Spring 2009 Course List

SLR = Service-Learning is required in this class
SLO = Service-Learning is optional in this class
TC: This specifies the amount of out-of-class time that will be scheduled around your current schedule on a regular basis. All classes will require you to work on service-learning projects and related assignments outside of class as part of your regular out-of-class homework commitment. NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all classes are four credits.

ARTS 1050: Beginning Ceramics
Instructor: Kevin Flicker
Days and Times: MWF, 2:15-4:15
SLR
TC: no scheduled out of class time
Prerequisites: None
GER: ArtP
Partners: Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance, Someplace Safe, Stevens County Food Shelf
Project Description: Students will make two bowls for the annual Bread N Bowls event, a fundraiser to combat violence and hunger and increase arts and culture in our region.

ARTS 2050: Advanced Ceramics
Instructor: Kevin Flicker
Days and Times: MWF, 9:15-11:15
SLR
TC: no scheduled out of class time
Prerequisites: ArtS 1050 or instructor consent
GER: ArtP
Partners: see above
Project Description: see above

ARTS 2302: Beginning Painting II
ARTS 3310 Advanced Painting II
Instructor: Michael Eble
Days and Times: MW, 9:00-12:00
SLR
TC: no scheduled out of class time
Prerequisites: Students must take 2302 before 3310; classes meet together.
GER: ArtP
Partners: Someplace Safe, St. Mary's Elementary School
Project Description: The class will be working on collaborative art pieces with kindergarteners at St. Mary's for the Safe Exchange/family area in the new Someplace Safe space.

BIOL 1002: Human Nutrition
Instructor: Richard Hardy
Days and Times: TTH, 8:50-9:55 a.m.
SLO
TC: No scheduled out of class time. This project will be a group project that will meet a community need, so students will likely need to schedule meetings with their group members around their own schedules.
GER: Sci
Partners: UMM Student Affairs, Pomme de Terre Food Co-Op, Pride of the Prairie, Stevens County Medical Center
Project Description: Students in this course will analyze the healthy options at fast food establishments in Morris as part of a community health assessment.

BIOL 4004: Principles of Public Health and Epidemiology
Instructor: Karen Mumford
Days and Times: MWF, 1:00-2:05 p.m.
SLR
TC: Up to 10 hours of scheduled out-of-class time may be required to meet with stakeholders. These meetings will be scheduled around students’ schedules.
Prerequisites: Students must take Stat 1601 or Stat 2601, have junior status or have instructor consent.
GER: Sci-L
Partners: UMM Student Affairs, Pomme de Terre Food Co-Op, Pride of the Prairie, Stevens County Medical Center
Project Description: Students will conduct a health assessment of UMM students.

ENGL 1002: Fundamentals of Writing II
Instructor: Argie Manolis
Days and Times: MWF, 10:30-11:35
SLR
TC: 1 ½ hours each week, starting in week four, scheduled around your schedule.
Prerequisites: Students must have taken English 1001, Section 1, in Fall 2008 to enroll in this course
GER: College Writing (must have complete both Fundamentals of Writing I and II)
Partners: Grandview Apartments, Legacy Living, West Wind Village
Project Description: Students will plan and implement weekly recreational and therapeutic activities for elders to increase the quality of their lives.

ENGL 3032: Creative Nonfiction
Instructor: Argie Manolis
Days and Times: MWF, 1:00-2:05
SLR
TC: 1 ½ hours each week, starting in week four, or 2 hours for six weeks,
starting in week six, depending on project. Hours will be scheduled around your schedule for work with elders; hours for work with the schools will occur in the 8:30-3:20 time frame.
Prerequisites: Students must have taken English 1011 or equivalent
GER: Humanities
Partners: Grandview Apartments, Legacy Living, West Wind Village, Morris Area Schools Special Education Department, Morris Area Schools Omnibus Program
Project Description: Students can choose from one of the following projects: attend weekly recreational and therapeutic activities for elders to increase the quality of their lives, and write “found poems” from the elders’ words for their families; plan and implement a series of six lesson plans for Morris Elementary School students labeled gifted and talented that teach methods related to creative nonfiction; plan and implement a series of six lesson plans for students labeled learning disabled that teach methods related to creative nonfiction.

ENST 1101: Environmental Problems and Policy
Instructor: Karen Mumford
Days and Times: TTH, 12-1:40
SLO
TC: no scheduled out of class time
Prerequisites: None
GER: Envt
Partners: City of Morris, Pride of the Prairie, Morris Area School District
Project Description: Students will continue analyses of the community-wide environmental survey, creating power point presentations of key findings.

SOC 1101: Introductory Sociology
Instructor: Jennifer Rothchild
Days and Times: MWF, 11:45-12:50
SLO
TC: Students who enroll in the service-learning option in this class will be enrolling in a one-credit directed study that connects to the class. Students will spend two hours each week on site and 30 minutes every other week reflecting in small groups.
Prerequisites: None
GER: SS
Partners: The Zone, Morris Area School District’s after school program.
Project Description: Students will work at “The Zone,” an after school program, tutoring students in grades K-12 and assisting with wellness and academic enrichment activities. Students will also meet once every two weeks for 30 minutes to reflect on their work with “The Zone” and complete one additional 3-5 page reflective paper about their experiences.

SOC 3121: Sociology of Gender
Instructor: Jennifer Rothchild
Days and Times: MWF, 1:00-2:05
SLR
TC: No scheduled out of class time. This project will be a major group project that will meet a community need, so students will likely need to schedule meetings with partners and their group members around their own schedules.
Prerequisites: Soc 1101 or Anth 1111 or instructor consent
GER: HDiv
Partners: UMM Student Affairs, Pomme de Terre Food Co-Op, Pride of the Prairie, Stevens County Medical Center
Project Description: Students will conduct focus groups with UMM students, faculty, and staff regarding eating habits as part of a umm health assessment.

Directed Study Opportunities:

IS 2993: Disability Studies Practicum (two credits)
Instructor: Argie Manolis
Days and Times: Variable (this is a directed study)
SLR
TC: 2 ½ hours every other week, beginning in week five. We will also meet weekly for one hour for class.
Prerequisites: This directed study is open only to college students who are labeled learning disabled.
GER: Can request a GER designator
Partners: Morris Area School District
Project Description: In this a mentoring program; students will be paired with K-12 students with learning disabled labels. Mentor pairs will meet regularly for guided activities that use art as a method for storytelling and that teach self-advocacy skills. College students will also meet separately to complete readings and have reflective discussions. To enroll, please contact the instructor at 589-6257.

ENG 2993: Found Poetry and Service-Learning (two credits)
Instructor: Argie Manolis
Days and Times: Variable (this is a directed study)
SLR
TC: 1 ½ hours weekly, plus three three-hour meetings, all scheduled around students’ schedules
Prerequisites: English 1011 or the equivalent.
GER: Can request a GER designator
Partners: Grandview Apartments, Legacy Living, West Wind Village
Project Description: Attend weekly recreational and therapeutic activities for elders to increase the quality of their lives, and write “found poems” from the elders’ words to witness their stories for their families. To enroll, please contact the instructor at 589-6257.