light, we understand the composition of stars and galaxies that are light years away, while simultaneously we watch microscopic processes of living cells in vivo. 在这个课堂上, 你将被邀请:1)跟随你的激情，同时了解光和我们丰富多彩的现实. 2)我们将引导你好奇和艺术的心灵去观察光，将源与诗融合, 摄影, and scientific inquiry. 3)你会思考，头脑风暴，并参与创造光的“魔法”与你的同行分享. 本课程将培养学生终身学习、综合学习和基本的定量分析能力.
Professor Sendova is the first female Physics professor in New College history. She is an experimental physicist with 87 publications in the areas of optical spectroscopy, materials science, 纳米科学, 生物物理学, chemical physics, and archaeometry. A quarter of her publications are with New College students. Born and educated in Bulgaria, 她曾在埃默里大学和香港科技大学做过研究. When she is not teaching or doing research, she is enjoying outdoor activities such as 骑自行车, 皮划艇, 航行, 徒步旅行, 和野营. She admires nature and has been to almost all National parks in US including Alaska, 夏威夷, and the US Virgin Islands. Professor Sendova enjoys her two wonderful daughters.
Writing 关于 Writing
Dr. 詹妮弗·威尔斯
Imagine that you and writing are in a relationship. How would you describe that relationship? If you answered, its complicated, then you arent alone! Many NCF students have complex histories with writing some good, some not so good; and as a result, bring a lot of beliefs about writing and themselves as writers to college.
- 从60年的写作研究中学习，以改变任何限制你的信念和相关行为.
- Read essays like Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lamott, unlock the secrets to analysis by playing around with Instagram filters, 通过寻找隐藏在视线之外的东西，思考研究的新方法.
- Develop a whole toolkit of strategies for reading one time and remembering what you read; staying motivated when you arent feeling it; breaking large projects into small pieces; and getting the most out of apps like Forest and Habitica.
By the end of the class, you and writing may not be BFFs, but you will be able to get along and enjoy each others company.
Thinking 关于 Music
Dr. 亚伦Edidin
抽象的音调模式(高或低)和持续时间(长或短)触动我们的心，将我们彼此联系在一起. What’s up with that? Does music matter to you? Here’s a chance to think hard about how that goes. Philosophers and musicians since antiquity, and cognitive scientists in the last half-century, have explored ideas about what music is, what it does for us (and to us), and how our ears and brains make meaning out of patterns of vibration in the air. In this course you’ll
- 学习有关音乐的哲学思想，并用你自己的观点批判性地回应它们.
- Learn about research about music cognition, and 思考 how scientific facts about our minds relate to what we care about.
- 将抽象的哲学和科学研究与你自己的经历和音乐在你生活中的位置联系起来. You’ll share music that you like (and maybe some that you dislike), and we’ll connect with musical happenings on campus. And you’ll use ideas and information from the course to discuss, 思考, and write about the music that matters most to you.
艾丁是一位哲学家，他探索音乐表演中涉及的各种艺术, along with issues in other parts of philosophy concerning knowledge, 语言, 和现实. He started thinking hard about music in a course about the history of musical instruments, and he loves classical music, 爵士乐, and experimental new music.
Mathematical Thinking: Patterns, Puzzles, and Exploration
Dr. 克里斯Kottke
本课程通过探索在典型数学课上没有的问题，介绍数学思维的方法. Rather than lecture, the class is built around student exploration of the material, in order to discover and understand mathematical concepts organically, while at the same time building general transferable problem solving and teamwork skills. We also investigate sociological aspects of mathematics, 打破了一些关于谁适合数学思维的有害先入之见.
Dr. Christopher Kottke received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT in 2010 and has been at NCF since 2016. Outside of mathematics, he enjoys cooking, playing 爵士乐 on the piano and trumpet, 骑自行车, and climbing rocks and trees.
Consuming the Visual Arts in Late-Nineteenth-Century Paris
Dr. Katherine Brion
The contemporary fascination with Paris is rooted in the nineteenth century. Late-nineteenth-century Paris, 特别是, was full of visual attractions: not only were a wealth of images (postcards, 照片, 海报, 打印, illustrated newspapers) and other highly visible goods on display there, 但这座城市本身却呈现出一系列壮观的景色给城市漫步者——著名的flalneur. Artists were both fascinated by and 评论家al of all the city had to offer as a subject, 并担心艺术可能会被视为巴黎消费天堂中又一种可销售的视觉商品. Had the city sold its soul, along with its many attractions? Would the artist? 当我们探索19世纪晚期巴黎的视觉地形和艺术作品在其中的作用时，我们会问自己这些问题和许多其他问题. Among other activities, you will:
- 磨练你的口头和书面沟通技巧，同时探索巴黎的视觉和艺术文化.
- Analyze a nineteenth-century artwork through the eyes of an art 评论家 from the same period. Here’s your chance to channel the likes of poet Charles Baudelaire!
- Take on the role of a nineteenth-century French artist, 评论家, or art dealer in a restaging of 1888-89 art debates and events, 包括与1889年巴黎世界博览会相关的公共展览(埃菲尔铁塔就是在这次博览会上诞生的)!).
Dr. Katherine Brion teaches art history and museum studies courses at New College. 她的起航课程的灵感来自于她对19世纪末和20世纪初法国艺术和视觉文化的研究, as well as the time she has spent living and studying in France, including in Paris. Aside from France and Florida, Dr. Brion has spent most of her life in California (where she was born) and Michigan. She loves visiting museums and historical sites, exploring the natural world (whether 徒步旅行, searching for shells, or swimming in the ocean), going to farmers markets, 烘焙, 读小说, and being with her family.
Writing the Self: Becoming a Learner through First-Person Narratives from Spanish America
Dr. 索尼娅·拉布拉多
Don’t let the title of this course fool you. This is not a writing course, 而是一门关于拉丁美洲作家与知识和学习的关系的课程. 你是第一代大学生，还是良好的教育是你家庭的价值观. 来读读历史和虚构人物为获得教育而奋斗的故事吧, facing enslavement, limitations due to their gender, imprisonment and persecution, and physical limitations.
在这个课堂上 you will have the opportunity to:
- Reflect about your journey as a learner and share your experience with fellow learners. What are the challenges that you are facing as a first semester student?
- 学习阅读策略，找到更好的方法来完成阅读任务，享受阅读文学作品.
- Get to know some of the most fascinating authors from Spanish-America
Dr. 索尼娅·拉布拉多 Rodríguez was born in a small rural town in Puerto Rico. She and her brother were the first members of her family to attend college. 她在波多黎各-皮德拉斯大学获得学士学位，在纽约州立大学石溪分校获得硕士/博士学位.Y. She is interested in intellectual history, and non-traditional ways of accessing and producing knowledge. At New College, she teaches Spanish, Caribbean and Latin-American literature. She loves to crochet and gardening.