Transcendent Practices/W03 		              Williams, Kelly & Leverich

PROGRAM COVENANT

Program Content

This program will address the themes of transcendence and practice through moving, making and writing.  Students will explore classical yoga (the eight limbs), draw and shape materials into sculpture, and read write and discuss poetry.  Students will consider how the structures and rhythms of body and earth inform these practices from a variety of perspectives.  Program work and reflection will be documented in a final program notebook.
 
Faculty and Student Responsibilities:

In general, students and faculty in this program agree to:

Participate fully and faithfully in program activities (more than two unexcused
absences in any part of the program will result in loss of credit),

	Stay informed about the program and its schedule,

Be available to one another,

	Be prepared for program activities,

Communicate in a direct and timely way (about intended absences, problems,
changed plans, misunderstandings, etc.)

	Respect staff, facilities and equipment (Theft or deliberate damage of tools is
grounds for dismissal),

	Work safely (No drugs or alcohol, no late nights alone, safe tool use, etc.), 

	Maintain individual and collective work spaces (Clean up after yourself!),

	Work cooperatively in sharing and building on each other’s contributions,

	Be individually responsible for any work submitted as one’s own,

Engage in respectful, honest, open and well-intentioned exchange and investigation
with one another,										   										                       
	Refrain from unjustifiably offensive behavior or language,

	Abide by the principles of the Social Contract, Student Conduct Code and Faculty 
		Handbook (Respect differences, honor rights, seek understanding), 

	Resolve disputes directly and without rancor, 

Respect each other’s lives outside of the program, 

	Follow through on obligations made to others in teamwork situations, and

To receive credit the student agrees to:

	Submit all assignments in a timely manner,

	Submit an end-of-term portfolio of all work,

	PROGRAM COVENANT (continued)

Submit an end-of-term portfolio of all work,

	Pay all fees properly assessed,

Attend all program activities,

	Attend an evaluation conference,

	Write a faculty evaluation,

	Complete a self-evaluation for inclusion with the end-of-term portfolio.

The faculty members agrees to:

	Review work in a timely manner,

	Be available to meet outside of scheduled class times by appointment,

	Schedule an evaluation conference and prepare a  brief written evaluation to stand 
	with each student’s self-evaluation.

Faculty Signatures:							Date:

Transcendent Practices/F03 		               Williams, Kelly & Leverich

PROGRAM COVENANT

Student Signatures:							Date:

Good faith compliance with this Covenant is required for membership and credit in Transcendent Practices.