Spring Learning Communities

Spring learning communities are linked thematically.  What follows below is a section-ordered listing of the learning communities, which includes the topic, along with a brief description as to how the topic will be addressed in the context of the learning communities' courses.  Also provided is specific scheduling information.  Should any of the scheduling information change, this page will be continuously updated so that the latest information is always available.

SECTION LC1 TOPIC:  The Business of Sport
This learning community explores the business of professional and amateur sport by studying the roles of franchise owners and administrators, college athletic directors, Olympic sport personnel, recreation managers and the athletes themselves.
IND-249-LC1 Perform Enhancement CEST CEST MW 03:00PM 1/23/2013 3
21286 0034196 Dr. Linda Kuechler WEBEN 04:00PM 5/3/2013
0034185 Mr. Joseph DiPietro
MGT-260-LC1 Intro to Sport Management B B104 MWF 12:20PM 1/23/2013 3
21287 0034326 Dr. Bridget E. Nila LEC 01:15PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC2 TOPIC:  Reflection on Contemporary Social Issues:  Moral and Scientific Discourse
This learning community will examine several of the social problems that are at issue in our contemporary world (as examples: drug use and abuse, genetic engineering, cloning, etc).
One course will focus on the ethical aspects while the other will help students better understand
the scientific aspects.
BIO-200-LC2 Sci & Con Social Iss DS DS318 MWF 09:05AM 1/23/2013 3
21276 0034937 Dr. Matthew Ward LEC 10:00AM 5/3/2013
REL-213-LC2 Contemp Moral Issues DS DS318 MWF 08:00AM 1/23/2013 3
21293 0034972 Dr .Charles Sabatin LEC 08:55AM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC3 TOPIC:  Mask Production and Performance  
This combination of visual and performing arts creates a unique and potentially powerful artistic exploration for students. Students will enter an inclusive context, that of the ensemble, in which every member contributes something different to serve the manifestation of the whole project. Actors must consider the visual needs of the production, while visual artists must consider the needs of the actors who inhabit the masks and characters envisioned. The practical reality of the mask production puts skills into a very specific framework, allowing many different types of learners to succeed. Issues in ensemble work will be explored including: How do we include other points of view without compromising our own? How do we make decisions as a group? How do we transform the selfish artist into the selfless, group-focused artist?
ART-101-LC3 Intro to Visual Arts VPAC V117 W 07:00PM 1/23/2013 3
21272 0034157 Prof Mark B. Griffi LEC 09:45PM 5/3/2013
THA-108-LC3 Masked Performance DS DS221 MWF 12:20PM 1/23/2013 3
21297 0034159 Prof. Christian Bra LEC 01:15PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC4 TOPIC:  The Body in Motion   
This learning community is a mixture of theory and practice.  Students will learn the basic practices of yoga and tai chi and the basic principles of the anatomy of the moving body. Students will use these foundations to understand the role of muscles, tendons and joints during movement.
BIO-118-LC4 Anatomy of Movement DS DS227 MW 07:50AM 1/23/2013 3
21275 0034889 Prof Cynthia Russel LEC 09:10AM 5/3/2013
CAT-213-LC4 Foundations of Yoga WICK W113 MW 09:20AM 3/18/2013 2
21277 0249347 Tracy Draksic LEC 11:25AM 5/1/2013
CAT-224-LC4 Qi Gong Healing Meth WICK W113 W 09:30AM 1/23/2013 1
21278 0034654 Prof Justine Tutusk LEC 11:20AM 3/6/2013
SECTION LC5 TOPIC:  The Rich and the Poor
This learning community explores the difference in income levels throughout the world. It provides the theories and measurement instruments to explain inequality and studies how globalization has contributed in inequality.
ECO-213-LC5 Econom of Inequality B B102 MWF 01:25PM 1/23/2013 3
21280 0034187 Dr. William DiPietr LEC 02:20PM 5/3/2013
GVT-210-LC5 Politics Globalizatn DS DS221 M 04:00PM 1/23/2013 3
21282 0034682 Dr. Joseph Sankoh LEC 07:10PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC6 TOPIC:  The Holocaust
This learning community takes as its central theme one of the most significant events of the twentieth century: the Holocaust. The social, economic, historical and intellectual trends that led to this event will be discussed and analyzed. Students will come to understand the relationship between the social and religious background to this event and the literary ideas which analyze why and how such a tragedy could happen.
