Spring 2027 Courses

Chelsea Reid-Short, TR 12:15-1:30pm, CRN: 23418

Gretchen Scronce, TBD, CRN: 23371

TBD, CRN: 23422

In this course, we seek to understand how travel impacts individuals, close relationships, broader social groups, and the larger world by reviewing and applying psychological scientific research and theory. We will examine how travel affects our mental and physical health, relationship quality, and work productivity, and we will discuss challenges that individuals of different demographic groups and backgrounds may face when traveling. We will also examine how our travel may impact people who live and work at the locations to which we travel, and how our travel can impact our attitudes and behaviors toward other cultures and social groups. Finally, we will examine how travel may impact our natural environment and surrounding world, including discussion of sustainability.

Drew Newton, TR 8:00-9:15am, CRN: 21466

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Interested in business but not sure which path to take? This interactive and dynamic course will prepare you for whatever your future holds, during college and after graduation. You will get an overview of the basic concepts and principles of business and design thinking while incorporating elements of personal development and life design. This course aims to help you identify your strengths, interests, values and guides you in developing a vision for your future careers both in the School of Business and post-graduation. You will engage with current students, alumni and industry leaders. You are encouraged to think outside the box, explore new ideas and gain personal development strategies for success.

Elisa Jones, TR 9:25-10:40am, CRN: 23387

Elena Rodriguez, TBD, CRN: 22368

TBD, CRN: 23425

From the world of Disney fairy tales to the appropriation of Viking symbols by white supremacists, we will uncover the myths about the Middle Ages that have become a part of our modern world. The goal of this learning community is to explore how misinformation is created and propagated over time and how to properly evaluate information as we separate fact from fiction. HIST 117 examines the ways that medieval history is used and misused in the modern world and how medieval conceptions of religion, race, and power were tied to the development of European society. It explains how ideas about nation and race formed through examples of violence, toleration, and conversion, culminating in the debates over the natural rights of indigenous and enslaved peoples in the New World. This course meets the Pre-Modern History and the MUGC general education requirements. In LIBR 105, we will build the necessary research skills to find, evaluate, and ethically use a variety of sources for the purpose of becoming more successful in interpreting and using information. While the course will prioritize academic and primary sources, it will also look at the role news, social media, and AI play in the information ecosystem.

Hyokyung Kwak, MW 3:25-4:30pm, CRN: 21178

Gretchen Scronce, TBD, CRN: 23372

TBD, CRN: 23426

How do the founding and the institutions of American government shape the way we live, think, and engage with each other? How does the information we seek, share, and trust shape our understanding of democracy and our role within it? This learning community examines the U.S. political system, the forces shaping policy and everyday civic life, and the role of information in analyzing those forces. In POLI 101, we will examine the foundations, political behavior, and institutions central to the U.S. political system. In LIBR 105, we will learn how to find, evaluate, and use information effectively, becoming more confident, critical, and informed users of information in academic and civic contexts. Students who complete this learning community will fulfill the College Founding Documents requirement.