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ART AND FILM 
Contemporary Entertainment Design and Production The Art of Alfred Hitchcock African Film and Oral Literature Shakespeare's Meanings Digital Images in the Classroom and Beyond FRES 1010: Contemporary Entertainment Design and Production (07-798)
Richard Dunham, Theatre and Film Studies
Wednesdays, 6th period (1:25- 2:15 p.m.), Room 310, Fine ArtsA survey of the world of entertainment-design and technology. The course will examine contemporary examples of staging and design practices for theatrical programs, special events, concerts, and themed entertainment. The seminar will explore the university's production labs/shops while also providing some hands-on introductions to equipment used in our production programs.
Richard Dunham is an active lighting and scenic designer with numerous design credits throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including a number of New York Regional and Off or Off-Off Broadway Theatres. Selected New York credits include the The Jean Cocteau Repertory, Circle Repertory and Broadhollow Productions. Recent Georgia credits include work with Atlanta Lyric Opera, 7-Stages and The Springer Opera House.
FRES 1010: “THE ART OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK” (07-938)
Dr. Janice Simon, School of Art
Special Meeting times: Tuesdays, modified 7th and 8th periods (5:00-8:00), January 8—February 12, Room 105 Visual Arts BuildingBritish film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) crossed the Atlantic in 1940 and in turn transformed film in America. His distinctive style, however, began in England with clear inspiration from German Expressionist cinema. Indeed, Hitchcock’s highly visual form of filmmaking (he drew storyboards for every scene) and psychological symbolism has drawn inspiration from and has inspired numerous visual artists. We will watch six of Hitchcock’s films together and discuss them keeping in mind that many consider him not only the greatest film director but also the greatest visual artist of the twentieth century. The films scheduled to be seen are two of his English films, his first “talkie” Blackmail (1929), and The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935) which establishes his favorite motif of the “wrong man.” Four of his great American films will further demonstrate the artistry and range of Hitchcock: Spellbound (1945) which included collaboration with Salvador Dali, Rear Window (1953) the “perfect film,” Vertigo (1958) and Psycho (1960). Students are required to come to every class and be active participants in class discussion. Some readings may be recommended. Please note that this seminar will only be conducted for the first month and a half of the semester for three hours each session with the last class being February 12.
Janice Simon is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Art History in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, with a specialization in American art and culture. Her interest in Hitchcock goes back to her childhood when she stayed up late watching midnight movies. She has taught undergraduate and graduate art history seminars on Hitchcock, his artistry, and relationship to the visual arts and American culture.
FRES 1020: African Film and Oral Literature (06-621)
Karim Traore, Comparative Literature
Thursdays, 8th period (6:30 -7:45 p.m.), Room 102, Brumby HallA Burkinabe filmmaker once said that film is a blessing for griots, "the people of the words" in West Africa. We will read tales and view some films in order to appreciate this statement and find out whether and in what ways African films take into account oral techniques of narration.
Karim Traore is a native of Burkina Faso, West Africa. He did his undergraduate studies in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and his graduate studies in Saarbruecken, Germany. Professor Traore received his Ph.D. in Linguistics and German Studies; he also holds an Habilitation (a German "2nd PhD") in Comparative African Literatures. He has taught African Literature and Film since 1983 and has taught at UGA since 1998.
FRES 1010: Shakespeare's Meanings (26-516)
Michael Winship, History
Mondays 9th -11th periods (4:40-7:40 p.m.), Room 323, LeConte Hall.This seminar will meet only until the midpoint of the semester.
We will see how far we can go in determining the original meanings of selected Shakespeare plays. Besides exploring great works of art and learning about the period in which Shakespeare wrote, the seminar will explore the issues of the "meaning" of works of art and of recovering the intentions of artists. Due to the use of films, classes may run over the scheduled finish times.
Michael Winship teaches early modern English and American history. His most recent book is Making Heretics: Militant Protestantism and Free Grace in Massachusetts, 1636-1641 (Princeton, 2002).
FRES 1010: Digital Images in the Classroom and Beyond (89-257)
Emy Nelson Decker, Art History Lamar Dodd School of Art
Wednesdays, 5th period (12:20-1:10 p.m.), Room 115A, Visual Arts BuildingThis seminar will introduce students to presentation equipment (LCD projectors, Smart boards, etc) and computer programs (Photoshop, etc) used with digital images. The transition to digital images will require that students know how to use the new equipment/programs to be successful in their classes. In this seminar, students will learn how to create digital images from slides, or other sources, and use them in programs such as PowerPoint, etc. Demonstrating the proper usage of these programs to students, particularly students of art history, will help them to learn and feel comfortable using the now requisite technologies for working with images and will provide them with a greater set of skills when they leave the academy.
