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Special Course Sections for DISCOVER House Residents

2001-2002 Archive

Fall 2001

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BI SC 003, Section 002 (GN) Environmental Science
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:10 - 11:00 a.m.
Taught by Jeffrey Gerwing

*ENGL 015, Section 035 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition
In addition to The New York Times, the texts for "Toward a Civil Society" are important (though not necessarily well known) documents in American history.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1:25 - 2:15 p.m.
Taught by James Rambeau, Associate Professor of English and American Studies, and Nick Capo

*PSU 009, Section 014 Voices of Liberty
This first-year seminar focuses on first amendment/free speech in America and at Penn State.
Mondays, 1:25 - 2:15 p.m.
Taught by Robert Richards, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Faculty Development, College of Communications, and Associate Professor of Journalism and Law

*PHIL 197A, Section 001 Places of Learning
This course explores human freedom and how it relates to becoming educated, and the many places in which education takes place. The wide range of readings includes selections from Abraham Lincoln, H. D. Thoreau, Chief Seattle, W.E.B. DuBois, and Virginia Wolf. May include a trip to D.C. or New York.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Taught by Vincent Colapietro, Professor of Philosophy

>SOC 119, Section 014 (GS) Race and Ethnic Relations
Tuesdays, 1:00-2:15 p.m. and Thursdays, 1:00-2:15 p.m. and 2:30-3:20 p.m.
Taught by Sam Richards, Senior Lecturer in Sociology


Spring 2002

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SOC 119, Section 007 (GS) Race and Ethnic Relations
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15-5:30 p.m. and Wednesdays, 2:30-3:20 p.m.
Taught by Sam Richards, Senior Lecturer in Sociology

*SPCOM 100A, Section 055 (GWS) Effective Speech
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00-2:15 p.m.
Taught by Elizabeth Davis, Ph.D.

*These sections were developed especially for DISCOVER House residents with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.


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