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Take It Outside! Cornell is often cited as one of the most beautiful campuses and with good reason—it hosts a botanical garden, an arbore-tum, two incredible gorges, a landscape peppered with gardens, gorgeous vistas, and many opportunities to Take It
Outside! We will explore the campus landscape, visiting a new place each week, to learn about its history, what makes it unique, and how it can help you succeed at Cornell. Looking at nature, being in nature, and interact-ing with nature has been shown to improve learning and relieve stress. Discover the beauty that is Cornell!North Campus. Fall (PLHRT 4940) 1 credit, Tuesdays, 2:30–4:25pm, Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell Plantations. Taught by Sonja Skelly, Director of Education, Cornell Planta-tions and Horticulture. Limited to 12 students; preference given to first-year students.
This Week in Pop Music How do pop music trends, scandals, and debates—particu-larly as played out through social media—offer a window into issues of race, gender, class, and sexuality in Ameri-can culture? How do arguments
about cultural ownership of musical and dance styles, for example, relate to conflicted histories of musical produc-tion and consumption in the United States? We will explore these questions through weekly conversations on of-the-moment popular music happenings and through regular critical engagement with pop culture blogs.North Campus. Fall (MUS1501) 1 credit, Tuesdays, 7–8pm, Low Rise Faculty-in-Residence apartment. Letter graded. Taught by Catherine Appert, Music and Low Rise Faculty-in-Residence. Limited to 15 students.
Intro to Nature WritingWhat’s the only thing better than taking a relaxing walk in the woods? Reflecting on the experience through the written word! Discover your inner Mary Oliver or Robert Frost through this exciting course in nature writing. Each week we’ll travel off campus to an area preserve to focus
on a specific element of literary craft. There’s no outside classwork required—just bring your notebook, a pen, and a willingness to experiment.North Campus. Fall (PLHRT 4940) 1 credit, Fridays, 1:25–4:25pm, Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell Plantations. Course concludes on October 21, no class on October 7. Taught by Jon Ulrich, MFA candi-date at Goddard College and Sonja Skelly, Director of Education, Cornell Plantations and Horticulture. Limited to 12 students; prefer-ence given to first-year students.
Hit or Miss: Understanding the Television Drama Ever wonder what goes on behind the development and production of a TV series? Join Mews Faculty-in-Residence and Communication professor Sahara Byrne in her Mews faculty apartment to watch a new
series and discuss how a TV drama is developed from the seed of an idea. Learn why a pilot is selected for a series, how a show is produced, and what marketing and publicity is required to launch a new TV show. The class will include call-in guest speakers who are directly involved with the show. Assignments include short papers, written reactions, social media marketing tasks, and a final assessment of the show.North Campus. Fall (COMM 4940) 1.5 credits, day and time depen-dent on television scheduling. Taught by Sahara Byrne, Commu-nication and Mews Faculty-in-Residence. Letter graded. Permis-sion of instructor required. Priority given to Mews students and first-year Communication students. Contact Professor Byrne at [email protected].
Fascinating FiguresThis course will bring together students, faculty, and guests for informal substantive engagement around a wide range of endeav-ors: intellectual, cultural, artis-tic, scientific, moral, social, and political. Meetings, held in the North Campus faculty residences
of the instructors, will feature a guest who is typically an accomplished scholar, artist, or public figure. Guests will speak informally about their work, careers, or special interests in a format designed to encourage interaction and discussion.North Campus. Fall and/or Spring (ENGRC 1305/MUS 3305) 1 credit, Mondays, 7:30–8:30pm, North Campus Faculty-in-Residence living rooms. Taught by Paul Merrill, Music and Balch Faculty-in-Residence, Kit Umbach, Materials Science and Engineering and Dickson/McLLU Faculty-in-Residence, and Chris Schaffer, Biomedical Engineering and Donlon Faculty-in-Residence. Students sophomore or above require permission of instructor; contact Professor Merrill at [email protected] or Professor Umbach at [email protected]. Limited to 20 students.