FLIT-200-LC6 Lit in Translation DS DS256 MWF 12:20PM 1/23/2013 3
21281 0034638 Dr. Kevin Telford LEC 01:15PM 5/3/2013
REL-309-LC6 The Holocaust DS DS355 MWF 11:15AM 1/23/2013 3
21294 0034978 Dr. Shawn Kelley LEC 12:10PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC7 TOPIC:  Exploring America through History and Literature
This learning community examines the history, politics, and culture of the United States from the late 19th century to the recent past, along with literary works that reflect these areas.  The CMP101 class will complement the HIS 221 half of the learning community. The primary emphasis will be on developing students’ rhetorical awareness through a thorough understanding of the contexts, purposes, and expectations of college-level writing.  Through the writing process, we will evaluate the ways that literature represents, or misrepresents, the American experience, with attention to elements of historical context and creative expression.
CMP-101-LC7 Composition DS DS244 TR 10:00AM 1/23/2013 3
21179 0034576 Dr. Shirley Peterso LEC 11:20AM 5/3/2013
HIS-221-LC7 AmHist From 1877-Present DS DS214 MWF 10:10AM 1/23/2013 3
21283 0034692 Dr. Penny Messinger LEC 11:05AM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC8 TOPIC:  Themes in Art and Philosophy
Plato argued that art is twice removed from reality;  Aristotle, however, affirmed that art grasps the real. This learning community will explore such debates, along with a number of important themes found both in works of art and philosophy.
ART-107-LC8 Visual Experience DS DS219 MWF 09:05AM 1/23/2013 3
21273 0034170 Prof Brian W. Hamme LEC 10:00AM 5/3/2013
PHI-110-LC8 Philosophical Thinking DS DS227 MWF 11:15AM 1/23/2013 3
21289 0034969 Dr. James A. Moran LEC 12:10PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC9 TOPIC:  Theme in Art and Philosophy
Plato argued that art is twice removed from reality;  Aristotle, however, affirmed that art grasps the real. This learning community will explore such debates, along with a number of important themes found both in works of art and philosophy.
ART-107-LC9 Visual Experience DS DS219 MWF 11:15AM 1/23/2013 3
21274 0034170 Prof Brian W. Hamme LEC 12:10PM 5/3/2013
PHI-110-LC9 Philosophical Thinking DS DS248 MWF 10:10AM 1/23/2013 3
21290 0034969 Dr. James A. Moran LEC 11:05AM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC10 TOPIC:  Making Sense of Society
This learning community focuses on the systematic study of social behavior and human groups as well as the processes of social change through quantitative data and measurements.  Without the mathematical basis provided by statistics, data and measurements in the field of sociology would be rendered meaningless or, even worse, capable of distorted and misleading interpretation.  Students will explore the foundations or sociology as a social science while concurrently exploring the mathematical science of statistics in a more applied manner than the usual theory focused course.
MTH-104-LC10 Survey of Statistics DS DS218 TR 10:00AM 1/23/2013 3
21288 0034753 Prof Jeremy Hall LEC 11:20AM 5/3/2013
SOC-201-LC10 Intro Sociology B B204 TR 01:00PM 1/23/2013 3
21295 0035043 Dr. George Siefert LEC 02:20PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC11 TOPIC:  Poverty, Wealth, and Wellness
This learning community examines the relationships between poverty, wealth, and wellness. Specifically, the LC will encourage students to examine how factors including income, education level, and community well-being influence individual and family wellness. By examining literary, journalistic, and research-based accounts of both illness and wellness in light of economic contexts, students will: investigate how individual income pertains to health and well-being; identify challenges to health promotion resulting from economic disparities among individuals, families, and communities; and explore arguments or: policies designed to improve and promote health with socioeconomic contexts in mind.
CMP-101-LC11 Composition DS DS219 TR 08:30AM 1/23/2013 3
21176 0035534 Dr. Erica Frisicaro LEC 09:50AM 5/3/2013
HSC-112-LC11 Hlth Promotion Across Lifes DS DS244 TR 01:00PM 1/23/2013 3
21284 0034933 Prof Cheryl L. Nose LEC 02:20PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC12 TOPIC:  Culture and Crisis
This learning community explores the relationship between society, theater and film. "Culture and Crisis" will look at some of the fundamental categories that structure ancient and modern society (i.e. purity, honor, gender, morality). It will look at the way these values are reflected in sections of the Bible as well as select novels and films. "Theatre, Madness and Power" explores the ways in which such categories determine who we are and provide us with boundaries we overstep at our peril. The course explores, in particular, the ways in which theatre and film have played alternately sacred, populist, controversial, and conservative roles in examining, challenging or determining our ideas of sanity, purity, sexuality and morality. The course will complement "Culture and Crisis" by exploring plays, films, and readings that reflect recurring crises in ancient and modern society.
