First Year Seminar
FSEM100 is a first-year seminar course at UMW designed to develop the mental habits needed for critical thought and effective expression. The course is required for first year students, and each department offers different versions of the course that have different topics but address the same fundamental academic skills. Details about the FSEM course can be found on the UMW site. The chemistry department has offered seminars on
- The Science Behind CSI (Fall 2006)
- Mad Scientists, Bad Scientists, and Evil Geniuses (Spring 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013)
- Food Chemistry (Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010)
- Chemistry of War (Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2014, Fall 2016)
- Consumer Chemistry (Spring 2011)
- Science and Technology – Because we can, should we? (Fall 2018, 2019)