Confinement When we think about prisons and jails, we tend to think mostly about crime or maybe social inequality. But what we rarely think about is how it feels to be locked up and what social life in prisons and jails is like. In this course, we will address
these questions through a series of films, guest lectures, and maybe a visit to a prison or jail.This course is an initiative to bring together North and West Campus residents. For location and course details see West Campus section on other side of brochure.
It’s the Small Things That Rule the World—Viruses Infect Everything Viruses are the most abundant living things in our biosphere. This course will introduce you to the enormity and diversity of the
viral world, the important roles that viruses have played in history and in our lives today, and amazing things that we humans can do with viruses.North Campus. Spring (VETMI 1100) 1 credit, Mondays, 4:30–5:20pm, Tatkon Center, Room 3331. Taught by John Parker, Virology, and Donlon Faculty Fellow. Limited to 20 students; first-year students only.
Building AutopsySustainability in Building Energy Policy from an Engineering–Economic–Behavioral Approach
In this course you will go “behind the walls” to under-stand why some buildings use less energy than others. Retro-fitting America’s buildings is
key to U.S. sustainability, but efforts are stalled. Take this course and find out why. In this hands-on course, you will visit buildings and “dissect” them to under-stand how buildings work, investigate how government policies affect retrofits, and talk to homeowners to see what they are really thinking. North Campus. Spring (CEE 1010) 1 credit, Mondays, 5:30–6:30pm, Tatkon Center, Room 3331, with two weekend field trips for site visits. Taught by Howard Chong, Economics and Sustainability and Faculty Fellow at Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and Donlon Faculty Fellow. Limited to 20 students.
Hidden Voices in Science Everyone knows Darwin, Newton, and Einstein but what about Percy Julian, Barbara McClintock, or Carlos Finlay? This course will expose first-year students to the female and
minority scientists who made significant contribu-tions to their fields but are largely unknown. We will spend each class period researching and discuss-ing the life history of a female or minority scientist, and participate in a discussion of the science they accomplished, and the times in which they lived. No science background required. Limited to 20 students; preference to first-year students.North Campus. Spring (VETMI 1150) 1 credit, Mondays, 7:30–8:20pm, Tatkon Center, Room 3331. Taught by Avery August, Microbiology and Immunology and Donlon Faculty Fellow. Limited to 20 students; first-year students only.
Seeing Science in Action Too often science is taught as a collection of static facts in a book, whereas science professionals think of science as a creative and collaborative process for discovery. In this course,
you will learn about and see cutting-edge research in modern laboratories through a program that first brings three different Cornell faculty members to talk about their research, followed by the class spending a day shadowing Ph.D. students and post-docs in each of those labs, and concluding with the class reading a journal paper from each lab.North Campus. Spring (BME 1110) 1 credit, Wednesdays, 7:30–9pm, Donlon Faculty-in-Residence apartment. Taught by Chris B. Schaffer, Biomedical Engineering and Donlon Faculty-in-Residence. Limited to 12 students.
North Campus Courses
“My class was excellent and one
of the best things about my first
semester at Cornell. I looked
forward to this class every week.”
“More of these courses! This is the
best way that Cornell can stimulate
a student's interest in a subject.“
“It is not a stressful class but is a
great learning opportunity. Strongly
recommend.”
“The small group setting is so
welcoming.”“This class changed the way I
approach my larger lectures. Rather
than sitting back and listening
passively, I'm more likely to ask
questions, go to office hours, and
do further readings and activities
that interest me.”
The Rhetoric of the Presidential ElectionThis course will follow the 2016 presidential election, critically examining the persuasive strategies of and about the candidates. We will consider the
rhetoric of promotional ads, news coverage, and the candidates’ speeches; ultimately evaluating the candidates’ effectiveness, ethics, and social impact. This course is for the politically informed and uninformed. We will inform and attempt to persuade one another.West Campus. Fall (COM 1940) 1.5 credits, Wednesdays, 12:00–1:15pm, Keeton Seminar Room. Taught by Jodi Cohen, Communication. Prerequisite: COMM 2010 (Oral Communication) or permission of instructor; contact Profes-sor Cohen at [email protected]. Limited to 16 students.