REL-114-LC12 Culture and Story DS DS252 MWF 09:05AM 1/23/2013 3
21292 0034978 Dr. Shawn Kelley LEC 10:00AM 5/3/2013
THA-119-LC12 Theater, Madness, Power DS DS252 MWF 10:10AM 1/23/2013 3
21298 0134106 Dr. Robert L. Water LEC 11:05AM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC13 TOPIC:  Psychological Study of Characters and Society in Literary Works
Literature and psychology, as a mode of literary criticism, is a mature and diverse field, and the link between these courses will demonstrate how short fiction can be read through the interpretive lens of the principles of psychology. CMP 101 will provide readings in short fiction that lend themselves to psychological interpretations, as we read the lives of people as reactions to psychological constructs; PSY 103 will then outline the science behind the interpretations by exposing students to various concepts and theories in the field. Readings include classics from anthologies and fairy tales to new and world literature. CMP 101 intends to enhance students' writing skills, developing critical thinking about the interpretive modes of literature while reinforcing the conventions of standard research writing.
CMP-101-LC13 Composition DS DS240 MWF 10:10AM 1/23/2013 3
21177 0034611 Dr. Karl Terryberry LEC 11:05AM 5/3/2013
PSY-103-LC13 Intro to Psychology DS DS240 MWF 09:05AM 1/23/2013 3
21291 0035025 Dr. Colleen Specht LEC 10:00AM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC14 TOPIC:  Contemporary Native America
This learning community introduces students to the current American Indians/First Nations. A foundation will be laid in ethnography, which will cover the anthropological culture area concept and culture areas as environmental context. Following this will be and examination of important legal and social contexts. The post-World War II environment will introduce a discussion of sustainability and change of traditional cultures and the challenges they face. The CMP101 class will complement the ANT210 half of our learning community. The primary emphasis will be on developing students’ rhetorical awareness through a thorough understanding of the contexts, purposes, and expectations of college-level writing. Written assignments will be linked to topics presented in the Anthropology course so as to allow students to perfect their writing skills while exploring these topics more fully. CMP101 will combine classroom instruction and individual tutorials.
ANT-210-LC14 Cont Native America DS DS252 TR 02:30PM 1/23/2013 3
21270 0035070 Dr. Blake Thurman LEC 03:50PM 5/3/2013
CMP-101-LC14 Composition DS DS252 TR 12:30PM 1/23/2013 3
21178 0034566 Dr. Robert Morace LEC 02:20PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC15 TOPIC:   Making Art and Community Happen
In this learning community students will gain basic skills in analyzing and creating works of art.
They will explore ways artists and communities use these skills to address and respond to local
concerns. Students will take the knowledge and skills they learn in the studio and the classroom
and apply them at a local arts organization in order to experience the connections between art
and community first hand.
ART-101-LC15 Intro to Visual Arts VPAC V117 MWF 09:05AM 1/23/2013 3
21271 0034120 Prof Dana Hatchett LEC 10:00AM 5/3/2013
IND-147-LC15 ST:Art and Community DS DS355 MWF 10:10AM 1/23/2013 3
21285 0164858 Dr. Mary Wolf LEC 11:05AM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC16 TOPIC:  SECTION CANCELLED
SECTION LC17 TOPIC:  Globalization:  Past, Present, and Future
This learning community will introduce students to the various aspects of global interaction that characterize our world today, from food production to conflict resolution. While our focus is on the institutional infrastructure of global governance in the 20th and 21st centuries, we will also discuss deeper historical contexts for the economic,  political, and cultural challenges posed by globalization.
GVT-231-LC17 Global Governance DS DS222 MW 02:30PM 1/23/2013 3
21420 0248427 Aakriti Tandon LEC 03:50PM 5/3/2013
IND-120-LC17 Introduction to Global Stud DS DS356 TR 01:00PM 1/23/2013 3
21443 0034680 Dr. Andrew K. Wise LEC 02:20PM 5/3/2013
SECTION LC18:  IND-101 is reserved for incoming Spring 2013 freshmen and repeaters only.
IND-101-LC18 Sustain/Critical Rel DS DS240 MW 02:30PM 1/23/2013 3
21524 0236700 Dr. Joan B. Bradley LEC 03:50PM 5/3/2013

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