Week by Week Schedule
Week One: March 31
Tuesday, 4/1, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Mandatory
First Meeting: program overview and design of classroom and independent
study plans.
Tuesday, 4/1, 3:30-5, Sem2 C2109, Design
of classroom and independent study plans
Wednesday, 4/2, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: Educating for Wisdom and
Compassion/EWC ch 1-2
Thursday, 4/3, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: Yoga Nidra/YN ch 1
Week Two: April 7
Tuesday, 4/8, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Faculty and peer consultation re: study plans
- Reading: Writing about Art
and/or Writing Begins with the Breath
DUE: ILC as in-program document
describing your quarter study plan
Tuesday, 4/8, 3:30-5, LH 1, June Northcroft Grant, Master Maori Artist
- Reading: Smile of the Buddha/SB
parts 1-2; Chicana Art/CA invocation
Wednesday, 4/9, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: Secular Conscience
ch 1-2; Embracing Mind/EM ch 1-3
Wednesday, 4/9, Austin Dacey, director of Center for Inquiry (Alumni Lecture). At noon Friends of the Library; 6-10 p.m. Sem2, C1105, with the EWS program, Religion and Society.
- Reading: Secular Conscience: Why
Belief Belongs in Public Life and the first two chapters of Embracing
Mind: The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality
Thursday, 4/10, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: YN ch 2; EM ch 1-3
Friday-Tuesday, 11-15 April, H.H. Dalai
Lama in Seattle with Seeds of Compassion. Details of simulcast on campus
TBD. For schedule of events and tickets see http://www.seedsofcompassion
- Reading: How to Practice by
H.H. Dalai Lama
Week Three: April 14
Tuesday, 4/15, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Faculty and peer consultation re: study plans
- Reading: Writing about Art
and/or Writing Begins with the Breath
Tuesday, 4/15, 3:30-5, LH1, Patti Warashina, renowned NW artist and UW professor
- Reading: SB part 3-4; CA ch 1-2
Wednesday, 4/16, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: EWC part 2 ; Sounds of
the Inner Eye/SIE pp. 2-23; 54-77
Thursday, 4/17, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: YN ch 3; EM 4-6
Week Four: April 21
Sunday and Monday, 20-21 April, Dave Stringer, contemplative musician. Kirtan (performance), 20 April, evening in CRC 314; chanting workshop on 21 April, morning in CRC 314.
- Reading: This Is Your Brain on Music:
The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin.
Tuesday, 4/22, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Faculty and peer consultation re: study plans
- Reading: Writing about Art
and/or Writing Begins with the Breath
Tuesday, 4/22, 11 and 6, LH1, James Luna, Luiseno/Diegueno performance and multimedia artist
- Reading: From Sand Creek: Rising
in This Heart Which Is Our America; CA ch 3-4
Wednesday, 4/23, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: EWC ch 7-8; SIE pp 204-219
Thursday, 4/24, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: EM
6-7
Friday, 4/25 James Luna, visiting performance artist (Diversity Series Lecture), Artist's Performance, time TBA, Longhouse.
- Reading: From Sand Creek: Rising
in This Heart Which Is Our America; CA ch 3-4
Week Five: April 28
Monday-Tuesday, 28-29 Field trip to the Northwest Museum of Art (LaConner) including the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
- Reading: SIE; Sketchbook
Tuesday, 4/29 Neil deGrasse Tyson (Unsoeld Lecture), Tuesday, 29 April, time TBD, CRC.
- Reading: The Sky is Not the Limit
or/and One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos by Neil deGrasse
Tyson.
Wednesday, 4/30, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: SIE catalogues of the works
of Cage, Tobey, Graves; Sketchbook
Thursday, 5/1, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: EM
8-9 Yoga, Power, and Spirit/YPS introduction
DUE: Mid-quarter self-evaluations,
journal excerpts
Week Six: May 5
Tuesday, 5/6, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Faculty and peer consultation re: study plans
- Reading: Writing about Art
and/or Writing Begins with the Breath
Tuesday, 5/6, 3:30-5, Sem2 C2109, Dr. Louis Komjathy, East Asian Religions, Pacific Lutheran University
- Reading: Making Love with
Light
Wednesday, 5/7, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: Making Love with
Light
Thursday, 5/8, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: YPS part 2; EM ch 10
Week Seven: May 12
Tuesday, 5/13, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Faculty and peer consultation re: study plans
- Reading: Writing about Art
and/or Writing Begins with the Breath
Tuesday, 5/13, 3:30-5, Sem2 C2109, Dr. Paul Ingram, Department of Religion, Pacific Lutheran University
- Reading: The Mirror of Simple Souls
and seven inner chapters of The Chuang Tzu (handouts)
Wednesday, 5/14, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: The Mirror of Simple Souls
and seven inner chapters of The Chuang Tzu (handouts)
Thursday, 5/15, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: EM ch 11-14; YPS part
3
Week Eight: May 19
Tuesday, 5/20, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Faculty and peer consultation re: study plans
- Reading: Writing about Art
and/or Writing Begins with the Breath
Tuesday, 5/20, 3:30-5, LH1, Michael Magrath, installation artist and craftsman
Reading: SB part 5; CA ch 5-conclusion
Wednesday, 5/21, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: Angelic Mistakes pp 43-160
Thursday, 5/22, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Yoga nidra/iRest studio
- Reading: YPS part 4
DUE: 400-600 word reflective exploration
of Educating for Wisdom and Compassion
Week Nine: May 26
Tuesday, 5/27, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Faculty and peer consultation re: study plans
- Reading: Writing about Art
and/or Writing Begins with the Breath
Tuesday, 5/27, TBA 3:30-5, Sem2 C2109, Christina Sophia, Anthroposophist
- Reading: EWC ch 9-10; The Green
Snake and the Beautiful Lily
Wednesday, 5/28, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Seminar
- Reading: EWC ch 9-10; The Green
Snake and the Beautiful Lily
Thursday, 5/29, 9:30-12:30, No class:
preparation of final project
DUE: Self-evaluations with peer
reviews, journal excerpts
Week Ten: June 2
Tuesday, 6/3, 1-3, Sem2 C2109, Student
Presentations
Tuesday, 6/3, 3:30-5, Sem2 C2109 Student
Presentations
Wednesday, 6/4, 10-12, Sem2 A2109, Student
Presentations
Thursday, 6/5, 9:30-12:30, CRC 314, Student
Presentations
Thursday, 6/5, Fieldtrip Froelich Gallery (Portland), Joe Feddersen’s Opening
- Reading: Joe Feddersen:
Vital Signs
Due: Final self-evaluations, portfolios,
final studio and individual study projects
Evaluation Week: June 9
All students must participate in an evaluation conference with their seminar faculty. Prior to this meeting all students must have submitted a peer-edited and revised self-evaluation as well as a faculty evaluation. Do not schedule departures from campus before checking with your faculty about this evaluation week schedule.