Spring 2006 Registration Information
Spring 2006 Courses
Honors Seminars:
HNR 100 Orientation Seminar
HNR 210 Arts in Society
HNR 220 Introduction to Political Culture and Practice
HNR 230 Scientific Issues and Practice
Honors Thesis Project Seminars:
BEN 498 Senior Thesis II
BIO 419 Biology Honors Seminar
HNR 309 Thesis/Project Planning Seminar
HNR 409 Thesis/Project Execution Seminar
Last updated: January 18, 2006
Honors Seminars:
HNR 100 Orientation Seminar
Each section is 1 credit, pass/fail grading. The three sections of this seminar are intended to provide intellectual enrichment, foster academic pursuits, and introduce students to the world of ideas. It is required for all freshmen who are newly admitted to the Honors Program in the spring semester.
The 60's and Where They Went: Art Music, Pop Music and Culture
Mind-Body-Spirit Seminar
Triploid Obsession: The Figure Skating Hostas of Opera
The 60's and Where They Went: Art Music, Pop Music and Culture
Section M001: Tuesday 5:00 - 6:20 p.m., #33965
Start Date: January 24, 2006 (Tuesday)
Instructor: Professor Andrew Waggoner
Everyone talks about the sixties, and many feel a special kinship with the time, its spirit and its music. This is true even of many who were not only not at Woodstock or the Chicago Democratic convention, but who were not even born until the 70's or the 80's. For politicians the 60's serve as a convenient symbol, a halcyon time of raised consciousness and social commitment, or a dark age of wanton immorality and social decay, depending on who's doing the talking. Whether viewed as the decade of peace and love or of drugs and sex, the 60's still feel somehow contemporary, somehow still very much with us. Why this is so and what it means for us almost fifty years later will be the subject of this seminar, a subject pursued through the pop music, art music, visual arts, mass culture and politics of the time, with a view toward decoding the messages they continue to send into the present.
Mind-Body-Spirit Seminar
Section M002: Tuesday 2:00 - 3:20 p.m., #33966
Start Date: January 24, 2006 (Tuesday)
Instructor: Professor Anne Kearney
Are you interested in exploring the connections between your mind, your body, and your spirit? Are you curious about what research is finding about these connections? The MBS seminar offers Honors students the opportunity to explore, and perhaps unravel, a few of these mysteries. We will explore ideas about wellness, balance, and meaning. We will also work to apply some of these discoveries in our daily lives, which may lead to an increase in overall well-being. This will include various stress management strategies. Come and discover some of the amazing potentials we all share; this seminar is, by design, "all about you!"
Triploid Obsession: The Figure Skating Hostas of Opera
Sec M003: Th 7:00-8:20 p.m., #33967
Start Date: January 26, 2006 (Thursday)
Instructor: Professor Steven Chamberlain
What links these three topics is that they are all activities that cut across American society in garnering their connoisseurs and obsessive fans. The popularity of all three begs the question of just how essential such activities may be to our social fabric. We will discuss the concepts of "quality" in each of these pursuits. Field trips for opera and hostas, schedule and weather permitting.
Sophomore Honors Seminars:
The sophomore seminars are intended to expose you to the cultural and civic life in the wider Syracuse community, using a hands-on approach so you will have a more informed basis for participation later in life. They consist of HNR 210, HNR 220 and HNR 230.
While students intending to complete requirements for General University Honors must take (1) HNR 210 and (2) HNR 220 or HNR 230, they can be taken in any order.
Sophomore seminars are optional for students who started in the Honors Program Fall 2004 or later. However, you may combine three 1-credit HNR sophomore seminars (in which you received a "B" or higher) to count as one required HNR course. For those of you with tight schedules, this may be an efficient way to fulfill a three-credit requirement over multiple semesters.
All sophomore seminars are offered contingent upon sufficient enrollment. Keep an eye on this site for possible additions to the offerings.
HNR 210 Arts in Society
1 credit, pass/fail
Sec M003: W 3:45-5:05, #31925
Sec M005: TH 3:30-4:50, #31927
Sec M006: TH 5:00-6:20, #31928
Start Dates: Second week of Classes (January 25, and 26, 2006)
Instructor: William D. West
This seminar is an experienced-based introduction to the Arts in the City of Syracuse . Students will attend a production at the Syracuse Opera, Syracuse Symphony, Syracuse Stage (an Equity theatre), an event at Crouse College , and will visit the Everson Museum . Background information is presented in class prior to each event. Students write reviews of each event afterwards and discuss the performances in class.
Note that there is a $43 course fee to cover costs of tickets. For more information, see the on-line syllabus.
HNR 220 Introduction to Political Culture and Practice
Each section is 1 credit, pass/fail grading. The various sections of this seminar will explore civic life in the wider Syracuse community. Different approaches for this exploration will be used in different sections:
Muslim Communities
Flaunting it! The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights and Culture
Women and Community
Culture of Violence
Muslim Communities
Sec M001: M 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., #31929
Start Date: Monday, January 23, 2006 (Second week of classes)
Instructor: Professor Ahmed Kobeisy
Islam is one of the largest and fastest growing religions of the world. It is followed by approximately 1.5 billion people around the world, including 8 million here in the United States. Islam and Muslims have been the center of political events and debates in many circles, particularly since 9/11.
This course will explore major events in Islam and Islamic history and the development of its institutions, along with the seamless interaction of religion and culture which forms a great diversity within the Muslim world, and which is rarely recognized. Furthermore, the course will discuss the lives and experiences of Muslims in some countries in the Middle East and the world, as indicators of contemporary and future trends in Muslim societies.
