Category Archives: Course Announcements

AGED 260 Now Offered Summer Online

*NEW* AGED 260: Introduction to Leadership Studies is now being offered as a summer online course!

Description:

Overview of multiple leadership theories and their application to leadership and followership in multiple settings. Students learn and apply leadership theories to enhance their own leadership

and record their growth through a series of surveys, readings, exams and assignments.

This online course will include unique videos, an interactive e-Text, group activities and even a game simulation for one of the eight modules.

 

  • 8-week Summer Session 2:  June 13 – August 6, 2016.
  • CRN: 36784
  • Meets a Social Science General Education requirement
  • Required course in the Minor in Leadership Studies

 

If you have students interested in the Leadership Studies Minor, or simply want to take a leadership course in the convenience of an online format, please forward this on to your students.

Contact Lisa Burgoon burgoon@illinois.edu with any questions or for additional information.

 

Thanks!

Lisa

 

Lisa Burgoon, MS, EdM

Director, Minor in Leadership Studies

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

290 Illini Union, MC-384

1401 West Green St, Urbana IL 61801

Summer Law Course

Please feel free to share this Summer Law opportunity with your students.

 

Law 199-A, Best of American Case Law, CRN: 38709

Program Description

“The Best of American Case Law” is a 10-day course, designed to introduce undergraduates and international students to some of the most important and exciting law school cases.

Students will come to understand how the law school classroom works, experience a broad sample of at least 8 different areas of the law, and engage with nationally renowned law faculty as they present some of the most important legal cases. The program aims to enhance students’ ability to think critically and understand case law.

Schedule

July 18 – 29, 2016
9 AM – 1 PM, daily

Each day will feature 1-2 cases, selected from a wide range of U.S. legal cases. Following class, students will have the opportunity to eat lunch with the professor and learn more about the class and/or law school. Afternoons will be spent engaged in a focused study and briefing of the next day’s cases.

 

Thank you,

 

Kelly J. Salefski

Director of Academic Initiatives &

Student Records

University of Illinois College of Law

HDFS 494: STRONG Kids now accepting applications for 2016-2017

The Family Resiliency Center is currently accepting applications for the HDFS 494 undergraduate research course.  Applications are due April 8th. They will be reviewed and interviews conducted the last few weeks of April. Students are eligible if they

  • Will have sophomore, junior, or senior class standing by Fall 2016
  • Are available to work regular hours on an assigned research project for 6-9 hours per week
  • Have two, 3 hour blocks of time each week
  • Are able to attend class every other week on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:00

The purpose of these two-semester year-long supervised research course is to provide students with a first-hand experience working as part of a research team as well as to help them develop a working knowledge of the theory and applications of transdisciplinary approaches to obesity research.

This course is divided into 3 components: Obesity prevention, professional development training, and applied research.

Additional information about this course, as well as a downloadable application can be found on our website at:  http://familyresiliency.illinois.edu/students.html.  The application and flyer are also attached.

Please contact: Jill Bowers, Coordinator (bowers5@illinois.edu)  if you have any questions.

 

Jen Themanson

Project Coordinator

STRONG Kids

The Family Resiliency Center

University of Illinois

217-244-5119

strongkids@illinois.edu

Information about American Sign Language courses and SHS 222 Language and Culture of Deaf Communities

I wanted to share some information from the Department of Speech and Hearing Science about SHS 222 Language and Culture of Deaf Communities and SHS 121 American Sign Language I. In the past, students planning on taking SHS 121 ASL I on this campus have been required to also take SHS 222 prior to, or concurrently with, SHS 121, unless instructor consent has been given. I wanted to let you know that the department has proposed no longer requiring SHS 222 as a pre- or co-requisite for SHS 121. This is in the process of being formally approved and in all likelihood will be, effective fall 2016, but it is not currently reflected in the information in Course Explorer or the fall 2016 class schedule. Although this will not be able to be updated online in time for registration, given the timing of this, I wanted to be sure you knew that students interested in taking SHS 121 on this campus will not be prevented from being able to enroll in the course if they have not yet taken, or may not be able to enroll concurrently in SHS 222 this fall or in future semesters.

