Faculty: Alex Garganigo Description: Democracy is under stress across the world today. Let’s try to do something about it by making ourselves better democratic citizens. One way to do that is to think long and hard about the origins of democracy in ancient Greece. How did democracy work in ancient Athens? How did the comedies… [Read More]
Wafers, Chips & Tech
Instructor: Bradley Smucker Description: Phones, vehicles, fast communications, energy efficiency; Sherman produces the tech for these. We transform lives on a global scale. Industries are investing over $35 Billion to make next-gen tech right here in our backyard. Did you know about this? Most people in the area feel the changes but have little knowledge… [Read More]
Shantay You Stay: Art of Drag
Instructor: Tom Blake Description: Let’s spend our three week JanTerm learning about the world of drag, the practice of adopting a persona and performing in clothes different than one’s own gender! We’ll study the history of drag which has existed since at least the fourteenth century, from Kabuki theatre and Shakespeare to the New York… [Read More]
To the gods! – Greek Sacrifice
Instructor: Martin Wells Description: In this experimental and experiential course, we will dive into the world of ancient Greek sacrifice. Through descriptions of offerings and sacrifices by ancient authors, we will learn about why sacrifice was central to Greek religion, what animals are acceptable to which gods, where sacrifices took place, who was allowed to… [Read More]
Natural History for Novices
Instructor: Steve Goldsmith Description: One major objective of this course is to learn in detail the natural history of local animals and plants and to understand their relationships with one another and with the physical environment. Course taken for a SDU grade only. Meeting Dates: 01/02/2025 – 01/24/2025 Meeting Times: M-F 9:00AM – 4:00PM Meeting… [Read More]
Healthy Living, Asian-Style
Faculty: Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan Description: Health is all about balance and harmony. This course is focused on Asian-style mind-body training and to expose students to convenient ways to integrate a healthy lifestyle into college life. While learning Asian traditions through traditional practices (meditation, martial arts, yoga, Chinese medical reflexology), and exploring the philosophy of food as… [Read More]
Food As Communication
Faculty: Michael Fairley Description: Beyond the functional purpose of food as sustenance for our bodies, food has evolved with us to play a vital role in family and other relationships, personal, social, and cultural expression, entertainment and art, and cultural exchange. This course will explore food and identity, the marketing of food, food as entertainment,… [Read More]
Game Theory and Poker
Faculty: Nicholas Graff Description: Poker is a game that involves many strategic interactions. Because of these strategic interactions, game theory is highly applicable in forming winning poker strategies. In this course, students will learn about fundamental poker strategies through the lens of game theory and probability. Students will learn from lectures, review of poker hands,… [Read More]
David Bowie’s Brilliant Adventure
Instructor: Mindy Landeck Description: Explore the long and storied career of one of music history’s most creative intellects in this course framed around study of the diverse artistic endeavors of David Bowie (1947-2016) as a rock star, performative artist, actor and cultural catalyst. Course taken for SDU only. Meeting Dates: 01/02/2025 – 01/24/2025 Meeting Times: M-F… [Read More]
We Write What We Eat
Instructor: Meg Brandl Description: Writing about food isn’t just recipes and ingredients. When we write about food, we’re writing about family, culture, identity, love, relationships, community, politics, and history: stories about home and being far from home, about access and systemic oppression, about resilience and making do and living in abundance. In this course, we’ll… [Read More]
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