http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/events/en-usSaturday, November 21, 2009http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/events/events.aspx?eventid=30111/21/2009 Join Wendy Walker of Western's Huxley College of the Environment and the 2009 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award for a discussion about developing real world projects for students. She believes that empowering students to guide their own learning--where the final product matters to people and issues outside academia--has the greatest impace on student learning.]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/events/events.aspx?eventid=30211/21/2009 Judy Pine, Anthropology

In this course, we will explore the idea of Asia as it has been developed in a predominantly Western discourse. We will consider the variety of ideas about the nature of human beings and identity found within the boundaries of what has been labeled “Asia”, consider the significance of the concept of individual agency with regard to the Western notion of human rights, and consider the implications and assumptions of universalizing human rights policies. Taught by a linguistic anthropologist, this course will pay particular attention to the way in which words and conversations (broadly defined) create and work within ideological frames.

Part 1 of a two-part series...

The idea behind the Faculty GUR Group is that faculty–as well as students–need to sustain their general education. With this in mind, the Faculty GUR Group was formed to bring together faculty from different departments across the university in a learning community that will seek to enhance each participant’s general education by relying on each other’s domain of expertise.]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/events/events.aspx?eventid=30311/21/2009 Judy Pine, Anthropology

In this course, we will explore the idea of Asia as it has been developed in a predominantly Western discourse. We will consider the variety of ideas about the nature of human beings and identity found within the boundaries of what has been labeled “Asia”, consider the significance of the concept of individual agency with regard to the Western notion of human rights, and consider the implications and assumptions of universalizing human rights policies. Taught by a linguistic anthropologist, this course will pay particular attention to the way in which words and conversations (broadly defined) create and work within ideological frames.

Part 2 of a two-part series...

The idea behind the Faculty GUR Group is that faculty–as well as students–need to sustain their general education. With this in mind, the Faculty GUR Group was formed to bring together faculty from different departments across the university in a learning community that will seek to enhance each participant’s general education by relying on each other’s domain of expertise.]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/events/events.aspx?eventid=30411/21/2009 Larry Symons, Psychology

There are many answers to the question "why do we do what we do?" This is because what we do is very complicated. This presentation will examine two suggested answers. First, a description of our evolutionary past and how it affects our current behavior will be offered. Implicit in this explanation is the idea that our behavior is not all that much different than the behavior of most animals. Second, the effects of our social environment will be presented. Here, a more human-oriented explanation is provided. The links between these two explanations will also be explored.

Part 1 of a two-part series...

The idea behind the Faculty GUR Group is that faculty–as well as students–need to sustain their general education. With this in mind, the Faculty GUR Group was formed to bring together faculty from different departments across the university in a learning community that will seek to enhance each participant’s general education by relying on each other’s domain of expertise.]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/events/events.aspx?eventid=30511/21/2009 Larry Symons, Psychology

There are many answers to the question "why do we do what we do?" This is because what we do is very complicated. This presentation will examine two suggested answers. First, a description of our evolutionary past and how it affects our current behavior will be offered. Implicit in this explanation is the idea that our behavior is not all that much different than the behavior of most animals. Second, the effects of our social environment will be presented. Here, a more human-oriented explanation is provided. The links between these two explanations will also be explored.

Part 2 of a two-part series...

The idea behind the Faculty GUR Group is that faculty–as well as students–need to sustain their general education. With this in mind, the Faculty GUR Group was formed to bring together faculty from different departments across the university in a learning community that will seek to enhance each participant’s general education by relying on each other’s domain of expertise.]]>