 

Since SHS does not offer a fourth semester of American Sign Language (courses only go through ASL 3), students in colleges that require the equivalent of four years of foreign language for their bachelor’s degree can take SHS 222 for the fourth level of the language, provided they do not use SHS 222 to satisfy another Gen. Ed. area, specifically in Social Science and US Minority Culture(s).  SHS 222 will continue to be offered both fall and spring, and students may take that at any point with the ASL classes. As of this writing, the times that SHS 222 will be offered in the fall are in the process of being updated but the class is slated to be taught during the first 8 weeks of the fall semester.

 

Lastly, ASL 1 and ASL II, SHS 121 and SHS 221, are both offered this fall. The department is working on adding information to the class schedule, including a link to request to be placed on a waitlist for ASL classes only. Please note that ASL 3, SHS 321, is not offered this fall but will be offered once again in the spring, along with both SHS 121 and SHS 221. The department does foresee all three levels being taught each semester (fall and spring) in future terms.

 

I appreciate you sharing this information with your students.

 

Many thanks.

 

Kathi Ritten

 

 

Kathi Ritten

Academic Advisor

College of Applied Health Sciences

Department of Speech and Hearing Science

220 Speech and Hearing Science Building, MC-482

901 South Sixth Street

Champaign, IL 61820

(217) 333-2230

E-mail:  ritten@illinois.edu

Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World

Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World welcomes applications for summer intensive language classes.

Dates: 13-Jun-2016 – 06-Aug-2016
Location: Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Students can earn up to 10 university credits by completing an 8 week intensive summer language institute session.
Minimum language requirement: No Minimum

The Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World is a language institute that takes place over the summer (June 13 – August 6, 2016) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This summer we will be offering

– Arabic
– Persian
– Swahili
– Turkish
– Uzbek
– Wolof

The eight week session includes a four-week elementary I level course (no prior knowledge of the target language is assumed) and a four-week elementary II  level course. Each four-week course covers the amount of material equivalent to one semester of language instruction at the University of Illinois. Students can choose to complete four or eight week of classes.

After completing these intensive language classes, students will be ready to move on to the intermediate level in Fall 2016, and have the foreign language requirement taken care of in a short time frame. They will enjoy the multitude of co-curriuclar cultural activities that will introduce the cultures of the languages offered in this institute.

We invite students to join the 9% of Americans who choose the unique and meaningful experience of learning a Less Commonly Taught Language. We believe that learning these languages will allow students to gain new global perspectives and set them apart as highly qualified individuals for international work and engagement. Many of these languages have been designated by the US government as critical to U.S. National Security and can assist students in securing international positions in governmental, development and academic sectors.

Join us and over the short span of 8 weeks you can earn up to 10 credits and go from never having heard of a language to holding a conversation in it. For more information visit our website at silmw.linguistics.illinois.edu

Best,
Eman

 
Eman Saadah, Ph.D.

Arabic Language Program ӏ Director and Coordinator
Less Commonly Taught Languages Program ӏ Director
Department of Linguistics
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-168
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/uiucarabic?fref=ts
Summer Institute: http://silmw.linguistics.illinois.edu/

Illinois in Washington Deadline Approaching

Please share the following message with your students about the approaching deadline for Illinois in Washington. The program is open to students of all majors. Students will earn 12 credits Illinois coursework during the fall semester.

 

Deadline to spend fall in Washington, DC is April 1!

Spend fall interning and taking U of I classes in Washington, DC, with Illinois in Washington.  Fall application deadline is April 1.  Visit http://www.washington.illinois.edu/apply/information/ for application information.  If you have any questions, please get in touch with Susan Dimock at sdimock@illinois.edu.

