In this course, students will learn fundamentals of ballet and gain greater physical flexibility and coordination. In addition, we will practice developmental movement therapy, Pilates and visualization exercises, and learn to apply them to achieve heightened awareness of self through movement both in and outside class. There is a small amount of lecture. Ballet slippers are required.

Beginning Russian Language I introduces students to elementary Russian grammar, reading, writing, speaking and comprehension, with emphasis on the development of communication skills through oral practice. Students who wish to study Russian should enter the program in fall term. This course is offered as a 4-credit option in the Russia and Eurasia fulltime program. Students interested in taking the Beginning Russian Language classes need to register for 4-credits in that program. Interested students should contact Pat Krafcik for additional information.

This class will cover the life histories of seven Pacific salmon species with special emphasis on chum, sockeye, coho and steelhead. Discussion will focus on spawning and winter rearing habitats, and effective winter habitat restoration. Other lecture and field topics include homing, habitat requirements, effects of land, hatchery, and fisheries management, and the influence of riparian ecosystems on watersheds. This class will be taught in lectures and predominantly on field trips in coastal, Puget Sound, and West Cascade streams.

We will examine the spread of our species out of Africa (beginning about 125,000 years ago) into South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia, New Guinea, Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific. We will draw on evidence from archaeology, paleobotany, ice-age geology, and molecular genetics, paying particular attention to how that evidence is gathered and interpreted.

Organizations and individuals are dynamic systems that continue to change over their life spans. This yearlong program is designed for students who wish to develop their capacity to understand and assist organizational change. The program will take a systematic approach to understanding self as a system and purpose as an organizing force. We will use strategies of organizational development to understand the connections between human systems and organizational structures and process. The program assumes a willingness to accept necessary changes in behavior, to apply skills and to evaluate personal and professional development through practice and reflection. Fall Quarter will focus on developing a systems perspective to organizational and individual development. Winter Quarter, the focus of the program will be to increase students' understanding of the dynamics and development of groups. Students will gain awareness of their own behavior in groups as participants and/or leaders. Spring Quarter, the focus of the program will be to introduce the students to the field and practice of organization development. Areas of development will focus on process consulting, action research and data analysis.

Students will learn about the legal system in general, including sources of law, the framework of the U.S. court system, and various avenues for resolution of business disputes. The class will explore various business law topics, including contracts, business torts, constitutional law, antitrust law, administrative law, and the employer-employee relationship. Reading and assignments from a business law textbook will be supplemented with presentations by professionals and business persons, thus integrating the laws and concepts taught with practical reality.

This is the first in a sequence of three courses (which can be taken separately) to provide students with fundamentals in financial management for businesses or organizations. The courses are designed to help busy people build a solid understanding of essential quantitative tools and methods for organizations of different types and sizes. This understanding is essential to developing the confidence, objectivity and vision necessary to make effective decisions both as an individual and as a leader. This course will cover business structure, models and issues of financial management, and financing options and growth. The winter course will be Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis and the spring course will be Quantitative Methods for Business.