LIBERAL ARTS:

1. Paths to Perfection
ENG 101 GC Ash MW 11-12:15
HIS 103 DA Carlo M 9:30-10:45 TH 10-11:15
This learning community pairs HIS 103 (U.S. History I) with ENG 101 (Freshman Composition). Students in HIS 103 will explore how Americans have tried, with varying degrees of success and failure, to perfect individuals, society, or government from the Colonial Era to the Civil War. In ENG 101, students will improve their critical abilities as readers and writers by examining how writers of pertinent texts presented their ideas and about how to reach or define perfection.

2. Identity and Narrativity: Exploring the Self Through Image and Text
ENG 101 NA Lazaroff TTH 2:30-3:45
ART 125 M1 Monastra M 2-3:30, W 12:30-3:20
In 2006, Time magazine named “You” its “Person of the Year,” largely in response to the overwhelming content, both visual and textual, that people have been creating and sharing on the internet. In these linked classes of ENG 101 (Composition 1) and ART 125 (Photography 1), the subject will be “you,” and we invite “you” to critically explore the role of the self through your own photography and writing.  Course work will include collaborative opportunities as well as presentations of projects. Students need to have a 35mm SLR film camera. 

Average cost of supplies: $250.

3. The Modern World: Nature of Matter and Nurture of Mind
 PSY 203 BD Sidorowicz MW 8-9:15
 GSS 111 C1 Frisenda TTH 8:30-11:15
 This learning community blends science, technology and psychology in the modern world and examines the intersection whereby science and technology drives human behavior, and human behavior drives science and technology.

4. Examining the Life Worth Living through Reading and Psychological Research
 RDG 101 JA Lagakis MW 12:30-1:45
 PSY 204 F1 O’Loughlin W 9:30-12:15
 Your eyes will open as you investigate how the fields of reading and psychology can help you discover some truths about human thoughts, feelings and/or behaviors. Take this journey together in Psy 204 F1 (Research Methods) and RDG 101 JA (Effective College Reading) as you engage in activities that are thought-provoking and liberating. Using a variety of psychological research methods and approaches to “reading with a critical eye,” you could discover something about yourself and others that might surprise you  

5. Speaking with Power “Point”!
COM 103 BA MW 8-9:15
OFT 240 D1 M 9:30-10:45, TH 10-11:15
This course combines public speaking skills with Microsoft PowerPoint technology to create and deliver powerful presentations.

6. Hunks, Hotties, or Humans? Exploring (and Exploding!) Myths about Women and Men
WST 101 EA R. Silverman T 10-11:15, F 9:30-10:45
NCC 101 G3 Mastrototaro F 11-12:15
 Images of males and females guide our lives, our sense of who we are, and who we want to be. Older ideas and stereotypes of masculinity and femininity still shape job opportunities, marriages, and our sense of self. In WST 101, we’ll look at the impact these images have had and continue to have on our lives. In NCC 101, we’ll explore gender issues in education and work on improving those skills that will lead to success in this course, in your college education, and in life! 

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TEACHER EDUCATION:
 
7. Critical and Creative Thinkers: Math and Science Connections for the School Teacher
MAT 114 DA Vecchiarelli M 9:30-10:45 TH 10-11:15
PHY 120 C1 Giordano T 8:30-11:15, F 9:30-12:15
Teaching children to think mathematically and scientifically is a wonderful challenge that you will meet head-on as a future teacher. This learning community will strengthen your math and science skills and teach you how to approach a problem from a variety of ways.

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READING PLACEMENT::

RDG 001 PLACEMENT:

8. Why Vote? It Doesn’t Really Matter–Or Does It?
RDG 001 K4 Lowenfeld TTH 1-2:15
NCC 101 N2 Maher TH 2:30-3:45
These paired courses will begin with a brief history of voting rights in the United States that will set the stage for a deep examination of the 2008 presidential race. Students will evaluate the candidates' and the parties' positions in order to better understand the nature and impact of presidential elections in the U.S. We will read, write, speak, view, and listen to information about the election, learning through these processes the way that such material can be slanted or geared toward a particular position. Through careful integration of the curriculum, students’ reading and study skills will be enhanced, as will their awareness of the way that college courses can help them better understand their roles as citizens who have a voice in the electoral process.

