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COR 101.01 "Wild
About Harry" -- or, Can any good thing
come out of Hogwarts?
By
the time the course begins, the final installment of the Harry Potter saga will
have appeared. It's clear that the HP
phenomenon isn't going away anytime soon.
So how should a Christian approach this popular series? Are these books
a sinister plot to subvert the youth of the world? What is the HP phenomenon telling us about
our culture and our world and our children?
Are there any redeeming social values in the stories - values that may
even be Biblical? In this COR 101 section, we'll read 2 or 3 of the Harry
Potter books, investigate what critics (on all sides) are saying, and reach our
own conclusions in light of Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience. We'll also investigate some of the most
prevalent worldviews and see which, if any, apply to the HP series.
The Instructor:
Dale Martin, Professor of English, is
a long-time veteran of the Greenville
College faculty. He earned degrees at Greenville College (BA),
University of Wisconsin
- Madison (MA), and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (PhD). His musical tastes run from Bach to
bluegrass, he has taught more than 30 different courses, has performed in Smoke on the Mountain and Messiah, has biked to the Gulf of
Mexico, enjoys woodworking, and reads Shakespeare, Grisham, Tolkein, Hopkins,
Frost, Silverstein, and Dilbert, among others.
COR 101.02 Mission: Possible - When Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary
Can
ordinary people solve global problems (like poverty, starvation, global warming
and genocide)? In this class we will
study ordinary people who, upon discovering their passions, changed the world
around them. At the same time we will
each examine our personal sense of mission as college students and beyond. In our pursuit of "extraordinary-ness" we
will engage in a process of self-discovery (using a variety of personality
tests and inventories), conduct interviews with extraordinary people, do
service with a community partner (the Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Center), and dream of the
new world we would like to create through faith and God's grace.
The Instructor:
Teresa Blue Holden
teaches in the History/Political Science Department. With a PhD in American Studies, she studies
the process of social change and works to bring about a more just society
through her own volunteer activities. In
2006, she was the Volunteer of the Year for the Jackie
Joyner-Kersee Center
in East St. Louis Illinois, and was first runner-up for the
St. Louis Rams Metro St. Louis Community Quarterback Volunteer of the
Year. In addition, Teresa is married to
Dave Holden and has three children:
Lindsey (16), Ashley (14) and David (10).
COR 101.03 Survival Skills
for the Christian Musician in the 21st Century: what does culture
have to do with music?
How does today's Christian musician relate to the American culture from the
perspective of his or her art? Christians have a knack of compartmentalizing
their faith into convenient boxes that are often contradictory. How should we
develop a proper Christian worldview that will stand up to the complexities of
our culture? What influence do we have
on our culture and more importantly, what influence does our culture have upon
us? Is it our responsibility to
influence our unbelieving culture through our music (i.e. Contemporary
Christian Music) or should we go with the flow, isolating our Christian
testimony from our art form? Using a number of reading selections, musical
examples, and discussion topics, we will explore the effect of culture on
Christian musicians in past generations and the effects of the great composers/musicians
on the cultures of their time. We will
discuss whether the cultural context shaped the musician or whether the
musician shaped the culture. This course will be examining and reevaluating
your theological assumptions or presuppositions and will require that you learn
to interpret music through the filter of its cultural and artistic roots. Part of your assignments will include weekly
listing assignments to a variety of musical styles, both past and current. Analysis of these selections will be centered
upon the cultural, religious, and philosophical origins of the individual
artists and the cultures that influenced them.
The Instructor:
Tom Stampfli is Associate Professor
of music and head of the music department.
Graduating from Texas
Tech University
in 1977 with a degree in piano performance, he remained at that institution for
his masters in both performance and pedagogy.
He received his Ph.D. in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy in 2006 with
high honors. Dr. Stampfli is a
Bosendorfer International Piano Artist and is published with Alfred Publishing
Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music. He
frequently speaks at conferences throughout the nation and maintains a
performance schedule in churches and other performance venues.
COR 101.04 Examining
the Cultural Mosaic: Where do you fit
in?
Ever
wonder about different cultural actions, traditions, food and experiences? Have you ever wondered about our different
cultures here in the U.S.? Have you ever participated in events that
promote global fellowship? What are some
reasons behind other people's traditions, be they family, religious or
cultural?