Emy Decker is the Director of Visual Resources at the Lamar Dodd School of Art and chapter chair of the Southeast Chapter of the Visual Resources Association (VRA). She has experience with building digital image databases and using scanners and other equipment to acquire digital files. She is well versed in data standards for cataloging images and uses software daily for image manipulation.
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Math FRES 1010: Origami: the mathematics and art of paper folding FRES 1010: Artificial Intelligence - It's for real! (67-524)
Don Potter, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Center Wednesdays, 6th period (1:25-2:15 p.m.), Room 306, Boyd GSRCEver since the development of the earliest mechanical devices, people have contemplated the notion of competing against a non-human opponent at some sort of game (from recreational gaming to warfare simulation and training games; Go and Chess are good examples). Today's modern "computer opponents" provide a wide array of stimulating and learning challenges for humans. Two major items distinguish modern computer opponents in all gaming genres, namely an immersive graphical user interface, and "intelligent" computer opponents. The goal of this research seminar is to investigate the historical development of non-human opponent gaming with special emphasis on computer opponents. In addition, we want to focus on at least one specific computer game and investigate the development of an intelligent agent for us to compete against. An excellent gaming environment is provided in Microsoft's Age of Empires II: Age of Kings; considered one of the best real-time strategy games ever developed. We will use this game to develop our own intelligent players. Some programming experience is helpful but not necessary.
Don Potter is Director of the Artificial Intelligence Center, and Professor of Computer Science. His research and teaching interests include database management systems and artificial intelligence. He is currently working on several projects (funded by the USDA Forest Service) that focus on applying artificial intelligence techniques to support forest management decision making.
FRES 1010: Origami: the mathematics and art of paper folding (87-590)
Robert Rumely, Mathematics
Mondays, 8th period (3:35-4:25 p.m.), Room 410, Boyd Graduate Studies Research CenterOrigami, or paper-folding, is an ancient art which in the last twenty years has blossomed through the infusion of mathematical methods. There are now systematic ways of designing beautiful models with any number of points. This seminar will begin with some classical models, and progress to more advanced ones chosen to illustrate general design principles. The seminar may be of interest to students in mathematics, art, and education.
Robert Rumely is a professor of mathematics, whose area of research is number theory. He has been at the University of Georgia since 1981. His wife Cherilyn is a mathematics instructor at UGA. He was raised in Montana, and enjoys camping, hiking, and bird watching. He is a member of Watkinsville First Baptist Church.
Cod - Rise and Fall of a Fishery Selected Topics from the Practice of Medicine Implications of the Human Genome An "Iron Clad" Solution to Global Warming (and other planetary feedback stories) Global climate changes and marine ecosystem FRES 1010: Sounds of the Sea (06-630)
Daniela Di Iorio, Marine Sciences
Wednesdays, 5th period (12:20-1:10 p.m.), Room 261, Marine Sciences BuildingThis freshman seminar will introduce students to the science and uses of sound in the sea. Sound in the ocean is used in many ways by oceanographers, mariners and marine animals because of its ability to 'see' a body as a result of sound scattering and because it can propagate with little attenuation. Oceanographers use sound to study ocean currents, internal waves, temperature changes, suspended particulates and fish biomass; marine animals (as well as mariners on ships) use sound for communication, navigation and for sensing their surroundings. This seminar will focus on the science, the animals, and the technological developments in passive and active sound sources. In passive acoustics we listen and try and interpret the sounds that nature (and man) provides; in active acoustics we transmit and then listen to how the sound is scattered by the ocean environment.
Dr. Daniela Di Iorio is a physical and acoustical oceanographer with the Department of Marine Sciences. She has been active in the development and application of high frequency acoustic systems for oceanographic measurement with emphasis on wave propagation in random media (acoustic scintillation). This research has allowed her to measure various properties of the ocean extending from the coastal environment to the mid ocean ridges which are home to hydrothermal vents. Properties of ocean currents, temperature structure and turbulence are all measured by using sound in the sea.
