Co-Curricular Short Courses 3.1

The following Co-Curricular Short Courses are being offered in the Third Block:

College Wellness 101

Hosts: University Health & Wellness, Counseling & Testing Center
Location: Buller Hall, Room 251
Description: This foundational course is designed to help you become a stronger, healthier you. Improving your physical and emotional wellbeing is one of the best ways to boost your academic performance and lead a more satisfying life.

Jan. 15—“Wellness Transformation”
Presenter: University Wellness
Description: See “The Jackie Film” and be introduced to the Wellness Transformation Guide.

Jan. 22—“Physical Fitness”      
Presenter: University Wellness
Description: Learn how to eat well and to maintain your physical activity and rest.

Feb. 05—“Mental/Emotional Wellbeing I”        
Presenter: Counseling & Testing Center
Description: Learn how to cope with stress and manage your time.

Feb. 12—“Mental/Emotional Wellbeing II”
Presenter: Counseling & Testing Center
Description: Learn how to build resilience and to manage anxiety and depression.

Feb. 19—“Social Wellbeing”       
Presenter: Counseling & Testing Center
Description: Learn how to build healthy relationships and to spot unhealthy ones.

Religion Forum—Insights in Systematic and Historical Theology

Host: Department of Religion & Biblical Languages
Location: Buller Hall, Newbold Auditorium
Description: Join us for a variety of presentations focused on issues in the Old Testament

Jan. 15—“The Theological Necessity of the Investigative Judgment”
Presenter: Dr. Darius Jankiewicz

Jan. 22—“Biblical Aesthetics”
Presenter: Dr. Jo-Ann Davidson

Feb. 05—“The Love of God and the Problem of Evil”
Presenter: Dr. John Peckham

Feb. 12—“The Reception of the Biblical Text”
Presenter: Dr. John Reeve

Feb. 19—“The Need to Love History and to Understand and Interpret Our History and Our Beliefs”
Presenter: Dr. Denis Fortin

The Successful Student

Presenter: Carletta Witzel
Host: Student Success Office
Location: Buller Hall, Room 208

Jan. 15—“The Successful Student Sets Goals”
Description: Students will learn to set long-term and short-term goals and to make plans to meet those goals. Bring your laptop or a notebook.

Jan. 22—“The Successful Student Gets Organized”
Description: Students will make a time management plan and organize class materials. Bring your laptop or a notebook, your cellphone and your syllabi.
 
Feb. 05—“The Successful Student Studies—Part 1”
Description: Students will learn about different learning expectations, how to set learning objectives, to check comprehension and solve comprehension issues. Bring one or two of your textbooks or other class reading materials.
 
Feb. 12—“The Successful Student Studies—Part II”
Description: Students will learn the Cornell Method of note-taking, several review methods, and how to practice critical thinking. Bring a textbook and your laptop or notebook.
 
Feb. 19—“The Successful Student Prepares for Exams”
Description: Students will discuss different types of exam questions and how to prepare for each. There will also be a discussion about open book exams.

Library Instruction

Presenter: Dr. Silas Marques
Host: James White Library
Location: Library Lab at the Media Center, James White Library

Jan. 15—“How to Find Books in the Library’s Shelves”
Description: In the first half of this hands-on workshop, we will present how and why subject classification systems are developed and will teach how to use the one the library adopts (Library of Congress). The students will have a chance to actually search the library stacks in search of designated books in order to practice what they learned during the first half of the workshop. It should be a fun experience based on interaction and games. (Includes videos)

Jan. 22—“How to Define your Research Topic by Building a Mind Map”
Description: A manageable research project (or paper) starts with a manageable topic. This hands-on and interactive workshop will present a short video demonstrating why it is important to limit the topic of a paper and how to accomplish that. The students will have the opportunity to use an online mind-map to develop a relevant research topic.
 
Feb. 05—“How to Find Books, Ebooks, Articles and More Using the Library’s Online Catalog”
Description: The objective of this class is to show students tools ENCORE provides which assists users to effectively find materials and sources to write papers and  do research. The students will learn how to limit their search by type of material, date, language, etc. The students will follow the class by doing an exercise.
 
Feb. 12—“How to Use Databases to Find Relevant and Scholarly Articles”
Description: This hands-on workshop will show how users can decide which databases are relevant to their research and how to effectively use them to find relevant and scholarly articles. Participants will also learn how to use the many useful features and tools provided by the databases to enhance their research capabilities, such as citations, search modes, create alert, thesaurus, and others.
 
