Ten Things Your Professors Want You to Know about Learning at Muhlenberg

1.  Our classrooms are lively places. Come prepared.

2.  You are responsible for the quality of your education.

3.  Learning involves risk. If you are not a little anxious about what you are studying, you are probably not engaging it deeply enough.

4.  Reading well and listening well are fundamental skills. You might find that you do not yet know how to do either of these at the level required in college.

5.  A first step in learning is to find out what you don't know.

6.  Expect complexity. Avoid oversimplifying big ideas.

7.  Being an active participant in your classes (asking questions, reading well, critically engaging with ideas) requires real courage. Be brave.

8.  Look for shared ideas and concepts in disparate courses. Don't compartmentalize.

9.  Successful students place their learning at the top of their priority list. Don't settle for turning in work that you know is mediocre.

10.  We are really serious about academic integrity.