Welcome to our First-Year Seminar website. Every week, I will update our class plans. Our weekly class plans will include: What we’ll be doing in the classroom together–an outline of my lesson plan will give you a sense of what to expect in class. Any relevant announcements pertaining to our Learning Community. Important information about assignments and projects. Occasional announcements… Read More
Making an Appointment for Office Hours Book your office hours appointment using my MS Bookings Page. Appointment availability includes: Monday 12 -1 Wednesday 12-1 Friday 11-1 If you need to meet during at a time outside of the established hours, please contact me, and we can find a time that works for both of our schedules. Our office hours will… Read More
Hi! My name is Mary Hood Luttrell, and I’m so excited to be your First-Year Seminar instructor this semester! You may call me Mary, Professor Hood, or Professor Luttrell (whichever you are most comfortable with). Hood is my maiden name, and Luttrell is my married name, and I am still known by and answer to both. I have been living in Corpus Christi and… Read More
UNIV 1101: First-Year Seminar ITexas A&M University – Corpus ChristiFall 2020 Instructor Name: Mary Hood LuttrellEmail Address: mary.hood@tamucc.eduScheduling WebEx Office Hours: Click here.Virtual Office Hours Link: Click here.Office Location: N/AGoogle Voice Phone Number: (512) 981 – 5449 Course Information: UNIV 1101.351 TIME MW 10:00 – 10:50* LOCATION BH 127** Course Information: UNIV 1101.350 TIME MW 2:00 – 2:50* LOCATION BH… Read More
Updates to UCCP-1102 First-Year Seminar II Effective March 23 Triad AM, sections 100 and 101 with Professor Mary Hood Luttrell Now that our course has officially been moved online, I’ve updated our syllabus, certain due dates, and our class policies. Please read through the updates detailed below, and please take a look at the updated syllabus (effective March 23). I… Read More
Monday, March 16 – Sunday, March 22: Extended Spring Break My department is still in conversation about how to handle the rest of the semester in light of health experts’ pleas for social distancing to flatten the curve of COVID-19. As you’ve heard by now, all of our remaining course will take place online. I will be in touch with you… Read More
Class Plan for Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Finding recordings of your art song Make sure you are able to find a recording of your art song. Please review your art song assignment & research questions here. You are welcome to use any listening platform that you choose. If you’re having trouble finding your art song on your platform of choice,… Read More
Class Plan for Thursday, March 5, 2020 MUSI Terms Review Know your “isms” Music in the 20th Century Programmatic Music vs. Absolute Music Define both. Let’s do a listening activity. Listen to each song (titles of the music will not be provided), and come up with your own programmatic title with a sentence about what you think the “story” in… Read More
Class Plan for Tuesday, February 25, 2020 How was your first exam in MUSIC 1306? Was it more or less challenging than you expected? Was the Google Doc useful? Should we make any adjustments to the way we did it for next time? Any additional thoughts? Introducing Research Logs In preparation for our library visit, let’s take a look at… Read More
Class Plan for Thursday, February 27, 2020 Library Visit! Today our class is meeting IN THE LIBRARY. Room 109: . . . Photo via Unsplash