VT: Environmental History
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Wednesday, Class meets at the Civil Rights Heritage Center, 1040 West Washington Street, South Bend
Professor Monica Tetzlaff, Department of History

This course focuses on human beings’ relationship to nature to the environment in what became and is the United States.  We will mainly read literary and political responses to the environment but will also look at theological, artistic and economic interpretations of nature.  From the industrial revolution to global warming, we will look at human harm to the environment and movements to preserve nature and human health. Our special emphasis will be healthy food and housing in local neighborhoods.

VT: Social Justice Movements in the United States
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Tuesday, DW3260
Professor Paul Mishler, Department of Labor Studies

 Social justice activism is everywhere: from Occupy to Black Lives Matter; from Pussy Hats to Palestine solidarity; from Bernie Sanders to Standing Rock.  Movements such as these have flourished in the United States since the emergence of popular politics. Most of these movements can trace their ideas, their organization, and their theoretical framework to one of three sources: the radical democracy spawned by the American and French Revolutions; the abolitionist movement; and the labor movement.
In this class we will explore the history of social justice movements in the US from the 19^th century to the present. Rather than looking at these chronologically, we will be examining issues, contradictions and questions that have emerged in many of these movements over time. Issues such as the relationship of social movements to electoral politics, the creation of “movement culture”, core issues and peripheral issues will be among the issues for our discussion. 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Monday, DW3260
Professor Joe Chaney, Department of English

This course is intended to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to graduate liberal studies, as well as to prepare you to participate successfully in all facets of the program. We’ll examine the various constellations of disciplines that make up the liberal arts and sciences, i.e., the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences. What are their core values? What kinds of questions do they ask? How do they collect their evidence and marshal their arguments? What discourses and projects do they make possible? How can we create an interdisciplinary perspective from them?

VT: The History of IU South Bend
10:00 AM - 12:05 PM, Saturday, DW2170
Professor Emeritus Patrick Furlong, Department of History

As IU prepares to celebrate its bicentennial in 2020, this course will be the first at IU South Bend to consider the long and often troubled history of our state university. Chartered in 1820, "Indiana Seminary" began to offer classes in 1824-25 in the backwoods village of Bloomington.  Greatly limited in enrollment, faculty and finances, IU emerged as a real state university under the leadership of David Starr Jordan in the 1880s.  After many years in the shadows of Wisconsin and Michigan, IU at last became a major research university during the presidency of Herman B Wells (1938-1962).  Today it has seven (or maybe eight) campuses and nearly 100,000 students. 

How IU struggled to achieve its present distinction will be our subject for this class.

VT: Book Publishing & Editing
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Thursday, DW3160
Professor Ken Smith, Department of English

Description coming soon.

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Monday, DW3119
Professor Joe Chaney, Department of English

Course Goals:

• To inform you of the expectations and requirements for the completion of the MLS project.
• To assist you to choose a project topic, create a committee, and complete the initial research necessary for the writing of the proposal, i.e., literature search, annotated bibliography, determination of     methodology.
• To write rough and final drafts of the project proposal.
• To successfully present and defend your project proposal to your committee.

ARR meeting/class time
Professor Joe Chaney, Department of English

5:30 PM - 8:15 PM, Tuesday, EA2102
Professor Krista Bailey, Department of Sustainabiity Studies

This course is designed to give students practical skills to manage sustainable innovation projects for businesses and other organizations.

Arranged meeting/class time
Professor Edwin Joseph, Department of Sustainability Studies

This course examines the impact that the design, construction and operation of built environments has on the environment, economy, and society.  It will explore how green building aspires to contribute to sustainability by transforming the design, construction, and operation of built environments.

Students completing this course will be prepared to take the LEED General Associate exam.