• COR 101.01 -- "Wild About Harry" -- or, Can any good thing come out of Hogwarts?
• COR 101.02 Mission: Possible - When Ordinary People Become Extraordinary
• COR 101.03 Survival Skills for the Christian Musician in the 21^st Century: what does culture have to do with music?
  
• COR 101.04 Examining the Cultural Mosaic: Where do you fit in?
  
• COR 101.05 Planning to be Successful in College
  
• COR 101.06 "Don't Just Say Something. Stand There!" - The Power of Nonverbal Communication
  
• COR 101.07 The Game of Life: Becoming a Student-Athlete Forever
  
• COR 101.08 TBA Staff
  
• COR 101.09 Understanding, Interpreting and Applying Parables from Biblical Literature
  
• COR 101.10 "Are We Ready for Jurassic Park? A Christian Look at the GATTACA syndrome"
  
• COR 101.11 "Living Below the Surface - Exploring the Spiritual Disciplines"
  
• COR 101.12 Jesus of the Media
  
• COR 101.13 Music, my passion, my calling? Should it be my vocation or my avocation?
  
• COR 101.14 Traveling Mercies: Finding God on the Road of Life
  
• COR 101A.01 Together We Can! - - Leadership Challenge
  
• COR 101H.02 Sharing Your Popcorn with Jesus: Faith and Film in Dialogue
  
• COR 101T.01 Movies, Music, and Me: Where Do I "Fit" in Today's World?

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 21^st 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.

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 21^st 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.