FRES 1020: Cod - Rise and Fall of a Fishery (06-604)
James Hollibaugh, Marine Sciences
Thursdays 5th period (2:00-3:15 p.m.), Room 261, Marine Sciences BuildingNorth America was settled in part because of the quest by European fishermen for cod. Civilizations rose, wars were fought and ultimately the fishery collapsed. This course is based loosely on the book “Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World” by Mark Kurlansky, which will be required reading. We will see cod, feel cod, discuss cod and (if we’re lucky) even have an opportunity to taste cod.
Dr. James Hollibaugh is a Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences at UGA. He is the author or co-author of over 130 articles on matters marine. His interest in and familiarity with cod stems from his graduate studies in Oceanography at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Field work afforded many trips to Newfoundland and Labrador where many remote villages subsist on cod, moose and moonshine.
FRES 1020: Selected Topics from the Practice of Medicine (17-527)
R. Alan Langford, M.D., Director, Premedical Studies Program and Faculty in Microbiology and Pharmacy
Tuesdays, 6th period (3:30-4:45 p.m.), Room 149, Pharmacy BuildingDiscussion is based on articles from medical journals (and perhaps lay magazines and newspapers) each week. The course will give premed students insight into the daily activities of a practicing physician, including the moral, ethical, scientific, communication, and legal dilemmas generated in patient care situations that demand that a physician’s decision result in a proper outcome. These topics are sometimes pertinent in interviews and essays for medical school applications. At the end of the course, students should be able to apply their lessons to the selection of their future college courses and to other activities in which they prepare for future medical studies and practices.
This seminar meets concurrently with upperclassmen enrolled in BIOL 3900 to facilitate mentoring relations for premed freshmen with upperclassmen.
R. Alan Langford, MD, FAAD, is Director of the Premedical Studies Program (a unit of the Office of the Vice-President for Instruction) and a faculty member in Microbiology and Pharmacy at UGA. See: http://www.franklin.uga.edu/people/alangford.htm
FRES 1020: Implications of the Human Genome (67-796)
Ron Orlando, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and CCRC,
Wednesdays, 8th period (3:45-4:25 p.m.), Room B121, Life SciencesThe first draft of the complete human genome was finished in 2000. How is this genetic information being used to explain biological traits? Why, for instance, are certain individuals more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease than others? This seminar series will discuss how scientists are converting this genetic data to information on the biological processes occurring in the cells, along with the techniques and tools used to accomplish these goals.
Ron Orlando is an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. His research focuses on the development of mass spectrometry for proteomic and glycomic investigations, and the application of these techniques to search for biomarkers to allow the early detection of ovarian cancer and to better understand stem cell development/differentiation. For additional information please see http://cell.ccrc.uga.edu/~orlando/lab/index.html
FRES 1010: An “Iron Clad” Solution to Global Warming (and other planetary feedback stories) (48-090)
William Miller, Marine Sciences
Fridays, 5th period (12:20-1:10 p.m.), Room TBA, Marine Science Bldg.This course will present and examine popular theories about how the ocean and atmosphere interact to control planetary climate. Topics include the critical role of iron in controlling global climate, feedbacks between biological activity and cloud formation, and how global warming might bring on the next ice age. The nature of these feedbacks are becoming more clear as modern ocean research uncovers new information on the pieces that make up the puzzle of global change. We will discuss the merits and shortfalls of these feedback theories and provide a larger view as to how the world we live in actually works.
Dr. Miller has degrees in Biology, Marine Biology, and Chemical Oceanography and is currently Director of the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island. He has been active in the international Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study and has publications in a variety of topics including, trace metal interactions with biological systems, marine carbon cycles, marine photochemistry, trace gas exchange, ocean optics and remote sensing.
FRES 1010: Global cilmate changes and marine ecosystem (59-054)
Ming-Yi Sun, Marine Sciences
Wednesdays, 3rd period (10:10-11:00 a.m.), Room 254, Marine SciencesGlobal warming is becoming a serious concern by scientific community and public. One consequence of global warming is the change of marine ecosystem. This seminar class will address the following issues: biogeochemical cycling of important substances (carbon, metals, and nutrients); dynamics of food web; and response of marine ecosystem.
Dr. Sun is a marine organic geochemist and his major research interests are organic matter cycling, interactions between biota and chemicals, coastal oceanography, sediment diagenesis, applications of biomarkers and molecular isotope approaches, and benthic ecosystem in the Arctic. Since 1995, Dr. Sun has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at UGA.