 

Thanks,

 

Katie Clark

 

Academic Advisor

Department of Political Science

417 David Kinley Hall

217-333-7491

Gen Ed recommendation

FAMILIES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

HDFS 220 / ANTH 210

Professor Marcela Raffaelli (mraffael@illinois.edu)

(Department of Human Development & Family Studies, College of ACES)

 

Families in Global Perspective Fall 2016 (HDFS 220 ANTH 210)

Course Format: The course incorporates a dynamic mix of lectures, video case studies, discussions and in-class activities.

 

Sample topics. Students will learn how families are affected by the globalization of ideas (e.g., views about gender relations and child development transmitted through the media); global market forces (e.g., globalization of labor and transnational employment); and international development initiatives (e.g., the Sustainable Development Goals). We will also consider variations among families in different parts of the globe and examine variations due to historical, political, and cultural contexts.

 

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:

Cultural Studies: Non-Western and Social and Behavioral Sciences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Format: The course incorporates a dynamic mix of lectures, video case studies, discussions and in-class activities.

 

Sample topics. Students will learn how families are affected by the globalization of ideas (e.g., views about gender relations and child development transmitted through the media); global market forces (e.g., globalization of labor and transnational employment); and international development initiatives (e.g., the Sustainable Development Goals). We will also consider variations among families in different parts of the globe and examine variations due to historical, political, and cultural contexts.

 

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:

Cultural Studies: Non-Western and Social and Behavioral Sciences.

new course LAS 199: Professional Development Seminar

 

What are you doing this summer?

 

An internship?

Part time work?

A service learning experience?

 

The College of LAS is excited to announce a new course to help you integrate your summer experience with your academic and career development goals. Introducing the:

 

LAS 199: Professional Development Seminar

 

This course meets in-person four times this spring (4/4, 4/11, 4/18, and 4/25) to help you prepare for the summer experience followed by six online modules over the summer and two in-person classes on 8/22 and 8/29.

 

In this course, students will connect experiential learning (internships, service learning, volunteer efforts, part-time work related to their field of study) to their liberal arts & sciences education and explore how out of class learning can support career exploration and skill development.

 

Students will make connections between their experiential learning experience and their academic, personal and professional goals through classroom activities, reflections, an e-portfolio as well as cover career development topics such as identifying your work style, company fit, and informational interviews.

 

While this course is open to all LAS students, it is expected that students who join this course will have at least a 20 hours/week experience for 5 weeks over the summer.

 

Enrollment is by application only: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/8891285

 

Questions may be directed to the course instructor, Robin Mosley Vaughan.

 

While the bulk of the work is done online this summer, this unique course will go on your transcript as a Spring 2016 course (i.e. summer school tuition is not required).

 

Apply now! Class begins Monday, April 4th!

LAS 199PDS: Professional Development Seminar (1 credit; CRN 64793)

Summer 2016 NEW faculty-led program

It’s not too late to apply for this NEW summer 2016 faculty-led program to Prague and Krakow! 5 weeks – 2 cities – 6 credit hours!

 

Application deadline: April 1

 

The application is not time consuming and can all be completed online. No recommendations are required. Students will just need to submit 5 short answer essay questions, a few signature documents and short questionnaires, unofficial transcript, and a photocopy of their valid passport (or receipt as proof of application for a new or renewed passport)!

 

See flier attached or visit the brochure page online for more information including cost: http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/?go=PolandCzechRepublic.

HIST Krakow_Prague

Stacy

Stacy Billman

Assistant Director for Faculty-Led Programs

Illinois Abroad & Global Exchange

Illinois International Programs

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

112 International Studies Building

910 S. Fifth St. | Champaign, Illinois 61820

sbillman@illinois.edu | (217) 333-6322

FSHN 220 – Principles of Nutrition: a blended course on Tues/Thur evenings

I have started teaching the fall section of FSHN 220 (principles of nutrition) on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6:30-8:20) using a blended format.

If you know of students who are interested in nutrition as an elective, and who have difficult schedules to set, please consider this course.

All majors welcome, students only need one semester of general or introductory chemistry to be successful in this course.