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.org/

- 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.