A |
January 12 |
Cellular Aging: Do We Burn Out or Fade Away? |
Dr. Paul Kirchman |
A |
January 19 |
What I did on my Sabbatical |
Dr. Stephanie Fitchett |
A |
January 26 |
Ripples in Spacetime |
Dr. Mark Rupright |
A |
February 2 |
The Adaptive & Maladaptive Aspects of Emotion |
Dr. Laura Vernon |
B |
February 9 |
Andean Cultural Studies at FAU |
Dr. Rachel Corr |
B |
February 16 |
Music Inspired by the Art of the Children of the Holocaust |
Dr. Carolyn Bryan &
Dr. Sandra McClain |
B |
February 23 |
TBA |
Dr. Veljko Dragojlovic |
B |
March 2 |
The Three Gorges Dam: China's Modernization and Historical Heritage Preservation |
Dr. Yu Jiang |
X |
March 9 |
Spring Break |
|
C |
March 16 |
Holy Smoke: Church Arson in the U.S. |
Dr. Christopher Strain |
C |
March 23 |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Cancer Cell Division |
Dr. Nicholas Quintyne |
C |
March 30 |
TBA |
Prof. Dorotha Lemeh |
C |
April 6 |
TBA |
Dr. Keith Jakee |
? |
April 13 |
Symposium |
TBA |
X |
April 20 |
An Oedipus for the Rest of Us |
Dr. Jeffrey Buller |
Course Requirements:
Attendance: You are encouraged to attend all of the forum talks. Please arrive 10 minutes before the forum is to begin. Please do not be late, since entering the auditorium late is disrespectful to the speaker and your classmates. Attendance will be taken either at the beginning or the end of each forum talk. The attendance policy is subject to the honor code. If you are late, you will not receive credit for attendance.
Assignment: A single 4-page paper critically analyzing three talks, one from Group A, one from Group B, and one from Group C is due Monday, April 16, 2007 and is to be turned in to your advisor. This paper will be placed into your Writing Portfolio.
Note: Please turn off all cell phones and beepers (or set them to silent setting) when you enter the auditorium. No laptops allowed.
Course Evaluation:
This course is graded S/U. You need a minimum of 70 points to pass the course with a grade of satisfactory. Attendance is 59.5% of the grade and the paper is 40.5% of the grade. You will receive 4.25 points for each of the 14 forum talks you attend. Your paper will be graded on a scale of 0 to 40.5 points.
