Gaining Ground facilitates First Year Seminar students’ active exploration of resources in the library and museums that can help them succeed throughout their time at UD. This 75 minute activity is themed around Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, and allows students to reflect on their past learning experiences and their goals as college students. Students explore artwork and historical artifacts, chat with librarians, find a book in the stacks, and create multimedia.

Watch this video for a glimpse of the activities students engage in as they complete Gaining Ground.