Language and Literature Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan, in their Literature Environmentalism in Wendell Berry's Recent Fiction Foodways Studying German Culture The Tower of Song: The Poetry of Leonard Cohen One Day, One Story, One Book Nobel Lit on Page and Film: Three German Winners From "City of God" to "Turistas" Flannery O'Connor and her Legacy African Film and Oral Literature Before Romeo: love and early romances Shakespeare's Meanings Tintin and Stereotype FRES 1020: "Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan, in their Literature"
Betty Jean Craige, Comparative Literature
Wednesdays, 6th period (1:25-2:15)
Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, 164 Psychology BldgIn the last decade, writers in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan have produced many memoirs and novels depicting life in their troubled nations. At a time when the United States is involved militarily in these countries, we can all benefit from the insights into their culture that literature provides. Students will read four of these books, will take turns leading discussions about them, and will write four essays on issues they raise.
Betty Jean Craige is University Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. She is author of Laying the Ladder Down, American Patriotism in a Global Society, Eugene Odum: Ecosystem Ecologist and Environmentalist, and other books about holistic thinking. She also translates Spanish poetry and writes about the Spanish artist Alvar Suñol. In 2006, she was executive producer of a documentary on the artist titled Alvar: His Vision and His Art.
FRES 1020: Environmentalism in Wendell Berry's Recent Fiction (47-540)
Jonathan Evans, English
Wednesdays 5th period (12:20-1:10 p.m.), Room 251, Park HallKentucky writer, farmer, and teacher Wendell Berry has a distinguished 40-year career as an essayist whose commentaries on environmental themes--with a particular emphasis on agrarianism and sustainable agriculture--that has inspired a many to embrace principles of environmental responsibility, new agrarianism, and new urbanism. Berry is also a poet and novelist, and the environmental themes of his essay career are often reflected imaginatively in his fictional work. In this seminar we will read his two most recent novels, Hannah Coulter and Andy Catlett to elucidate their agrarian and environmental components. Students will write two short essays.
Jonathan Evans's recent book Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien explores the implications of agriculture, horticulture, the wilderness ethic as they are portrayed in Tolkien's fantasy novels. This book is part of a larger program of elucidating environmental themes in both contemporary and earlier traditional English literature. Dr. Evans is an associate professor in English; he regularly teaches Old English and medieval language and literature courses, as well as a new course in Environmental Literature. His research program and publications focus on both of these areas.
FRES 1020: Foodways (87-587)
Elissa R. Henken, English
Tuesdays, 7th period (5:00-6:15 p.m.) Room 67, Park HallFoodways, the study of the symbolic and cultural dimensions of food (that is, the folklore of food), deals with the selection, preparation, presentation, and meaning of food. This course will consider statements made with and about food, the ways in which food is used in private and public rituals, and how it serves group identity.
Elissa R. Henken is a folklorist and Celticist, specializing in both folk narrative and Welsh culture. She has published books on the Welsh saints, the national-redeemer Owain Glyndwr, and folklore related to human sexuality. Her research includes Civil War legendry, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the evolution of legends.
FRES 1020: Studying German Culture (27-195)
Martin Kagel, Germanic & Slavic Languages
Thursdays, 7th period (5:00 - 5:50 p.m.), Room 205, Student Learning CenterIn the recent past, the study of German has undergone a significant transformation, as the scope of scholarly inquiry has been widened both with regard to interpretive approaches and potential objects of study. Following the rise of cultural studies as an academic field, scholars of
German began systematically to apply theories from other disciplines, such as anthropology, political science, history, and sociology, to the interpretation of German literature and culture, and, at the same time, became more interested in German popular culture as reflected in movies, popular literary genres, photography, fashion, and music. This Freshmen Seminar intends to introduce students to new approaches to the study of German. We will read selected essays in twentieth-century cultural theory, look at the role film plays in the new curriculum, and familiarize ourselves with different ways in which cultural theory can be applied to the study of German literature.Martin Kagel is Associate Professor of German and Head of the Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages. Originally from Germany, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and has been teaching at UGA since 1996. His research focuses on 18th and 20th-century German literature and culture. In 2003, he received the Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award.
