{"id":82,"date":"2012-12-10T14:29:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T20:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/?p=82"},"modified":"2016-11-08T10:05:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T16:05:48","slug":"coreclass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/coreclass\/","title":{"rendered":"First semester of Freshmen Core Class comes to an end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/2012\/12\/10\/coreclass\/img_5716\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/files\/2012\/12\/IMG_5716-490x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">While many of our classes are geared towards individual development of a skills set, we are aware that most things in life require collaboration across different fields. This fall was our first semester to introduce the freshman level core class. \u00a0Combined with our university core class, \u00a0our new freshman level core class was designed to allow incoming freshman to get a glimpse of what each major at the School of IT &amp; Computing (SITC) offers, enabling them to continue in their degree, if their skills align, or to change majors within the SITC to a major that is more adequate. \u00a0Taught by Dr. Brent Reeves and Dr. Rob Byrd, the SITC freshman have been exposed to the differences between each major. \u00a0Professionals\u00a0in each field came to campus regularly to talk about their experiences in their line of work, hoping to inspire freshman to pursue an education in the technology area of their choice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/2012\/12\/10\/coreclass\/img_5556\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-83\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/files\/2012\/12\/IMG_5556-490x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/2012\/12\/10\/coreclass\/img_5712-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/files\/2012\/12\/IMG_5712-2-490x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/files\/2012\/12\/IMG_5712-2-490x326.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/files\/2012\/12\/IMG_5712-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/files\/2012\/12\/IMG_5712-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/2012\/12\/10\/coreclass\/img_5716\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/2012\/12\/10\/coreclass\/img_5716\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/2012\/12\/10\/coreclass\/img_5716\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/sitc\/2012\/12\/10\/coreclass\/img_5712-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While many of our classes are geared towards individual development of a skills set, we are aware that most things in life require collaboration across different fields. 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