CentreTerm showcase highlights student work across disciplines
Every year, 果冻传媒 students spend a condensed term immersing themselves fully in unique courses not typically offered in the fall and spring semesters.
As students dive into their courses, faculty also embrace the opportunities offered by CentreTerm. That much is clear from course names alone. From Sexy, Tasty and Fly (behavioral neuroscience) to Bone Rooms (anthropology); Clay, Fire and Soda (art studio) to web development (computer science), and so many more 鈥 students are exploring and analyzing in unforgettable courses at the College.
The results of these experiential learning courses were on display during the CentreTerm showcase, an opportunity for students to display their research, creations and the projects completed during the three-week term.
鈥淗onestly, I love CentreTerm,鈥 first-year Jasper Bowers said. 鈥淚t's really intensive, but I feel like I learn more by just taking one class and really focusing in on a lot of things.鈥
Bowers studied in Associate Professor of Philosophy Eva Cadavid鈥檚 course, 鈥淗ow to Lead a Good Life: Stoic and Epicurean Philosophies.鈥 During the showcase, students from the class compared the philosophies and presented what they learned.
Students enrolled in "Rainmaking: Study of and Preparation for Leadership" were in a milestone course for professor and former Centre president John Roush. It was the 25th year that Roush has taught the course, with guest speakers like Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman '04 visiting to speak with the class.
"Each year I am impressed by the students who join my class," Roush said. "They show up ready for class. They are ready with good questions for me and the guests I invite. They are genuinely determined to learn about leadership in order to prepare themselves to be good and effective leaders in whatever job or profession they decide to pursue. I count it an honor and privilege to teach this course during CentreTerm."
Students in Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Sociology Siavash Samei鈥檚 course, 鈥淏one Rooms: Practice and Politics in Skeletal Studies鈥 immersed themselves into skeletal analyses and how they are applied in the real world 鈥 from archaeologists to forensic specialists.
In Computer-Aided Design and Drafting with Associate Professor of Engineering Christine Goble, students designed and presented affordable housing plans. Lesley Wiglesworth, Stodghill professor of mathematics, taught a course on the consequences of gambling.
Art students presented video projects in Assistant Professor of Art, Photography and Digital Media Michelle Burdine鈥檚 course, 鈥淚ntro to Moving Image.鈥 For Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics & Business Kyle Jones, students were tasked with looking at a real-world problem in 鈥淓conomics of Food Poverty.鈥
鈥淎s a research project, each student delves into a particular country to understand the historical, sociopolitical and economic context to their historical and current rate of food insecurity and policies to mitigate it,鈥 he said.