FRES 1020: The Tower of Song: The Poetry of Leonard Cohen (87-525)
Elizabeth Kraft, English
Mondays, 5th period (12:20-1:10 p.m.), Room 327, Park HallThis seminar will focus on songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen. He is a self-described "minor poet," but his work has major resonance--it is haunting, amusing, and profound. Sometimes described as a "slit your wrists" type songster, Cohen strikes me, rather, as a ironist of the first order. When push came to shove after 9/11, he was anything but despairing. In this seminar, we will read, listen, and respond. I am not an expert in the life and works of Leonard Cohen, so you will have to do some reading and thinking on your own about him. What I will bring to the table is the ability to read and analyze poetry--and the ability to help you learn to do the same.
Requirements: Weekly attendance; journal entries; one guided discussion following your lead.
Elizabeth Kraft teaches eighteenth-century literature and a couple of film courses in the Department of English. She has also taught, from time to time, the department's Introduction to Poetry class. Her interest in the works of Leonard Cohen goes beyond her field of expertise in many ways. She simply finds this artist intriguing and would like to explore the resonances of his work with students interested in doing likewise.
FRES 1020: One Day, One Story, One Book (07-526)
David Payne, English
Wednesdays, 4th period (11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m.), Room 251, Park HallOn 1 May 1953, a man in Milledgeville killed two lawyers and himself during the course of the town sesquicentennial. The murder led, obliquely, to Flannery O'Connor's Patridge Festival, and more directly to Peter Dexter's Paris Trout.
Born in Milledgeville, Dr. Payne's father won the red beard contest during the sesquicentennial. Dr. Payne's research on Flannery O'Connor led him to closely study the coroner’s reports on the 1/5/53 murder, and to review story, book, and movie that resulted.
FRES1020: Nobel Lit on Page and Film: Three German Winners (07-008)
Max Reinhart, Germanic & Slavic Languages
Wednesdays, 5th period (12:20-1:10 p.m.), Room 217, Joe Brown HallGerman-language writers won eight Nobel Prizes in the 20th century, almost one per decade. This seminar will feature three of the most famous: Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, and Heinrich Boell. We will read a short novel by each writer and watch the films made of those novels: Death in Venice, Steppenwolf, and The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum. Grading will be based on attendance, weekly participation, and a final five-page paper.
Dr. Max Reinhart is the A. G. Steer Professor in Goethe Studies, with interests that include the Reformation and Baroque, the music of Bach and Schubert, German cultural studies of the 20th century, and American storytelling.
FRES1020: From "City of God" to "Turistas" (67-538)
Susan Quinlan, Romance Languages
Wednesdays, 6th period (1:25-2:15 p.m.), Room 230, Gilbert HallThis course will look at contemporary trends in Brazilian Cinema paying special attention to representations of race, class and gender. All films will be shown outside of class. Students will produce a final project on one of the films viewed during the semester
Dr. Quinlan teaches Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African Literature and Culture in the Department of Romance Languages. She also directs the UGA in Niteroi, Brazil studies abroad program. She also cooks Brazilian food really well!
FRES 1020: Flannery O'Connor and her Legacy (27-584)
Hugh Ruppersburg, Dean’s Office and English
Wednesdays, 5th period (12:20 – 1:10 p.m.), Room 100, Old CollegeFlannery O'Connor (1925-1964) is widely regarded as a leading 20th century writer. In her short career she produced two volumes of stories and two novels that use humor, violence, the grotesque, and vivid descriptions of Georgia scenes and people to express their author's fierce judgments of the modern world. In this course we will read selections from O'Connor's work, view the film Wise Blood, and make a field trip to Andalusia, the home near Milledgeville, Georgia, where she lived out the last nine years of her life. We will also talk about more recent writers who show O'Connor's influence.
Hugh Ruppersburg is Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and a professor of English. He has written on William Faulkner and Robert Penn Warren and other American writers, as well as on film, and is at work on a book about the American South in film.
A Burkinabe filmmaker once said that film is a blessing for griots, "the people of the words" in West Africa. We will read tales and view some films in order to appreciate this statement and find out whether and in what ways African films take into account oral techniques of narration.
Karim Traore is a native of Burkina Faso, West Africa. He did his undergraduate studies in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and his graduate studies in Saarbruecken, Germany. Professor Traore received his Ph.D. in Linguistics and German Studies; he also holds an Habilitation (a German "2nd PhD") in Comparative African Literatures. He has taught African Literature and Film since 1983 and has taught at UGA since 1998.FRES 1010: Before Romeo: love and early romances (97-808)
Katharina Wilson, Comparative Literature
Tuesdays, 3rd period (11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.), Room 247, Joe Brown HallThis seminar will examine the evolution of the concept of romantic love in early texts ranging from Greek romances to medieval lais.