During
this class, by taking a personal, reflective, participatory journey into both
the familiar and unfamiliar, the comfortable and the uncomfortable, we will
examine, discuss and explore cultural and spiritual heritage, and it's
relevance to the body of Christ
HOW? We will accomplish these
objectives through film, discussion, church visits and cultural immersion
experiences. Be prepared to rock your spiritual house and enhance your cultural
palate that will promote awareness to other cultures, people, places and
things!!!
The Instructor
Michelle
D. Griggs is GC's Director of Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Affairs. Michelle has come from a distinctively
multicultural background after living and growing up in California,
Illinois, and Georgia. She loves to travel and
she has visited Mexico &
Canada,
and Uganda Africa. She has one 3 year
old son named August and a husband name Charles. Charles is a published novelist and they are both avid science fiction fans!
COR 101.05 Planning to be Successful in College
This
special course is designed to help make the transition from High School to
College by providing strategies for success.
Students take charge of their learning experience by gaining a better
understanding of their personality types and learning styles. Students also learn to overcome the
challenges of college by improving and acquiring new skills associated with
reading, note taking, study habits, class participation, active learning and
research methods. Students engage in
practical exercises that develop useful strategies that will guarantee success
and a promising career after graduation.
The
Instructor:
Will Boyd is the Assistant Dean for
Student Success and also an Instructor of Business Management. He earned a bachelors of science in
engineering, a Masters of Business Administration, and a Ph.D. in Religion. He is currently working to complete his
second Ph.D. in Organizational Management in the Spring of 2007. Serving as Assistant Dean, he focuses most of
his energies toward helping all students develop the skills necessary to
succeed academically and socially while at Greenville.
As an instructor, he teaches students the frameworks, models, paradigms
and methodologies needed to achieve financial freedom and success in
leadership. Outside of the college, he
serves as an International Presiding Bishop to Zion Ministries. In this role, he trains up men and women of
all ages to become successful leaders of not-for-profit organizations,
including churches and ministries all over the world. As Will finds much joy helping others meet
and exceed their personal goals and win others to Christ, he feels truly
blessed as he spends with his beautiful wife and children.
COR 101.06 "Don't
Just Say Something. Stand There!" -
The Power of Nonverbal Communication
We
laugh. We frown. We flirt.
We pout. We touch. We shrug.
We wink. We cry. Nonverbal communication is a powerful and
compelling force in our lives. It is
estimated that almost two-thirds of the meaning in any social situation is
derived from nonverbal cues. Through the
vehicle of improvisation and performance, this course will explore various
aspects of nonverbal communication such as territory and personal space, gender
attraction, gesture, body language, touch, clothing, scent, use of time, and
the distinctiveness of this form of communication from culture to culture. Activities will include a lip-sync contest, nonverbal
real-life experiments, nonverbal communication as creative expression, and
improvisation and discussion of nonverbal communication misunderstandings as a
result of cultural differences.
The Instructor
Dr.
Cecelia Ulmer serves as Professor of
Communication and Artistic and Managing Director of the Factory Theatre. She earned undergraduate and Master's degrees
from Murray State University
and a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Dr. Ulmer has worked with St. Louis Repertory
Theatre and Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
She brings over thirty years teaching experience to the G.C. classroom
and leads classes in theatre performance, literature, fine arts, and
communication. Dr. Ulmer has traveled
extensively in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Central and South America, and
served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras. She enjoys canoeing, camping, music, theatre,
bird watching, landscaping, and foreign films.
COR 101.07 The
Game of Life: Becoming a Student-Athlete Forever
What
does it mean to be a student-athlete in college? How does participating in
collegiate athletics affect who you become? How do faith and sport interact?
These questions and others focusing on the often criticized role of athletics
in higher education are examined in this course. Students will study current
writings, share their own "student-athlete" experiences, hear from current
athletes and from people who, although they are finished playing, still count
athletics as a powerful part of their lives. Students will learn about the
social, economic, physiological and psychological forces that impact their
experience - sometimes in good and bad ways.
