The Business and Leadership Institute (BLI) provides a collaborative environment where participants engage with business and leadership fundamentals through various activities, including self-assessment, case study analysis, video analysis, expert guest speakers, and collaborative small group work. ..(more)
Art is a deep, if not intrinsic, part of human nature which connects to our creativity and unique abilities for abstract symbolism and language. Artistic development in human societies stretches from prehistoric cave paintings to Greek tragedies. As civilizations have developed increasingly complex technologies and the psychosocial processes they facilitated, we arrive at contemporary forms of art. ..(more)
Psychology is the study of mind and behavior, the “how” and “why” of human activities. A social science that exploded into global consciousness throughout the 21st century, psychology continues to shape our experience within society and provide insights into the human potential for growth, healing, and understanding. ..(more)
This two-week course involves a comprehensive survey of the connection between politics, economics, and internationalism. The course takes an in-depth look at the beginnings of capitalism in the Sixteenth century; at how capitalism affected, and was affected by, the growth of the nation state; and at how capitalism became the dominant economic, social, and, in some cases, the religious belief system for many countries, particularly those in the West...(more)
Looking through the lens of history, students will explore Climate Change, Progress, and the Global Citizen from three distinct components. One, students will trace the major events of the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries that have led to where modern society is today in terms of its relationship with nature. ..(more)
An introductory course in which students will learn strategies for writing college level prose and read published examples from several fields. The course will have an emphasis on steady production and revision of texts. ..(more)
Through the study of creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, students will explore their own unique voices and the diverse voices of published writers. Students will identify and analyze different styles of writing and collect a "toolbox" of craft techniques that they will put into practice by writing their own original creative pieces. Classes will consist of reading, discussion, writing exercises, and writing workshops to give and receive constructive feedback on their work. ..(more)
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