Katharina Wilson is Meigs Prof. of Comp. Lit. specializing in medieval studies especially early women writers, Chaucer, monastic literature, and the history of ideas.
FRES 1010: Shakespeare's Meanings (26-516)
Michael Winship, History
Mondays 9th -11th periods (4:40-7:40 p.m.), Room 323, LeConte Hall.
This seminar will meet only until the midpoint of the semester.We will see how far we can go in determining the original meanings of selected Shakespeare plays. Besides exploring great works of art and learning about the period in which Shakespeare wrote, the seminar will explore the issues of the "meaning" of works of art and of recovering the intentions of artists. Due to the use of films, classes may run over the scheduled finish times.
Michael Winship teaches early modern English and American history. His most recent book is Making Heretics: Militant Protestantism and Free Grace in Massachusetts, 1636-1641 (Princeton, 2002).FRES 1010: Tintin and Stereotype (48-204)
Tim Raser, Romance Languages
Wednesdays, 3rd period (10:10-11:00 a.m.), Room 309, Gilbert HallFirst published in the 1920s, Georges Rémi's Adventures of Tintin was a Belgian comic strip that detailed the travels of an intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his dog Milou, as they criss-crossed the globe solving mysteries and advancing the cause of science. This seminar proposes to read several of the Tintin stories with a goal of assessing the stereotypes used to depict persons of other nationalities: what the stereotypes are, how they correspond to current stereotypes, and what they imply about those persons who hold them.
Timothy Raser has taught at UGA since 1985; when not teaching Freshman Seminars, he teaches and does research in French art and literature of the 19th century.
Natural Science Coffee Technology FRES 1010: Coffee Technology (87-797)
Robert Shewfelt and Ron Pegg, Food Science and Technology
Wednesdays, 2nd period (9:05-9:55 a.m.), Room 215, Food Science BuildingWake up in a different part of Athens every Tuesday morning with a unique coffee experience. While you are sampling the best coffee Athens has to offer, learn about the allure, history, culture, health aspects, sensory properties, chemistry, and technology of the second-most widely traded commodity on earth. This seminar explores the world of coffee through the book Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast.
Dr. Ron Pegg teaches Instrumental Methods of Food Analysis. His research is on health-promoting properties of functional foods. Dr. Rob Shewfelt teaches several courses in food science including Chocolate Science and Food Issues and Choices. His research focuses on the flavor of fresh tomatoes and aromatic rice.
Global Issues International Summer Camps Global climate changes and marine ecosystem The Great Globalization Debate FRES 1010: International Summer Camp Traditions (66-521)
Gwynn Powell, Counseling and Human Development Services
Mondays, 9th and 10th periods (4:40-6:35 p.m.), Room 205 Ramsey Student CenterThis seminar will meet only until the midpoint of the semester.
Explore the world by examining international-camp traditions. Did you know that in recent history 90% of Russian children attended camp? How do traditions in camp represent the values of larger cultures? We'll start with an overview of North American traditions (sharing your camp experiences) and then broaden our horizons globally.
Dr. Gwynn Powell is a leader in American Camp Association and International Camping Fellowship. In 2005, she started a study abroad program where UGA students served as international camp counselors in Russia. She is a Recreation and Leisure Studies faculty member in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services.
FRES 1010: Global cilmate changes and marine ecosystem (59-054)
Ming-Yi Sun, Marine Sciences
Wednesdays, 3rd period (10:10-11:00 a.m.), Room 254, Marine SciencesGlobal warming is becoming a serious concern by scientific community and public. One consequence of global warming is the change of marine ecosystem. This seminar class will address the following issues: biogeochemical cycling of important substances (carbon, metals, and nutrients); dynamics of food web; and response of marine ecosystem.
Dr. Sun is a marine organic geochemist and his major research interests are organic matter cycling, interactions between biota and chemicals, coastal oceanography, sediment diagenesis, applications of biomarkers and molecular isotope approaches, and benthic ecosystem in the Arctic. Since 1995, Dr. Sun has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at UGA.