The Instructor
Dave
Holden,
Dean of the School of Professional Studies, earned a Bachelor of Science
degree from the University
of Southern California in
1983 in business administration. He was a reserve offensive tackle for
the Trojan football team from 1980 to 1984. In his senior year, USC won the
Pacific-10 conference and defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 1985 Rose
Bowl. Dave earned the David L. Marks Scholar-Athlete award and received the
John Wayne Graduate Scholarship awarded by the Trojan Football Alumni Club.
After playing, he remained at USC, serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach from 1985-86.
He earned his Master's degree in Physical Education from USC in 1988 and
completed his Doctor of Education from Nova Southeastern
University in 2005. In
addition to his role as Dean, Dave currently serves as Faculty Athletic
Representative, assisting the Panther Athletic Department in complying with
NCAA regulations. For fun, he likes to coach his two daughters in track and his
son in flag football. He also is an assistant coach for the East St. Louis
Railers Track Club, helping shot put and discus throwers.
COR 101.08 TBA
Staff
COR 101.09 Understanding,
Interpreting and Applying Parables from Biblical Literature
Whether a single sentence or well developed story, parables were given to
stimulate thought and a right response in those who heard or read them. To
understand and interpret parables, one must learn what can be learned about the
original audience for each, the setting and cultural presuppositions, the
symbols relevant to the audience and the response the original audience was
pressed to make. Furthermore, one must also examine the interpretation given by
the author or source and discern the theological themes each parable affirms or
presupposes. In this course we will attempt to understand, interpret and apply
a variety of parables found in Biblical literature.
The
Instructor:
Robert
Johnson
does most of his teaching in the Department of Health, Physical Education and
Recreation. He has taught many outdoor activities included rock climbing,
canoeing, water-skiing and sailing. During the winter months he teaches
fencing. He also teaches Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology and several other
courses in Recreation. Professor Johnson also enjoys music and once team-taught
"Blues-based Music Appreciation" during Interterm with a colleague from the Music
Department.
COR 101.10 "Are
We Ready for Jurassic
Park? A Christian Look at
the GATTACA syndrome"
Many
Christians are concerned about the biotechnological advances of the 20th and
21st centuries. Yet, without knowing what they mean or how they work, we
cannot give a thoughtful, Spirit-led response. This class will enable
students to wrestle with these questions as we see how science is used in
forensics, medicine, and society, and realize that Christians can harness
scientific knowledge and power to formulate an ideology that benefits
society. Students will be engaged in both classroom learning and
directed experiential learning to form ideas that will help shape the
future.
The Instructor:
Dr.
Eugene Dunkley (PhD, M.Min.) is an associate professor of Biology at Greenville College. He graduated from Fordham University with a B.S. in Biology in
1980, and received his PhD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1991.
He spent eight years as a postdoctoral scientist in Oxford, U.K.
He spent two years teaching for the University
of Maryland, European Division until
coming to Greenville
College in 2001. He
teaches Microbiology, Cell Biology, Science and Christianity, Health, and
Forensics. He is a pre-med advisor and very interested in continuing
projects with Rwanda and Burundi.
He along with his wife are pastors of the Coffeen FM Church.
COR 101.11 Living Below the Surface - Exploring the Spiritual
Disciplines
Jesus told us that He came to give us abundant
life, yet many Christians live defeated lives, full of worry, frustration,
fear, and nagging sin. And when the storms of life come? We are
tossed back and forth because there is no depth to our spiritual lives.
"Living Below the Surface" explores the importance of cultivating a deeper walk
with Jesus Christ through the Spiritual Disciplines. We will explore (and
practice) the inward disciplines of meditation, prayer, and study, and the
outward disciplines of simplicity, submission, fasting and service. If
you're ready to venture "below the surface" where the waters are calmer, richer
and fuller, then join us on the journey inward!
The
Instructor:
Lori Gaffner is the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Formation, and she is
beginning her fifteenth year at the college. After earning her undergraduate
degree from Greenville
College, she worked in
pastoral ministry for five years as an Assistant Pastor, in charge of
children's and youth ministries. She has undergraduate degrees in psychology
and religion, as well as elementary education, and a master's degree from Eastern Illinois University
in Educational Guidance and Counseling. Life is busy but quite fulfilling for
Lori and her husband, with three young children (including a son and twin
"miracle" daughters - born 10 weeks early and weighing under 3 pounds
each), campus life, and other responsibilities. Someday, there may even be time
for a hobby or two!
