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Course Calendar

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Large group meetings are in blue.
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Student-led discussion days have yellow background.

 Tuesday  Thursday
  Aug 21 KI 101 Introduction
Aug 26 DO 205 Review syllabus; Theme discussion;

Individual PowerPoint presentations
Items assigned 8/21

Aug 28 DO 205 Values Continuum and discussion of Never Let Me Go

Turn in Workshop choices
Sep 2 DO 205 What is a seminar? Critical thinking, evaluating information and participating fullyHow critical are you when evaluating news, claims, sources of information?  How do you and people you know fall victim to failure to critically analyze the statements of others?  

Lunsford et al.  "Everything is an Argument" & "Fallacies of       Argument"
Bring 3 questions from the reading to discuss in class
Bring in 3 typed questions for the Chancellor
Explore these sites:
  
http://www.rythospital.com/
  
http://www.dhmo.org/    
    
   http://www.snopes.com/college/college.asp  
Sep 4  KI 101 Chancellor DePaolo

Read Chancellor DePaolo's bio and CV online: http://www.uncw.edu/chancellor/biography.html

Portfolio topic A due today  

 

Sep 9 DO 205 History of the University
Introduction to Dream Job Assignment

Aydelotte: "The Oxford Stamp"  
Tompkins: "The Day I Walked Out of Class"
Egol: "The Future of Higher Education"
Bring 3 questions from the reading to discuss in class
Look for an article on higher education in the NYT
Portfolio topic B due today

Sep 11 DO 205 Time Management

Fox: "Time Management..."
Nichols: "Get Time on Your Side"
Bernstein: "Getting It Done..."
 

Start Time Diary

Sep 16 TBA Workshops

Readings/assignments:  TBA

Sep 18 TBA Workshops

Readings/assignments: TBA

Sep 23 DO 205 Theme Day:  Health Care

Farmer: "Listening for Prophetic Voices"
Cohn:
Portfolio topic C due today

Time Diary due

Sep 25

DO 205

Workshop Presentations

Portfolio Essay on Health Care readings/discussion due
Sep 30 DO 205 Mountains Beyond Mountains Oct 2 DO 205 Mountains Beyond Mountains
Dream Job Review

2 Cultural/Service reactions due

Oct 7    FALL BREAK / LYCEUM
 
Oct 9 KI 101 Honors Discussion
Oct 14 DO 205 Dream Job Presentations

Portfolio Essay on Mountains Beyond Mountains due
Oct 16 DO 205 Dream Job Presentations
Oct 21 DO 205 Dream Job Presentations

Portfolio topic E due today

Oct 23 KI 101 International Programs:
Oct 28 DO 205 Civic Engagement

Loeb:  "The Real Rosa Parks"

Oct 30 KI 101 Civic Engagement: Dr. Stephen Meinhold
Nov 4 DO 205 Introduction to Albert Schweitzer & The Schweitzer Award

Schweitzer:  On the Edge of the Primeval Forest, Ch. 1 & 2
http://home.pcisys.net/~jnf/
http://www.schweitzer.org/english/aseind.htm

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/schweitzer.html

Bring a humanitarian to class
Portfolio topic D due today

Nov 6 KI 101 Schweitzer Award: 

Portfolio essay on the election due today

Nov 11 DO 205 Theme day: Nov 13 DO 205 Theme day:

Portfolio essay on the Schweitzer Award due today

Nov 18 DO 205 Theme day:  Nov 20 DO 205 Theme day:
Portfolio topic F due today
Nov 25 DO 205 Theme day: 
 
Nov 27   Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 2 DO 205 Wrap up: 
Reflective Essay due
Final Cultural/Service reactions due
Dec 5
Friday
  Final Exam Gathering; 9:30 - 11:00
ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED!