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Pacific Northwest Multicultural History
Photography, Color
Photography, Digital - Introduction
Physics: Heat, Light, Charge
Physics: Motion and Energy
Place-Based Art
Plant Medicine Traditions: Forest, Field and Garden
Plant Medicine Traditions: From Kitchen to Community
Poetry Camp on the "Beats" at Ft. Flagler
The Poetry of Food
Political Controversies: The "Great Divide" (Via the Internet)
Political Economy of Noam Chomsky
Practice of Sustainable Agriculture
Practice of Writing: The Making of Meaning
Professional Certificate Seminar for Teachers
Professional Seminar in Special Education
Psychology of Dreams
Public Art? Art Production in the 21st Century
Public Speaking Intensive

Pacific Northwest Multicultural History

Michael Vavrus, 867-6638
MW, 12-4p

For Credit
4 credits first session
Special expenses: $12 for museum fees
CRN: 40122
Fees do not include tuition

Students are introduced to multicultural aspects of historical developments of the Pacific Northwest. With texts and films that provide accessible historical accounts, students will be exposed to Native American Indian perspectives on the eventual occupation of their lands by European imperialists, the origins and outcomes of competition among Europeans for the Pacific Northwest, and challenges placed on non-European ethnic groups - such as African Americans, Mexican Americans and Japanese Americans. An interactive seminar format is a regular feature of this course. This course meets a social studies K-12 teaching endorsement requirement.

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Photography, Color

Hugh Lentz, 867-6313
MW 9a-5p
Prerequisites: Darkroom proficiency

For Credit
8 credits first session
Required Fees: $75 lab fee
Special expenses: $200 for text, film and paper
CRN: 40123
Fees do not include tuition

Non-Credit | Extended Education
Fee: $655. This fee includes a $75 lab fee
Additional Expenses: $200 for text, film and paper
Course Number: E4026

This class is an introduction to the color photography process of printing from color negatives. There will be lectures and workshops in the rudiments of color theory, color film, the color spectrum of natural and artificial light, electronic flash and the mechanics of the color darkroom. Through assignments and critiques, students will develop the tools to pursue their own projects. There will also be slide viewing of historical and contemporary artists. For those who wish to continue second session, the instructor will offer a group contract for up to eight credits.

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Photography, Digital - Introduction

Steve Davis, 867-6263
MTW, 10a-3:30p
Prerequisites: Basic camera skills (film or digital) preferred

For Credit
8 credits second session
CRN: 40124
Required Fees: $75 for lab fee, additional expenses for text and materials (approx. $100-$200)
Fees do not include tuition

This class is an introduction to photographic expression using digital cameras, computers and printers. Image making will take the forms of conventional photographic and digital prints and the World Wide Web. Students will have full access to the Digital Imaging Studio and to our darkroom facilities. Digital SLR cameras are also available . Class requirements include scheduled assignments and a final project consisting of new, photographically derived digital work.

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Physics: Heat, Light, Charge

Peter Robinson, 867-6846
MTuWTh, 9a-12:30p

For Credit
6 credits second session
CRN: 40125
Fees do not include tuition

In this program, we will explore our understanding of the physical universe by examining the major ideas of physics, their historical development, and their impact on our lives. Teaching will be demonstration-based; learning will be hands-on. Lab work is an essential and integrated part of this program. Topics covered will include sound, electricity and magnetism, heat, light and the quantum world. Algebra is necessary, trigonometry preferred; calculus is not required.

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Physics: Motion and Energy

Peter Robinson, 867-6846
MTuWTh, 9a-12:30p

For Credit
6 credits first session
CRN: 40126
Fees do not include tuition

In this program, we will explore our understanding of the physical universe by examining the major ideas of physics, their historical development, and their impact on our lives. Teaching will be demonstration-based; learning will be hands-on. Lab work is an essential and integrated part of this program. Topics covered will include mechanics, energy, fluids and the special theory of relativity. Algebra is necessary, trigonometry preferred; calculus is not required.

