University Seminar Series
All first-year students take a course entitled University Seminar 100 (SEMR 100), “Cornerstone.” This semester-long, credit-bearing course highlights the importance of study skills, time management, learning styles, stress management, self-motivation and goal setting. It exemplifies the importance the University places on assisting students along an academic and career path that leads to a productive life of learning and exploration.
A distinctive feature of the HU experience is that in each subsequent year of enrollment at the University, students take another University Seminar course (200,300,400)—“Steppingstone,” “Keystone,” “Capstone.” Each builds on the previous work exploring new topics such as e-Portfolio development, career planning, interview techniques, contemporary ethical issues, civic engagement, and the integration of students’ curricular, experiential, and co-curricular activities into an academic and professional identity.