COR 101.12 Jesus
of the Media
How
does a 21st Century culture relate to the Christ of the New
Testament? This course will open a dialogue in cultural relevancy, media
culture, and spiritual responsibility using texts such as Marshall McLuhan's
"Media and Culture"and H. Richard Niebuhr's "Christ and Culture", and several
films depicting and interpreting spirituality, Christianity, and Christ.
The Instructor:
Jacob
Amundson is a new addition the Greenville
College Art
Department. An alum of
'01, Jacob went on to receive a Master's degree in Alternative Media from Webster University and is pursuing a Master of
Fine Arts degree at Azusa Pacific with an emphasis in Emerging Media. Jake
teaches a variety of courses in Art and Digital Media including: Graphic
Design, Digital Photography, Digital Video, Digital Imaging, Painting, Film
Studies, and Advanced Studio. He lives in St.
Louis with his wife Lisa and daughter Charlotte.
COR 101.13 Music,
my passion, my calling? Should it be my
vocation or my avocation?
Is music your passion? Are you called to be a music maker and help
others learn to be music makers? Should music be your vocation or your avocation? COR101 section 13 will explore what it takes
to make a living in music. Students will
discover their strengths through several testing mechanisms and how those
strengths can be applied to the way you study, the career you choose, and even
how you function in relationships.
COR101.13 will examine films, dialogue with invited guests and share our
love of music making.
The Instructor
Since
graduating from Greenville College, Dr.
Kay Smith Paulsen earned a Master of Music in vocal performance from Northwestern University,
Evanston, Illinois,
and a Doctor of Music in vocal performance and pedagogy from the University of Colorado,
Boulder. Her
professional life began as a public school music teacher here in Bond County.
Kay
performed as a professional vocalist for several years with Lyric Opera of
Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Grant Park Symphony Chorus, soloed with
symphonies and community choral ensembles, performed lead roles in operas and
gave vocal recitals across Illinois
and in the northwest. In addition, she performed on Sunday Evening Club, WTTW,
Chicago for ten years and as a sacred musical artist across the Midwest, Northeast and Southwest. While living in Atlanta, Kay sang with the Atlanta Symphony Chorus under
the direction of Robert Shaw which included performing in the opening ceremony
for the 1996 Olympics and in the yearly televised Martin Luther King Day
celebration at the Ebenezer Baptist Church
in Atlanta. In addition, she was a soloist at Peachtree
Christian Church where she served as a Stephen Minister and was a deacon.
Kay
has served on the music faculties of Elgin
Community College, Lakeland
Community College, Idaho State
University, University of Colorado as graduate assistant and Agnes Scott
College. She has taught general music and choral music
at every level of public education as well as serving as adjudicator and guest
conductor for state and local choral festivals.
COR 101.14
Traveling Mercies: Finding God on the Road of Life
This course begins with the
assumption that God calls us to a life of listening and of telling stories-a
supposition that will be explored through a critical examination of the genre
known as "spiritual autobiography." Students will read, write, and discuss the
theme of the "journey" from a Christian perspective. As a result, they will
come to understand something of the narrative process as a channel for
discovering both who and whose they are, as they acquire skills in learning to
listen more carefully to their own, as well as other's lives. A variety of
contemporary voices will be read as a class (including selections by Frederick
Buechner, Richard Rodriguez, Kathleen Norris, Anne Lamott, Lauren Winner and
Randall Balmer), and analyzed using the lenses of history, literature, and
theology, with the particular goal of situating each writer in his/her
religious, geographical, and cultural context.
The Instructor:
Brian T. Hartley, Head of the
Department of Philosophy and Religion and Dean of the Chapel, holds a Ph.D. in
Historical Theology from Saint Louis University, with previous graduate work at both
Princeton and Oklahoma
State University.
An alumnus of Greenville, he was the recipient
of the Princeton preaching fellowship in London,
England, as well as pastor
of churches in Toronto, Canada, and Stillwater, Oklahoma.
He is the recipient of several awards from the National Endowment for the
Humanities, a published author in the history of Christian Worship, and served
most recently as Scholar-in-Residence at the Institute for Ecumenical Research
at St. John's University,
Collegeville, MN. Other passions for Professor Hartley
include playing the drums, baking bread, performing Shakespeare, and collecting
prayer books.
