Body,Mind,Soul –(Fall, Winter, Spring 2002-2003)
Program Covenant
I.
EXPECTATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FACULTY
A.
General Program Responsibilities
1.
Prepare and present workshops, exercises, assignments, and lectures that
supplement and
Highlight the major ideas of the program learning objectives and readings.
2.
Prepare for, convene, and assist students in applying the programmatic content
to academic and professional situations in seminar discussions and student-faculty
conferences.
3.
Read, comment upon, and return in a timely fashion, students’ written work
turned in for review.
4.
Attend all program activities, when not ill or absent for professional or
agreed-upon activities.
5.
Attend all team business meetings and faculty seminars when not ill or absent
for professional or agreed upon activities.
6.
Have scheduled office hours for individual or group student conferences throughout
the program; adhere to the principles of the social contract, and provide
environments free from sexual harassment and discrimination.
7.
Notify in writing any student who is having academic trouble and may be in
danger of receiving reduced credit by the end of the 5th week
of each quarter.
8.
Conduct
evaluation conferences at the end of each quarter with their seminar students
to provide an opportunity to discuss the student’s academic progress.
Encourage students’ self-reflection on learning, and complete formal
evaluations in a timely fashion.
9.
Contribute
to a socially and intellectually stimulating program environment.
Program Coordinator – Heesoon Jun
Program Budget Monitoring – Heesoon Jun
Student Records and Evaluation Liaison – Heesoon Jun
Approval of Program Changes – Faculty team
Equipment and Video Reservations – Kabby Mitchell
Guest Speaker Liaison and Follow-up – Faculty team
Liaison with Bookstore and Registrar – Heesoon Jun
Space and Scheduling – Lance Laird
Library Staff Liaison – Lance Laird
Faculty Seminar Agenda – faculty team
Changes in Planned Curriculum – Faculty team
A.
Committing to Program Learning Objectives
The program will integrate
studies from diverse but complementary disciplines.
Some segments of it might be described as the equivalent of conventional
courses, but even those will be integrated into the whole program in a way
that continually stresses the integration of body, mind, and soul.
A primary purpose of the program is to help you learn to bring together
materials from many sources and fields, integrate them with considerable
critical thought, and apply them to the real world.
You are expected to work hard and to develop these skills.
B.
Accepting Responsibility for Full Program Participation
1.
You are expected to be a responsible and committed member of the learning
community. Your first priority is
your program. Attending school full
time is more than a full time job.
Do not create opportunities to be resentful by having multiple commitments
simultaneously. Cutting class in
order to do other things (going to work, doing homework, other social obligations,
etc.) is neglecting your commitment to the program.
You are expected to not monopolize the class.
Faculty does not evaluate students' participation by how often they
speak, but by how well they balance their need to talk with consideration
for the class community.
(1) Be aware of how your verbal and nonverbal behaviors affect members in the learning community and be honest about how their verbal and nonverbal behaviors affect you.
(2) Use “I” message communication technique to assert yourself. Do not wait for someone else to know about what you want and how you feel without your direct verbal communication.
(3) Think about the purpose of communication before you express yourself.
(4) Ensure that all members have opportunities and encouragement to speak.
If you are a talker, make sure that you do not monopolize.
If you are a listener, try to express yourself so that we get to know you.
(5) Do not personalize the class members’ verbal and nonverbal behaviors. You are here to learn and challenge your intellectual as well as emotional growth. Personalization prevents your
learning.
(6) When you want to address your concerns, only speak from your perspective. Do not include
what other members think and say (e.g. “I know lots of students are frustrated….”).
The faculty cannot help other students unless they come and raise
issues. Dragging others is often
a sign of non-assertiveness or desire to create rumors.
Communicate to the faculty what s/he can do to facilitate your learning.
Do not complain when you chose
not to let your seminar faculty know.
Think and feel about your responsibility for your own “irritation”
(issue or problem).
2
You are
expected to commit yourself to intensive academic work and participate in
all facets of the program (book and process seminars, lectures, movement
and art workshops, small group activities, learning summary group, etc.)
in order to experience interconnectedness as an individual and as a member
of the learning community. When you
miss any part of the program, you may feel disjointed and disconnected from
the program and the class community.
Your absence will interfere not only with your learning but also with others’.
Your presence as well as absence matters to the class community.
Attendance will be taken and will be included as a part of your evaluation.
You will lose one credit per three-day absences.
Tardiness will be accumulated
and included in attendance.
3.
You are expected to be punctual and stay all the way to the end of the day.
When you leave early or come late, you are not only disturbing the
class community, but you are also not participating in all facets of the
program. There are other students
who also have an intense schedule, and even if they want to leave early and
take care of other things they stay because they have committed to the program.
How you balance self and community will be one of the focal points
of faculty evaluation of you.
4.
You are
expected to complete the assigned readings prior to class.