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Place-Based Art

cancelled

Nicole Langille, 867-5031
Sat, 9a-5p
Prerequisites: Background in visual or performing arts

For Credit
4 credits first session
Required Fees: $10 for field trip
Special expenses: $30 to $100 for text and materials
CRN: 40127
Fees do not include tuition

The course surveys the political, legal and social context of natural and cultural resource policies and programs with an emphasis on their impacts on indigenous nations. Students will become familiar with the processes and administrative requirements for implementing federal and state laws in various actions and planning processes including global contexts. The relationship between administration and science in organizations will be explored as well as the intricate relationships between indigenous science and formal scientific approaches that come about in implementing this suite of laws and policies.

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Plant Medicine Traditions: Forest, Field and Garden

Marja Eloheimo, 867-6448
June 26-29 and July 2-3, 9:30a-5p

For Credit
4, 6 or 8 credits first session
Required Fees: $35 for field trips, workshop supplies, guest lecturers
Special expenses: Approximately $50-$65 for texts, journal supplies
40128 (4 credit), 40129 (6 credit), 40130 (8 credit)
Fees do not include tuition

Non-Credit | Extended Education
Fee: $325. This fee includes $35 for field trips, workshop supplies, guest lecturers
Additional Expenses: Approximately $50-$65 for texts, journal supplies
Course Number: E4018

In this six-day intensive, we will spend most of our time outdoors, visiting gardens and habitats, learning to identify medicinal plants from various cultural traditions, exploring techniques and issues related to growing and harvesting many of these plants, maintaining a nature journal, considering broader contexts - including garden design and garden/herbalist relationships - and documenting our plant knowledge. Students who wish to earn six or eight credits must meet with faculty to plan additional independent work and/or research in topics related to class work. This intensive can be taken alone but is especially designed to complement the Second Session Summer intensive Plant Medicine Traditions: From Kitchen to Community. Both intensives are supportive of students with interests in botany, botanical medicine, Indigenous studies, nature studies, horticulture, and environmental education.

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Plant Medicine Traditions: From Kitchen to Community

Marja Eloheimo, 867-6448
August 21-23 and August 28-31, 9:30a-5p

For Credit
4, 6 or 8 credits second session
Required Fees: $35 for field trips, workshop supplies, guest lecturers
Special expenses: Approximately $50-$65 for texts, journal supplies
CRN: 40131 (4 credit), 40133 (6 credit), 40134 (8 credit)
Fees do not include tuition

Non-Credit | Extended Education
Fee: $325. This fee includes $35 for field trips, workshop supplies, guest lecturers
Additional Expenses: Approximately $50-$65 for texts, journal supplies
Course Number: E4018

In this six-day intensive, we will explore traditions in which it is common to know safe, local medicinal plants as well as to create simple preparations that support the family and community. Specifically, we will learn about a variety of wild and cultivated plants as well as techniques for making a variety of preparations. We will meet herbalists and explore contemporary issues related to practicing the centuries-old art of herbalism. Students will also engage in research and will document their experience and knowledge. Students who wish to earn six or eight credits must meet with faculty to plan additional independent work and/or research in topics related to class work. This intensive can be taken alone but is especially designed to complement the first session Summer intensive Plant Medicine Traditions: Forest, Field and Garden. Both intensives support interests in botany, botanical medicine, Indigenous studies, nature studies, horticulture, and environmental education.

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Poetry Camp on the "Beats" at Ft. Flagler

Michael Vavrus and Kate Crowe, 867-6415 or 867-6638
July 26, 5:30-7:30p on campus. August 5-10 retreat at Ft. Flagler.
Prerequisites: Must attend on-campus orientation meeting July 26

For Credit
8 credits second session
Required Fees: $260 for room and board at Ft. Flagler for 6 days/5 nights
CRN: 40137
Fees do not include tuition

Non-Credit | Extended Education
Fee: $840. This fee includes $260 for room and board at Ft. Flagler for 6 days/5 nights
Course Number: E4045

Who were the Beatniks of the 1950's and how did they culturally revolutionize America? Students will research, present, discuss and write poetry on the writings of the Beats. Students work collaboratively and independently writing poetry as they live in a beautiful setting overlooking Admiralty Inlet. An Italian chef prepares our meals as well as offering optional yoga lessons on the beach. This program is open to all students with an open mind including beginners, intermediates or seasoned poets. Students can expect to gain an understanding of the historical significance of the Beats, grow substantially in their poetic writing voice, and leave this program at the end of the summer with a collection of poems.

