Jim DiSanza and Elisa Johnson join Kandi Turley-Ames to discuss the design and delivery of ROAR 1199, a 3-credit course to help first-year college students adapt to their new learning and living environment. Later in the show Luna Urso, a new ISU freshman from Serbia and a member of the ISU women’s tennis team, shares how the course has helped her develop the skills she needed to be successful at ISU.
The ISU Impact of ROAR 1199
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