If you don’t, you can’t fully participate in the discussions and
you will find yourself pretending that you’ve read it or will be worried
about someone finding out about the fact that you did not complete your reading.
You will be anxious or use defense mechanisms to “save face”.
These will not lead to learning; they will only enable you to pretend,
and pretending creates stress, agitation, and anxiety.
Do not kill your soul by pretending.
5.
You are expected to submit complete assignments and projects by the due date.
Written assignments must be typed, use font size 11, use uniform
margins (at least one inch), be double spaced, be stapled, have page numbers,
and have your name on the back of the last page (excluding self- and faculty
evaluations). Faculty will not read
papers that do not meet these requirements.
Please do not wait until the morning of due dates to complete your
work, since it is possible to have printer and/or computer problems on that
day. If you are going to be absent
due to an emergency on the due date, mail to faculty on that day.
As indicated above, late assignments will not be counted towards
your evaluation. Our responsibility
as faculty is to allow you to practice skills that lead to professionalism,
inner peace, and a sense of accomplishment
6. You are expected to balance your rights and responsibilities. When you are responsible as a learner (completing reading assignments, being on time from breaks, etc.), you assert your rights as a learner. When you do not take responsibility as a learner, you are choosing to forfeit your rights (e.g. do not complain about the decisions made while you were absent or late).
7.
You are expected to show respect when a faculty member, guest speaker, or
another student is talking to the class by listening to the speaker.
Your talking or whispering disrupts others’ learning and presenting.
One whisper affects everyone in class.
If you have questions, ask the speaker and not someone near you.
Please assist faculty in creating an optimum learning environment
for the class community.
8.
You are expected to work with and respect each member (male, female, transgender)
who represents various age group, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious
affiliation, learning style, language, physical and mental abilities.
9.
You are expected to uphold academic honesty.
As a program participant, you agree that whenever you copy or use
ideas, arguments, or data from sources that you did not create, you will
cite the source. You also agree to
acknowledge joint authorship of program assignments.
All forms of academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication,
facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism are violations of the Evergreen
Social Contract.
10.
You are expected to read and act in accordance with the Evergreen social
Contract, the Student Conduct Code, and the Sexual Harassment Policy.
Violators will be dismissed from the program.
11.
You are expected to follow the campus grievance and appeals procedure, outlined
in the Student Conduct Code. If you
have a grievance, it is your responsibility to first take it up with the
individual involved. If you feel
uncomfortable with face-to-face encounter, you should consult your seminar
faculty. If that does not resolve
the situation, the faculty as a team should be consulted.
If still no resolution can be reached, the faculty will suggest
students go to the Academic Deans, and finally, to follow the college’s formal
grievance procedure.
12.
You are expected to successfully demonstrate appropriate, college-level writing,
thinking, and oral communication skills.
13.
Food will be tolerated during class time only if it is not disruptive to
others, and only if you clean up after yourself.
This is to respect students’ right to process instructional material
without distraction.
14.
You are expected to learn to use electronic resources.
You are expected to check the web page to print and read paper copies
of all handouts.
15.
You are expected to call (360)867-6000 on potential days of inclement weather
since the college places a message regarding school closures on it telephone
system..
C.
Evaluation and Award of Credit
1.
Criteria for your evaluation are spelled out on the syllabus and in the program
covenant. By remaining in this program,
you agree to abide by the requirements set forth thereon.
Please read the syllabus and the covenant at least
once a week to remind yourself about the program expectations and due
dates. Remember!
Faculty evaluation is based on what you have created.
Your faculty does not have the right to devalue or change what you
have created. You are the agent
and not the victim.
2.
You receive credit for fulfilling program requirements and meeting college-level
performance standards. At Evergreen,
it is possible for a student to attend regularly yet receive reduced credit
because of unsatisfactory performance or missing work.
Assessment will be based on faculty, peer, and your own written,
oral work, participation in seminars and group activities, in-class seminar
book essays, and portfolios.
3.
If you exhibit a pattern of absence from any program activity, you can expect
some loss of credit.
4.
You are required to write a self-evaluation (Submit
Thurs. 10th wk) and a faculty evaluation (
bring with you for your eval.
conference) at the end of each quarter.
The evaluations must be signed, proofread, typed on the required
forms.
5.
Deadline for the revision of faculty evaluation of you and your evaluation
of your own achievement will be Friday of the first week in a new quarter.
D.
Requirements for Requesting a Letter of recommendation from Faculty
1.
You need to attend at least 90% of the program activities (classes, learning
summary group,
Etc.) and submit at least 95% of all required work for the program on time
and with excellent quality.
2.
Give faculty a copy of the goal statement and cover letter you have written
to the agency or institution(s) to which you are applying.
3.
Make sure you have filled out your portion (such as your name and address)
of a form, if you want faculty to fill out the same form.
4. Make your request at least 15 working days prior to the deadline and provide faculty with the exact destination address.
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