COR 101A.01 Together We Can! - -
Leadership Challenge
This course will entail
PHYSICAL CHALLENGES that test the mind, body, and spirit! We will participate in a ½ marathon, a
weekend backpacking trip, and rappelling and rock climbing. It will be rigorous but ultimately all
activities will be at your own pace.
Coach Barber will lead the class and it will also include scripture
memorization and a writing element.
The Instructor
This
course is taught by Dr. George Barber, Head Men's basketball coach and
Associate Professor of HPR at Greenville
College. Coach
Barber and his wife Lisa are the parents of five children, ages 5-13. He
is an active jogger and enjoys playing basketball and golf, but says he not
very good at either one. He enjoys studying and teaching in the area of
leadership. He enjoys sports movies, and books about real life
overachievers. Coach Barber has taken classes backpacking in Utah
and Colorado, and Kayaking in Florida. Each
Spring he heads up the Adapted Sports Olympics day at Greenville College.
He has coached at Bradley University and at the University of Kentucky
where in 1996 the team won a Division I National Championship.
COR 101H.02 Sharing Your Popcorn with Jesus:
Faith and Film in Dialogue
How might a thoughtful Christian engage the powerful images, stories, and
values of popular movies? Christians often have a strangely schizophrenic
relationship with the larger culture: we seem to oscillate between the extremes
of either thoughtlessly embracing our popular culture or energetically waging
holy wars and building holy walls to protect ourselves from these
"secular" influences. Using books such as Robert K. Johnston's Reel
Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue (2007) and Roy M. Anker's Catching
Light: Looking for God in the Movies (2005) as starting points, this course
will explore ways that Christians can dialogue with popular film. The course
will ask you to think deeply theologically and will demand that you learn new
ways to critically interpret film. As part of your course
"reading" you will need to view one film a week outside of class
during our Monday evening film "lab"-don't sign up for the course if you can't
sign-up for the Monday night lab as well.
The Instructor:
S. Bradley Shaw, Associate Professor of English, graduated from GC in 1983 with
majors in English and Religion. He returned as a professor in 1991 after
completing a Ph.D. in American Literature at the University of Illinois.
He has earned research fellowships from the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the Pew Charitable Trust. In 1997-1998 and again in 2004-2005,
Shaw served as the Fulbright Professor of American Literature and Culture at
the University of Bergen in Norway. He sometimes
daydreams about returning to Europe in order
to bike across the continent and field-test the ice cream and chocolate in each
country.
COR 101T.01 Movies, Music, and Me: Where Do I
"Fit" in Today's World?
Have you ever wondered why you are infatuated with
the movie Blades of Glory, but your
best friend cannot see enough of The
Reaping? Why you are attracted to
jazz, classical, or Christian music, and all of your pals love rockabilly
music? Are you an only child, or the
baby of your family? Are you an INFP, or
an ESTJ? Do you utilize your spiritual
gifts? Do you NEED to feel affection, inclusion, and control in a relationship? Well, we will discover the answers to those
questions by examining personality theory through movies and music,
communication patterns, and more in this TRANSFER COR 101 course. Together we will discover your Gallup strengths, examine
your birth order, explore your Myers-Briggs personality type, and uncover your
spiritual gifts. We will study popular
movies and your favorite musical styles, as you make connections to your
personality traits. Finally, we will
study communication habits, and gender differences. The results:
encouragement to transform your life to fit into this 21st century
world.
The
Instructor:
"The
Queen Has Spoken," one of Mary Engelbreit's infamous phrases, comically
describes Professor Veronica Ross,
Communication Department Head, and Director of Management and Business for
WGRN, the College radio station. As per
the StrengthsFinder results, she falls into the themes of Learner, Input,
Connectedness, Arranger, and Relator.
These themes hold true for her as teaching is her passion, so she shares
her Communication knowledge with traditional students, all the while
learning as much as she offers others.
Professor Ross also demonstrates leadership/arranger skills by serving
as Advisor for Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honors Society. Shopping with her 11-year-old granddaughter,
Alexa; playing games with her eight-year-old grandson, Andrew; and snugging her
four-year-old grandson, Aiden, allows her to "Bloom Where She's Planted." Join her to explore self, culture, and media
in the world around us.
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