RDG 002 PLACEMENT:
 
9. One World
 RDG 002 KB Katwala TTH 1-2:15
 NCC 101 E3 Conway T 10-11:15
 Thanks to the Internet, television, and other technologies, our planet's inhabitants are more closely connected than ever before.  While this closeness has brought obvious benefits, it has also raised important questions about our responsibility to our neighbors--be they on the other side of town or the other side of the globe.  In this learning community, we will examine, through readings, films and discussions, some "human" issues and concerns facing ALL of us in the 21st century.  We will also look at a key question: To what extent are we--as human beings, Americans, and residents of the planet--responsible for others?  Lastly, we'll explore possible solutions to some of the world's problems and discuss ways that individuals, including college students, can become involved and make a difference.

10. Courts, Cops, Corrections and Your Rights
 RDG 002 CD Masrour TTH 8:30-9:45
 CRJ 105 KA Hodge TTH 1-2:15
Engage in animated discussions and debates regarding current events and issues in our society. CRJ 105 covers topics including policing, laws, constitutional rights and the juvenile justice system. Prepare to succeed in all your college courses as you develop the reading, writing, thinking connection in RDG 002. Experience the dynamic fusion of intriguing ideas and practical strategies in this learning community. You will be inspired to think critically and develop confidence in yourself as a college scholar.  

11. In Good Company: Business 110 and Reading 002
 RDG 002 GB Rice MW 11-12:15
 BUS 110 MA Nugent MW 2-3:15
 Improve your reading and writing skills as you explore the role of business in American life.  This course provides both the beginning business student and the non-business student the opportunity to learn about the operation and activities of large and small enterprises. Students will be encouraged to apply critical thinking skills in the examination of the relationship between business and society and the interrelationships between some specialized fields of business.

12. Are You Buying This?
 RDG 002 KC Quinn TTH 1-2:15
 RET 107 D1 Hope MW 9:30-10:45
This learning community is designed to help students meet the demands of college reading and studying as they survey retail organizations, their structure and their interrelationships. The strategies students gain in RDG 002 will be applied directly to RET 107, as well as other academic courses.

13. An Educated Consumer Has All the Right Skills

RDG 002 KD Bruno TTH 1-2:15

MKT 100 E1 Battle TTH 10-11:15

What compels the consumer to “want” the goods he/she purchases? This learning community will provide an overview of the dynamics of marketing which acquaints the student with the general philosophies of the business world. Emphasis on marketing activities includes product planning, consumer behavior, advertising, and marketing research. As part of this learning community, students will prepare for the rigors of college course work. Instruction in fundamental reading skills and strategies will have a direct application to the course work of marketing.

 
RDG 030 PLACEMENT:

14. When Worlds Collide

RDG 030 J1 MW 12:30-1:45

SOC 201 GB Silverman MW 11-12:15

What happens when our world collides? What happens when our culture clashes? Our courses invite you to explore gender confrontations, generation gaps, and shifting identities. We do this by reading widely in the world’s cultures. We will introduce different reading strategies to help you cope more effectively with college and life.

RDG 030/ENG 030 PLACEMENT:

15. We Are the World: Bridging ESL Reading/Writing for Success

RDG 030 K1 Stern TTH 1-2:15

ENG 030 G1 Radecki MW 11-1:45

This learning community will link English 030 and Reading 030 through a series of coordinated assignments and activities. As such, this LC guarantees that the basic literacy skills required to succeed in English 101 and beyond will be strengthened. We will look at cultural diversity in terms of a variety of timely issues and subjects, such as: education, gender politics, rights of the disabled, marriage, diet and lifestyle, immigration, language rights, and tolerance. The course is open to all students who have placed into English 030 and Reading 030. Professors Stern and Radecki look forward to your participation.