Feb. 19—“How to Determine a Reliable Source Using the Internet”
Description: The objective of this practical workshop is to demonstrate how the students can evaluate and determine the reliability of the sources found in the World Wide Web using the CAARP method and worksheet. They will analyze a document posted in the Internet using criteria such as currency, authority, accuracy, relevance and purpose.

International Conversation Partners

Host: Intensive English Programs
Location: Nethery Hall, Room 200
Description: Being a Conversation Partner is an amazing cross-cultural opportunity for Andrews students. You will partner with international students to practice their English listening and speaking skills in an informal setting. This partnership allows students who are studying in the Andrews English language-learning program a chance to gain English fluency through casual, interesting and enjoyable conversations with you. This is your chance to meet Andrews students from countries around the world, learn more about their cultures and share your language and culture with them. No special language training or knowledge required, just a wish to make a difference. (Bring your lunch if you wish.)

Jan. 15—Conversation Session 1

Jan. 22—Conversation Session 2

Feb. 05—Conversation Session 3

Feb. 12—Conversation Session 4

Feb. 19—Conversation Session 5

Leadership in Your Field

Presenters: ULead Faculty
Location: Campus Center, Student Life & Leadership Lab
Host: Undergraduate Leadership Program
Description: Come hear guest presenters talk about what leadership looks like in their various career fields.

Jan. 15—Special Guest 1

Jan. 22—Special Guest 2

Feb. 05—Special Guest 3

Feb. 12—Special Guest 4

Feb. 19—Special Guest 5

AU Justice Center: Social Injustices

Presenters: Dr. Stephanie Carpenter
Location: Buller Hall, Room 135
Host: Department of History & Political Science

Jan. 15—“Introduction to Issues”

Jan. 22—“Education—A Class Divided”

Feb. 5—“Immigration—Family Separation”

Feb. 12—“Vote—It’s Our Right”

Feb. 19—“Panel—TBA”

Black to the Future

Hosts: Andrews University Black History Month Committee
Location: Buller Hall Room 149
Description: This course is designed to create a space in which people can be in conversation with one another in dissecting the concept of Afrofuturism and designing new narratives to empower the African Diaspora.

Jan. 15—“Afrofuturism 101: To Pimp a Butterfly”
Presenter: Tacyana Nixon
Description: Examine what Afrofuturism is and how it can help us conceptualize time, history and the future.

Jan. 22—“History Informing Afrofuturism”      
Presenter: Michael Miller
Description: Gain a greater understanding of the past for people of the African Diaspora which informs their present and guides their future.

Feb. 5—"Let's Fem the Future": The Black Woman and Afrofuturism
Presenter: Danielle Barnard
Description: Engage in a feminist critique of Afrofuturism through the works of Octavia Butler and Janelle Monáe and explore a futuristic vision where the feminine is free to flourish.

Feb. 12—“Afro-futurism and Revisionist History”
Presenter: Chaplain Michael Polite
Description: Delve into the shadowy history of Hollywood and its proclivity to malign Black culture through revising historical narratives. As afro-futurism begins to gain momentum, Black producers and directors are doing some revisionist history of their own, paving the way for a future where people of African descent can be heroes too.

Feb. 19—“To Bloom from Concrete”
Presenter: Myles Young
Description: Engage and discuss the ideas and methods necessary to create social and communal advances in the Black community, to effectively forge our future, now.

Swim Workout

Presenter: Jessica Wilson
Location: Beaty Pool
Description: Students who participate in this option should be comfortable in deep water and have a working knowledge of the main swimming styles: Front Crawl, Back Crawl, and Breaststroke. Butterfly will be optional yardage. A swim workout will be provided and will have a total distance of a mile (36 laps). Adapting for shorter distance totals is very possible if a mile is too long for your current endurance abilities. Bring goggles and a swimsuit (males should wear swim trunks or knee length jammers, and women should wear a modest one piece swimsuit). Just keep swimming!

Jan. 15—"Workout 1"

Jan. 22—"Workout 2"

Feb. 05—"Workout 3"

Feb. 12—"Workout 4"

Feb. 19—"Workout 5"

LATEX and Overleaf

Presenters: Devin Garcia and Mykhaylo Malakhov
Location: Haughey Hall 133 (Math Amphitheater)

Jan. 15—"Introduction to LATEX and Overleaf, Pt. I” with Devin Garcia

Jan. 22—"Introduction to LATEX and Overleaf, Pt. II” with Devin Garcia

Feb. 05—"Poster Preparation with Beamer" with Devin Garcia

Feb. 12—"Presentation Preparation with Beamer" with Devin Garcia

Feb. 19—"Introduction to Tikz” with Mykhaylo Malakhov