Foundations: Discovering Your Story
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 9:05 - 10:10 a.m.
Section: OCA
Instructor: Rachel Smith
Description: Everyone has a story. Our experiences and the people around us shape our views, relationships and ultimately the choices we make. This course will help students reflect on how their past experiences influence their life now and to start diving in to their “why.” Students will end this course having a better understanding of how the decisions today could impact their future.
Foundations: American Democracy and its Challenges
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.
Section: OCB
Instructor: Terry Smith
Description: Democracy in America is facing some serious challenges. What are some of these threats, and how can we understand them using approaches from history, politics, and literature? In this course you will examine challenges from a variety of perspectives. You will read George Orwell’s classic short novel, Animal Farm, about barnyard animals forming a society of their own and falling into the trap of dictatorial rule, and historian Timothy’s Snyder’s On Tyranny, a short non-fiction exploration of how to identify and confront these threats.
Foundations: Competitive Spirit: The Mamba Mentality
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.
Section: OCM
Instructor: Jerone Lester
Description: Designed around the philosophy of former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, this course focuses on an analysis of the Mamba Mentality and its application beyond the realm of sports. According to Bryant, the approach is all about focusing on process and trusting in hard work when it matters most. The plan is to challenge students to tap into their curiosity and creativity, and to reflect on the impact they want to make in the world.
Foundations: The Art of Finding Yourself and Creating the Future You Desire
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Section: OCC
Instructor: Kim Coke
Description: You don’t have to be an artist for the creative process to help you understand yourself more fully. Explore who you are and how you relate to the world, while focusing on crafting the future you envision for yourself. This is not your typical course. Be prepared to challenge your thoughts, spend time in nature, explore creativity, connect to yourself and others, and clarify a personal vision for your future.
Foundations: Unlocking Your Creative Potential
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Section: OCD
Instructor: Amy Johns
Description: This course will include an exploration of the habits of creative people, activities to establish personal creative habits, and discussions surrounding the importance of creativity in all aspects of our lives across all disciplines.
Foundations: Living a Life of Purpose
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 12:20 - 1:15 p.m.
Section: OCE
Instructor: Bryan Sappington
Description: If someone were to make a movie of your life, what would your story be? Students will explore questions related to who they are, what success means to them, and how they can add meaning to their lives and make a difference to those around them.
Foundations: How Others See You: Shaping Your Personal Brand
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 12:20 - 1:15 p.m.
Section: OCF
Instructor: Adriana Nieman
Description: Students will examine how they present themselves to the world professionally and socially by analyzing social media presence, and classroom/campus engagement. Students will get to identify and build their personal brand by diving into their passions, strengths, core values, and talents. With the overall focus on how their brand impacts their future career.
Foundations: Choose Your Own Adulthood
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 2:30 - 3:25 p.m.
Section: OCG
Instructor: Stephanie Whitener
Description: Students make thousands of choices every day, with each one potentially taking them on a different path. This course will focus on daily choices that students are making in areas like academics and finances while understanding resources that are available and develop strategies to be successful.
Foundations: History and Popular Culture
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 1:25 - 2:20 p.m.
Section: OCH
Instructor: Sarah Lirley
Description: Hamilton. Mrs. America. Harriet. These films, TV shows, and plays are all based on historical events. These media also have a history of their own. How did various forms of popular culture come to be? How have they changed over time? Do films, novels, and TV shows that are based on historical subjects or events depict historical events accurately? In our course, we will examine history through popular culture as well as the history of popular culture.
Foundations: Leadership and Lattes
Day & time: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30 - 10:25 a.m.
Section: OCI
Instructor: Kip Andrew Kendrick
Description: Leadership and Lattes will prepare students to become leaders on campus or beyond and encourage them to embark on the path of their personal leadership development. Leadership development concepts used in the course will be applicable for students in the present and useful in their journey beyond college.
Foundations: Conspiracy Theories and Political Misinformation
Day & time: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30 - 1:25 p.m.
Section: OCJ
Instructor: Brian Kessel
Description: This course will explore how and why conspiracy theories and political misinformation are developed. It will examine psychological factors that make people prone to believe conspiracies and misinformation, as well as how government, media and technology companies, and citizens can effectively combat their spread. Students will investigate case studies of conspiracy theories and misinformation.
Foundations: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Day & time: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30 - 1:25 p.m.
Section: OCK
Instructor: Ed Schumacher
Description: The Dr. Seuss book, Oh, The Places You’ll Go, provides the reader with six lessons about life, decision making, risk, and more. The primary focus of his book is the individual and place. Place-Base Learning immerse students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities, and experiences. Place-based learning emphasizes learning involvement in service projects, field work, research, and exploration.
Foundations: The Power of Play: Lessons from Games
Day & time: Tuesday & Thursday, 2:00 - 2:55 p.m.
Section: OCL
Instructor: Lindsay Zeiter
Description: In this course, students will take a cross-disciplinary approach to exploring gaming. We will examine the psychology of gaming, diverse representation in the gaming industry, releasing games globally and locally, and the social impact of games. We will also engage in all five stages of the Design Thinking Process to design our own games. The course will emphasize how lessons from the gaming world apply to multiple disciplines and industries, and to a wide variety of situations.
Foundations: Cultivating Compassion for the Self and Others
Day & time: Monday & Wednesday, 1:25 - 2:20 p.m.
Section: OCA (Honors)
Instructor: Kristina Clevenger
Description: This course will explore compassion as something that is not only inherent to each one of us but that can be developed and cultivated. Students will engage in exploration of their identities and clarification of their values, and will consider the role of compassion in decision-making, interpersonal interaction, and determining ones purpose.
