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WINTER 2008 TRANSFER SEMINARS
CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Art of Collaboration and Consensus Decision Making Lisa Naugle, Dance Th 2:00-2:50pm, MAB 317 Course Code 87600 Successful collaboration requires artful communication as individuals work on steps and procedures that are small portions of a larger accomplishment. Brainstorming, creative thinking and consensus decions making are valuable skills which foster one's ability to make significant contributions to teamwork. Lisa Naugle is a Professor in the Department of Dance. She holds a Ph.D and MFA from New York University. Her research explores the convergence of contemporary performance, improvisation and interactive media technologies. Her choreography has been performed in London, Amsterdam, Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Budapest,Prague, Brazil, Spain, Colombia, Korea, China and Canada, as well as throughout the USA. In the UCI Dance Department, she is the Artistic Director of the Improvisaiton Performance Ensemble. SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Cruise the News in Biology Rudi Berkelhamer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tu 3:00-3:50pm, CS 225 Course Code 87602 This seminar will focus on several new biological findings and/or areas of interest that have been in the news in the past year with an eye to critically evaluating them. Students in the class will choose those on which they would like to focus and will discuss the findings and how to learn more about the questions they raise. For several of the topics, the class will compare the popular press version (newspaper, magazine, online reporting) with what is found in the scientific literature. Techniques for reading and understanding difficult scientific articles will be presented and practiced. Rudi Berkelhamer is a faculty member in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education. She has designed and taught a broad range of Biology courses at UCI including the Experimental Biology Laboratory Class (Bio Sci 100LW), a problem-based learning class on Current Issues in Biology, and several Upper Division Writing in Biology classes. As Associate Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Education, Dr. Berkelhamer's responsibilities include oversight for the new student programs for both freshmen and transfers. SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES Language and Culture in Latin America Armin Schwegler, Spanish W 4:00-4:50pm, DBH 1427 Course Code 87601 Concentrating on Latin America, this course examines the linguistic and cultural contributions by Africans (slave trade) and American Indians. All lectures are graphic (Powerpoint), and students are invited to explore a geographic area (or language) of their choice in greater depth. No prior knowledge of spoken or written Spanish or American Indian languages is required. Prerequisites: Nada, except...an open mind and a disposition to gain a deeper appreciation for African and American Indian contributions to the Americas. Born in Switzerland and resident of the USA since 1975, Professor Schwegler has learned Spanish and about 10 other languages. His research on the Spanish language and its dialects have taken him to virtually every corner of Latin America (he often does field work in remote jungles in South America). The author of over 40 scholarly articles and several books, he is currently writing a monograph about PALO MONTE, an Afro-Cuban ritual language used in voodoo-like ceremonies. Prof. Schwegler has been a guest professor at several universities in Europe and the United States, and recently spent 2 years in Costa Rica as Director of UC's Education Abroad Program. In the fall of 2002, he taught at the University of Havana and did field work in Cuba for his new book. SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Peace is Every Step: Meeting for New Meditators Barbara Sarnecka, Cognitive Science F 11:00-11:50am, SSPA 3182 Course Code 87603 This seminar is a weekly meeting for people who are beginning a daily sitting meditation practice. Every week, we sit together in meditation for 15-20 minutes, then spend the rest of the hour discussing our practice and the readings. Barbara Sarnecka is an Assistant Professor in cognitive sciences, studying cognitive development. She has practiced yoga for 17 years and meditation for 7 years. |
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