The Science of Social Behavior This capstone seminar for seniors interested in graduate study in scien-tific disciplines that focus on human behavior is designed to mirror the introductory course Six
Pretty Good Books (HD/ILRLR/COMM/SOC 2580), using the same set of readings, but the format is a weekly seminar rather than a lecture and the intent is to provide you with an opportunity to summon, integrate, and apply insights that you have acquired over the course of your four years of undergraduate education. West Campus. Fall (HD/SOC/ILR/COMM 4580) 4 credits, Wednesdays, 4:30–6:30pm, Keeton Seminar Room. Taught by Steve Ceci, Human Development and Keeton House Fellow, and Michael Macy, Information Science and Sociology. Prerequisite: Limited to seniors major-ing in human development, psychology, sociology, or economics who have completed at least one statistics course. Permission of instructor required; contact Professor Ceci at [email protected] or Professor Macy at [email protected].
Confinement When we think about prisons and jails, we tend to think about crime or social inequality. But what we rarely think about is how it feels to be locked up and what social life in prisons and jails is like. In this
course, we will address these questions through a series of films, guest lectures, and maybe a visit to a prison or jail.West Campus. Spring (PAM 2080) 1 credit, Mondays, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 27, Mar. 6 and 13, 3:30–5pm, Becker House Seminar Room. Taught by Christopher Wildeman, Policy Analy-sis and Management and Court Kay Bauer Faculty Fellow. Limited to 20 students; priority given to residents of North and West Campus. Permission of instructor required. Contact Professor Wildeman and Angela Downing at [email protected] and [email protected].
Bethe Ansatz: Building a Life Worth LivingOn a weekly basis, Bethe Ansatz will bring together students, Cornell faculty, and other distinguished guests for infor-mal, substantive engagement around a wide range of issues
and endeavors: intellectual, cultural, artistic, scientific, moral, social, and political. The conversational format, which encourages discussion and interaction, allows you to discover the intrinsic interest and reward of a life characterized by broad, vital intellectual curiosity and engagement.West Campus. Fall and Spring (AS 1200) 1 credit, Wednesdays, 7:15–8:15pm, House Professor and Dean apartment (125 Hans Bethe House). Hosted by Julia Thom-Levy, Physics and Hans Bethe Professor and Dean.
Cook Community Engagement: Bridging Self, Community, and WorldThis interdisciplinary course serves as a gateway for engage-ment in the Alice Cook House
community. As such, one of the primary purposes of the class is to give students an introduction and exposure to the varied opportunities for engagement with speakers from the Cornell, Ithaca, and global communities and also across social, environmental, and natural sciences, engineering, arts, and humanities. Through the course, we will provide spaces (both physical and digital) for students to engage in informal discussions with Cornell faculty, other invited speakers, and each other. The goal is to provide a platform for critical thinking and reflec-tion within and beyond the boundaries of one’s own discipline(s). Students will interact with peers, faculty, guest speakers, and Cook House community members who will provide first-hand perspectives on their work. The course is targeted at residents of Alice Cook House (including the Language House) on West Campus, but is open to anyone on campus. West Campus. Fall and Spring (NTRES 4940-Lec 002) 1 credit, Wednesdays, 7–8pm, House Professor and Dean apartment (101 Alice Cook House). Taught by Shorna Allred, Natural Resources and Alice Cook House Professor and Dean.
Learning Where You Live
courses are . . .
mostly one- and two-
credit, pass/fail courses
taught close to home
on North and West
Campuses by faculty
involved in these
residential communities
a great way to meet
other students
Most are open to you,
regardless of where you
live. Register for them
just as you would for any
other courses.
DURING ORIENTATIONSneak preview some North CampusLearning Where You Live courses and meet some of the faculty on
Sunday, August 21, Noon–1:30pmThe Tatkon Center, Room 3330
Lunch provided!
Want to explore an interesting subject in an informal and convenient setting?
Want to get to know a fantastic, friendly professor?
Still looking for an extra credit or two?
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