The history and demographic structure of Muslims living in the United States will also be explored, as will the effects of world political events and the process of globalization.
Flaunting it! The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights and Culture
Sec M002: W 3:45-5:05 p.m., #31930
Start Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 (Second week of classes)
Instructor: Harry Freeman-Jones
This seminar examines the roots and growth of the gay and lesbian rights movement from a state of fearful invisibility to its present status as a provocative force upsetting assumptions about the nature of society's mythic values. Material will explore how this very personal yet political and cultural struggle challenges society to embrace the inherent diversity of its minority citizens. Sessions will include recorded and in-person accounts from gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people who have survived the challenges of manifest prejudice to create lifestyles, relationships, and families on their own terms.
Women and Community
Sec M003: T 3:30-4:50 p.m., #31931
Start Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 (Second week of classes)
Instructor: Dottie Barraco-Hetnar
We will explore some of the issues and challenges facing women in the Syracuse community. What is it that hinders women from full participation in the community as leaders and decision makers? What are some of the strategies used by local women to ensure access to fuller participation? Students will gain an understanding of the needs and status of women in Syracuse through readings, class discussions, guest presentations and their own explorations of the community. Guest speakers will be women from the community who have expertise in specific areas.
Culture of Violence
Sec M006: Th 3:30-4:50 p.m., #36299
Start Date: Thursday, January 26, 2006 (Second week of classes)
Instructor: Professor Mark Muhammad , Speech Communication
This seminar will provide an overview of the issue of gangs and juvenile gun violence. We will discuss the problem in Syracuse and examine some of the efforts to curb violence in our community. The seminar is designed to increase students' knowledge about, and reduce the fear of, organized youth groups (gangs) in urban areas, particularly Syracuse .
HNR 230 Scientific Issues and Practice
Each section is 1 credit, pass/fail. These seminars explore scientific issues and practices in Syracuse and the wider region of Central New York . Methods of inquiry and exploration differ between sections.
Wonders of Weather
Natural History of Onondaga County
Wonders of Weather
Sec M001: TH 12:30-1:50 p.m., #38613
Start Date: Thursday, January 26, 2006 (Second week of classes)
Instructor: Tom Hauf
We will explore all things weather this semester-from a fast-paced run through all the basics of Meteorology to more advanced discussions on wild weather events both here in the United States and around the world. Special emphasis will be placed on our shared environment and how our changing world of weather may affect us and our environment in the future.
Information will be presented in ways that will be challenging, entertaining, and above all else, unforgettable. For more information, please see the course website: http://www.tomhauf.com .
Natural History of Onondaga County
Sec M002: M 5:15-6:35 p.m., #34853
Start Date: Monday, January 23, 2006 (Second week of classes)
Instructor: Jack Gramlich
Onondaga County has a number of natural areas that are truly special. Many of these areas have been protected and preserved by government (both county and state). Some possible field trips include the Jamesville Quarry, Clark Reservation, Beaver Lake , Baltimore Woods, Green Lakes , and Old Fly Marsh.
Honors Thesis Project Seminars:
BEN 498 Senior Thesis II
1 credit
Sec M001: F 12:45-3:35 PM, #30931
This is a senior honors seminar for honors students undertaking theses in bioengineering.
BIO 419 Biology Honors Seminar
1 credit
Sec M001: Junior & Senior Thesis Seminar, T 5:00-6:00 PM, #31413
Sec M002: Junior & Senior Thesis Seminar, T 5:00-6:00 PM, #31414
Professors Larry Wolf and John Belote
Juniors and seniors majoring in biology meet together weekly in this seminar. Honors students from other majors such as chemistry and psychology, who are doing biological research, are accepted into this seminar with permission of instructor only.
HNR 309 Thesis/Project Planning Seminar
1 credit, pass/fail grading
Start Date for all sections: third week of classes
Sec M001: M 3:45-4:40, #31934,
Start date: 3rd week of classes (January 30)
Sec M002: TH 3:30-4:25, #31735
Start date: 3rd week of classes (February 2)
The purpose of HNR 309, the Thesis Project Planning seminar, is to introduce you to thesis project Honors. The goals of the course are to understand what a thesis project is, to understand what personal resources are necessary for successful completion of a thesis project, to clarify a topic for your thesis project, to find a faculty member who will advise your thesis project, and to develop an academic plan and a timeline for completion of the thesis project. During the first half of the semester, there will be a series of seminar meetings, assignments, and exercises designed to meet these goals. During the second half of the semester, you must meet with your junior seminar leader at least twice to discuss the progress you have made on your thesis project. (Note: You will also be required to meet with your junior seminar leader at least two times during each subsequent semester in order to be permitted to register for thesis project credit. If you are not on campus during a particular semester, you need to arrange with your seminar leader an alternative means of communicating during that semester.)
HNR 409 Thesis/Project Execution Seminar
1 credit, pass/fail grading
Sec. 1: #33968
Students will meet individually with the instructor, Prof. Bruce Carter
Sec. 2: #33969
Students will meet individually with the instructor, Prof. Eric Holzwarth
The purpose of HNR 409, the Thesis Project Execution seminar, is to ensure that you are making significant progress toward the completion of your thesis project. You may register for HNR 409 any semester after you have completed junior seminar. There are no class meetings for this seminar. To complete HNR 409, you must meet with your faculty thesis project advisor regularly during the semester; meet twice during the semester with the person with whom you took HNR 309; and complete a thesis project status report (1-2 pages) by the end of the semester.
