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First-Year Experience

Common Experience 2019

"The Pieces of You: Creating Your Masterpiece"

The 2019-2020 Common Experience theme is "The Pieces of You: Creating Your Masterpiece" which is supported by the book Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson. This book is the story of Jade Butler, a young African American girl who attends a predominantly white private school. She encounters different challenges and learns about herself as she journeys through high school, finding what pieces of her life she needs to complete her.

These are the events that our office will be hosting for the year. For more information on the events, please visit JagSync or contact the Office of First-Year Experience at (210) 784-1435.

Renee Watson

Events for Fall 2019
Fall 2019 Events
September 4 "I am"
September 10 Speaker Series: Renee Watson
September 18 Beyond Words
September 23 Study Abroad Panel
September 30 Creating Your Masterpiece: Canva 101
October 16 Beyond Words
October 23 Movie Screening: "The Upside"
October 23 Speaker Series: Cruz Ortiz
October 28 Creating Your Masterpiece: Digitation
November 11 Completing the Puzzle
November 20 Beyond Words
November 25 Creating Your Masterpiece: Handshake
December 2 Mentor Appreciation 
Events for Spring 2020
Spring 2020 Events
January 21 Movie Screening "The Lion King"
January 30 Envisioning your future
February 11 Trivia Tuesday: Piecing me Together Edition
Virtual Senior Panel
Virtual Women's Alumni Panel