* short courses on systems thinking, synthesizing expertise, creativity, and character
* active hands-on learning; no lectures
* lots of fun
* the courses will help you make connections among what you are studying in different courses inside and outside your majors
* this can make learning more lasting and more useful in meeting complex real-world challenges
* courses are one credit and are graded pass/fail
ICIC 10000-01 Integration: Connecting the Disciplines
Sept. 12, 6 - 9PM, Sept. 13, 10AM - 4PM, Sept. 14, 1 - 5PM
Jason Hamilton & Jake Brenner
CRN 22747
ICIC 10000-02 Integration: Connecting the Disciplines
Oct. 24, 6 - 9PM, Oct. 25, 10AM - 4PM, Oct. 26, 1 - 5PM
Elizabeth Simkin & Nancy Jacobson
CRN 23639
ICIC 12000 Insight: Combining Expertise
Topic – Mindfulness
Monday/Wednesday 4-5:15, Oct. 20 - Nov. 19
Jason Hamilton & Hormoz Movassaghi
CRN 23148
Topic description: Deeply rooted in Eastern philosophy of Buddhism, mindfulness, or total focus on one's mind, actions, and present moment has received widespread attention in recent years for its positive results and potentials across a wide spectrum of fields from neurosciences and psychology, to athletic performance and chronic pain management, to leadership and creativity, among others.
ICIC 12000 Insight: Combining Expertise
Topic – The Other Side
Tuesday/Thursday 4-5:15, Oct. 21 – Nov. 20
Ali Erkan & Todd Schack
CRN 23640
Topic description: We humans tend to draw lines that define who and where we are, physically, culturally, socially, economically, and so on. The act of drawing such lines creates others—people on the other side of our lines. How do the disciplines conspire to create and define the other side?
ICIC 13000-01 Creativity: Transforming Insights into Ideas
Monday 6:50-9:30PM, Sept. 2 - 30
Mary Ann Erickson & Gordon Rowland
CRN 22748
See www.ithaca.edu/academics/IICC
To register, select (IC)2 Integrated Curriculum, the first subject area listed in HomerConnect when you do a search for Fall 2014.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20140820103819578