For courses to be offered in:
SPRING or SUMMER 2021: April 5, 2020
FALL 2021: November 5, 2020
SPRING or SUMMER 2022: April 5, 2021
FALL 2022: November 5, 2021
SPRING or SUMMER 2023: April 5, 2022
FALL 2023: November 5, 2022
SPRING or SUMMER 2023: April 5, 2022
FALL 2024: November 5, 2023
SPRING OR SUMMER 2025: April 5, 2024
Fall 2017 Call for Proposals for Summer/Fall 2018 courses & Course Grants
Faculty Guide to the Core (rev. 6/2018)*
FYI for Advisors: Student Information about Changes to the Core – 2017 (rev. 10/2017)*
Assessment Plan*
Faculty Development
Integrative Core Curriculum FAQs (rev. 10/2017)*
Visual Description of the Core (PowerPoint Slides) (rev. 7/2017)*
Integrative Core Approved Courses*
Assessment Report (Years of Interest 2017-2018 and 2018-2019)
Integrated Course Descriptions
| Fall 2016 | Spring 2017 | Fall 2017
Original Core Proposal (rev. 4/2013)
Academic Advisors’ Handbook for Fall 2017 Advising (rev. 3/2017)
*information has been updated to reflect the revision to the Core adopted by the faculty in May 2017.
Faculty Learning Communities:
Cultural Encounters:
- Marcus Gallo — HS 202 — World Civilization since 1500
- Julia Karolle-Berg – CMLC
- Brian Macskill – EN
- Maria Marsilli — HS 201 — World Civilization to 1500
- Pamela Mason – PO 241 — History, Culture, Politics
- John McBratney – EN 207 — World Literature
- Dan Kilbride – HS 142 – US Foreign Relations
- Roger Purdy – HS 201 – World Civilization to 1500
- Jack Patton – HS
- Michele Stopera Freyhauf - TRS
Learning Community Contact: Marcus Gallo
Global Communities:
- John McBratney - EN 299 - Indian Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
- Matt Berg - HS 330 - Imperialism and Decolonization
- Dan Kilbride - HS 295 - Global Capitalism in the United States
- HS 270 – Maria Marsilli - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture
- Jim Murphy - SC 205 - Conflict and Cooperation: Global Perspectives on Warfare and Peace-Building
- Gloria Vaquera - SC 353 - Latina/o Transnational Experience
Learning Community Contact: John McBratney
Power and Identity:
- Anne Kugler - HS 216 - The Spanish Armada
- Anne McGinness - HS 297/TRS329 - History of Christianity in Latin America
- Megan Thornton - SP 314 - Perspectives on Nations & Cultures of Latin America
- Gwen Compton-Engle - CMLC
- Santa Casciani - CMLC
- Luigi Ferri - CMLC
Learning Community Contact: Megan Thornton
State Formation:
- Dwight Hahn - PO 256 - Political Economy of Globalization
- Anne Kugler - [HS 221 - Early Modern European States ]
- Jen Ziemke - PO 332 - African Politics (Jen Ziemke)
- Mindy Peden - PO
Learning Community Contact: Dwight Hahn
Storytelling Across Time and Borders:
- Jim Krukones - HS333 - History on Film
- Jerry Sabo - IC231 - Short Fiction Since 1900: Russia, Slovak, Czech
- Jerry Sabo - IC230 - Short Fiction of the 19th Century: Russia, Slovak, Czech
- Mary Beadle - CO318 - International Film
- Mona DeBez - PO328 - The Middle East in Film and Media
- Mártha Pereszlényi-Pintér - [IC205 Global Fairy Tales, Fables, Folk Tales, and Short Fiction ]
- Keiko Nanko
- Phil Metres
Learning Community Contact: Mary Beadle
World Art, Cultural, History:
- Leslie Curtis, Gerry Guest, Linda Koch, Bo Liu - AH 201- Introduction to World Art
- Keiko Nakano – IC 227 – Japanese Film in the Context of Culture Society
- Paul Nietupski - TRS 299 - Pilgrimage
Learning Community Contact: Bo Liu
Asian Learning Community:
- Bo Liu, AH 313 Art of China
- Chunlan Liu, CN 101 Beginnng Chinese, 201 Intermediate Chinese, 301 Advanced Chinese I
- John McBratney, EN 285 Indian Literature
- Roger Purdy, HS 453 Modern Chinese History
- Akiko Ohno, Isw Ranganathan, IC 122B Japanese Calligraphy, Internmediate Ikebana
- Keiko Nakano, IC 227 Japanese Film Culture & Society, JP 101 Beginning Japanese, JP 201 Intermediate Japanese, JP 301 Advanced Japanese
- Walt Stepanenko, PL 286 Asian & Comparative Philosophy
- Pamela Mason, PO 241 History, Culture & Politics
- Paul Nietupski, TRS 252: Religions of India
Learning Community Contact: Paul Nietupski
Upon a request of an instructor, the Core Committee can approve grants to enrich their course. The instructor must email the director noting what the grant will be used for, how much money they are requesting as well as how the grant will support the core designation in their course. The Core Committee will discuss and vote on each request and will notify the instructor.
Previous Grants have been awarded to bring in guest speakers to courses. An example of such is an EN 125 instructor brought in guest speaker portraying civil rights icons.

* Sherrie Tolliver as Sojourner Truth