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The Poetry of Food

Kate Crowe, 867-6415
First meeting June 18, 6p; June 25 - June 29 retreat at Fort Flagler

For Credit
8 credits first session
Special expenses: $260 for room and board
CRN: 40180
Fees do not include tuition

Non-Credit | Extended Education
Fee: $840. This fee includes $260 for room and board
Course Number: E4011

Students will explore the spirit and nature of food by writing poetry and short stories at beautiful Fort Flagler. Students will also learn to cook some traditional Italian meals from an authentic Italian chef. We will explore the language of Italian food and delve deeply into the question of why Americans always associate Italians with food. We will explore how food is involved with daily Italian culture. Students can expect to grow in their knowledge of writing poetic forms, Italian culture, and Italian cuisine. This course will also include an optional yoga component.

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Political Controversies: The "Great Divide" (Via the Internet)

Jose Gomez, 867-6872
First class meeting: June 25, 7-9:30p. Remaining meetings online.

For Credit
8 credits full session
CRN: 40138
Fees do not include tuition

In the aftermath of the election, many commentators noted that the U.S. has become a "polarized" nation, divided sharply into "red" and "blue" regions that reflect basic, broad and deep differences in the values, goals and strategies that motivate public policy. This course will examine these differences critically, including government secrecy, civil liberties, security and the press in wartime, same-sex marriage and adoptions, the death penalty, affirmative action, gun control, workfare as welfare reform, and privatization of public schools. Students will be pressed to develop critical assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of both "red" and "blue" positions. The course will be taught via the Internet through a course web site, an electronic message board, a chat room for seminars, and e-mail. http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/problems/home.htm

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Political Economy of Noam Chomsky

Lawrence Mosqueda, 867-6513
TuWTh, 12-5

For Credit
8 credits first session
CRN: 40139
Fees do not include tuition

Noam Chomsky is currently among the ten most cited sources in the arts and humanities and social sciences-a field that includes the Bible, Freud, Marx and Plato. The New York Times has called Noam Chomsky "arguably the most important intellectual alive" and then criticized him for his criticism of U.S. foreign policy. Chomsky, no stranger to controversy, has written devastating critiques on the role of the Times in the "manufacture of consent" of the American people. Chomsky is a world-renowned linguist, but the main focus of this class will be his political economy work-his devastating critiques of U.S. foreign policy in areas such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Central America. He has written serious works about the role of intellectuals as criminals justifying genocide, and as resisters of those policies. This is a serious class for serious people who desire an intellectual foundation for social change. This is a reading class with lectures, films, seminars and a written journal, that will chronicle our emerging understanding of this important intellectual and his work.

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Practice of Sustainable Agriculture

David Muehleisen, 360 867-6702
Schedule TBA
Prerequisites: Signature of instructor and Junior or Senior standing

For Credit
8 or 16 credits full session
Required Fees: Approximately $100 for field trips
CRN: 40140 (16 credits), 40220 (8 credits)
Fees do not include tuition

This program will provide students with hands on experience in the practices of sustainable agriculture. The focus of the class will be on the biological foundations of sustainable food production. There will be weekly lectures and multiple field trips, all with an emphasis on practical skills development in intensive food production at Evergreen's Organic Farm. The program's eight-credit academic portion will cover a variety of topics related to practical farm management, including entomology, plant pathology, soil science, plant breeding/organic seed saving, crop botany and weed biology. The eight-credit internship on the Organic Farm will include instruction on a variety of farm-related topics including soils, plant propagation, greenhouse management, production planning, composting, vermiculture, the use and management of green and animal manures, equipment operation, machinery and tool maintenance, irrigation system design and management, insect, weed and pathogen identification and management strategies, livestock husbandry, log mushroom cultivation, season extension techniques and practices, small farm economics and marketing strategies, vegetable, herb, flower and small fruit culture and production systems, adding value to farm products including pesto, jam, salsa, lotion, salves, soap and lip balm.

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Practice of Writing: The Making of Meaning

Steve Blakeslee, 867-5740
TuTh, 5:30-9:30p
Prerequisites: The Practice of Writing or a command of standard written English

For Credit
4 or 8 credits first session
CRN: 40141 (4 credit), 40142 (8 credit) (GR)
Fees do not include tuition

One of our most important tasks as writers is to discover the topics and themes that hold the deepest meanings for us. Each week we will pursue intensive "writing marathons" that allow us to write fearlessly and share freely. Then we will develop discrete pieces that draw out the full significance of our most promising topics, focusing particularly on form, structure, voice, and tone. Our overall goal is to become more centered and self-directed writers.

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Professional Certificate Seminar for Teachers

Michael Vavrus, 867-6638
TuTh, 1-5p
Prerequisites: Licensed K-12 public school teacher

For Credit
4 credits first session
CRN: 40143
Fees do not include tuition

This seminar is taken as part of the Professional Certificate Core, after the Pre-Assessment Seminar and before the Culminating Seminar. The program is an interactive, student-centered seminar that follows the highly successful Evergreen interdisciplinary model. The primary focus is on the dimensions of multicultural education and how these dimensions intersect with popular culture, instructional design, issues of cultural diversity and classroom management. Individual projects are based on student-identified needs. This component accounts for four of the 15 program credits.

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Professional Seminar in Special Education

Sue Pittman, 867-6573 (Loren Petty)
TuTh, 1-5p
Prerequisites: Signature of instructor

For Credit
4 credits first session
CRN: 40144
Fees do not include tuition

This course is the concluding experience for the 24 credit special education endorsement core competencies. It takes a look at current special education research with an emphasis on best practices. Additional topics include: effective skills in communicating and collaborating with parents, para educators and professionals; early childhood special education trends and curriculum; planning the transition of special education students between education settings and into a post-secondary environment; and use of technology in special education.

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Psychology of Dreams

Don Middendorf, 867-6618
TuTh, 5:30-9:30p

For Credit
4 credits first session
Required Fees: $10 for guest speakers
CRN: 40145
Fees do not include tuition

We will focus on the modern understanding of dreams from a variety of viewpoints. After a review of dream theories from the dawn of recorded history through the 19th century, we'll briefly cover the works of early twentieth century psychologists such as Freud and Jung. Then, we'll discuss modern experimental studies of dreaming, including the effects of gender and aging on dream content as well as lucid and "paranormal" dreams. For two weeks Robert Waggoner will join us to present lectures and lead seminars. Come prepared for an exciting examination of the world of dreams! Upper division credit possible, contingent on performance and research project.

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Public Art? Art Production in the 21st Century

Elizabeth Willilamson and David Wolach, 867-6015
WThF, 1-5p; Sat, 5-9p

For Credit
8 credits second session
Required Fees: $20 for guest speakers
CRN: 40146
Fees do not include tuition

What is the function of art in contemporary America? How do aesthetic productions help communities respond to social, economic, and cultural changes? In this program, students will be encouraged to see their own creative projects as interventions in the public domain and to challenge what we think of when we think of public art. Together, we will familiarize ourselves with a small number of seminal readings in the philosophy of aesthetics-readings that help illuminate the relationship between art, economics, and ideology in contemporary America. The syllabus may include articles by Arthur Danto (art critic for The Nation), Stanely Cavell (philosopher and film critic), and Lydia Goehr (philosopher of music). Finally, students will participate in regular discussions with working artists about the political and material realities of art production.

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Public Speaking Intensive

Lori Blewett, 705-2147
June 29, 6-9p; June 30, 9a-5p; July 1, 9a-5p. Students enrolled for 4 credits will also meet July 9, 6-9p and July 14, 9a-5p

For Credit
2 or 4 credits first session
Required Fees: $3 for video tape
CRN: 440147 (2 credit), 40148 (4 credit)
Fees do not include tuition

In this weekend intensive course students will learn to control speech anxiety, compose well organized presentations, and develop performance skills necessary for effective public speaking. Students who enroll in the course for 4 credits will engage in additional study of persuasive speaking and the effective use of visual aids. All students will receive individualized feedback and coaching in order to help them identify problem areas, improve skills, and gain confidence in their ability to speak in the classroom, workplace, or community. This course satisfies communication credit for selected MIT endorsement areas.

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