FRES1020: The Great Globalization Debate (89-243)
Daniel Everett, Computer Science
Tuesdays, 5th period (2:00–3:15 p.m.), Brumby Hall Conference RoomAn overview of the ongoing globalization process and the "anti-globalization" movement that is resisting economic globalization in its current form. By "globalization" we mean two related phenomena: the growth of an international economic system that affects our personal lives and, also, such international institutions as the United Nations, which attempt to bring democracy and the rule of law to the global arena.
Dr. Dan Everett is the undergraduate coordinator for the computer science department. His technical interests are in computer modeling and Web programming. He has a long-term amateur interest in global ecological and social justice issues and is the faculty advisor for the Campus Greens.
Religion and History Baseball and American Society: 1947-2007 Introduction of Essential Islamic Spirituality Readings in Christianity And They're Off: A history of Horse Racing FRES 1010: Baseball and American Society: 1947-2007 (07-588)
James J. Dowd, Sociology
Wednesdays, 7th period (2:30-3:20 p.m.), Room 227, Student Learning CenterlJackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in the Spring of 1947, a year before President Truman ordered the desegregation of the armed forces, seven years before the Supreme Court decided the Brown v. Board of Education case, and 17 years before the Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Baseball, then and now, can be read as a sign of the social and cultural condition of American society. Westward expansion, unionization, strikes, free agency, racism, agents and lawyers, the appearance and gradual dominance of Latino players, drug use, increasing role specialization, and the overall rationalization of the system that is baseball are all indicators of social and cultural shifts in the wider society. The course will examine these shifts both within baseball and the wider society. The course begins with Jackie Robinson’s Rookie-of-the-Year season of 1947 and ends with Barry Bonds efforts to overtake Hank Aaron’s record for most career home runs.
James J. Dowd studied sociology at St. Peter’s College, the University of Maryland, and the University of Southern California. I regularly teach the Introduction to Sociology course, as well as courses on culture, film, social theory, travel and tourism, and the military. My current research is on the topic of aging and desire. My favorite memory as a child is sitting in the bleachers in center field in the old Polo Grounds, watching the young Willie Mays redefine the way that outfielders play the game.
FRES 1010: Introduction to Essential Islamic Spirituality (16-510)
Kenneth Honerkamp, Religion
Wednesdays, 6th period (1:25-2:15 p.m.), Room 205C, Peabody HallThis introduction to essential Islamic Spirituality has a twofold purpose. The first is to provide an overview of Islamic history, thought, and practice. The second it to open a window on the Islamic world with an aim towards increasing the student's understanding and appreciation of this rich and diverse culture. This view through the "window of the Muslim world view" will provide the student a window from which to view his or her own world.
Professor Honerkamp teaches Modern Standard Arabic as a second language and in-depth textual studies in Arabic for advanced students. He is involved in research in Arabic manuscripts and has studied in some of the best known institutions of traditional Islamic Studies in the Muslim world. He does research in the fields of Islamic Law and the integral relationship of Shariah and Islamic mysticism (Sufism).
FRES 1020: Readings in Christianity (87-542)
Sandy Martin, Religion
Mondays, 7th period (2:30-3:20 p.m.), Room 205C, Peabody HallSeminar participants will read, discuss, and compose short essays on a select number of primary or original writings of Christian leaders, thinkers, and organizations from the beginning of Christianity to the present. Examples are biblical readings, Christian creeds and confessions of faith, and treatises, sermons, and addresses by individuals.
Dr. Sandy Dwayne Martin, Professor and Head of Religion, specializes in history of Christianity and American and African American religious history. He has published two books and numerous articles and book chapters. Dr. Martin received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.
FRES 1020: And They're Off: A history of Horse Racing (49-160)
Kari Turner, Animal and Dairy Science
Tuesdays, 3rd period (11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.), Room 101, Rhodes CenterHorse racing has evolved from Ancient Greek chariot races to a multibillion dollar industry. Students will learn about horses, people, and big races within steeplechase, flat racing and harness racing, advancements in equipment and medicine, and unsolved mysteries such as missing people and suspicious deaths. Racing will be experienced firsthand through a field trip.
Kari Turner is an assistant professor in the Animal and Dairy Science Department, and Faculty Supervisor of the UGA Equine Training Unit. Her research background is in equine exercise physiology, and she teaches several equine-related courses. Her equine interests are varied, but she has a particularly strong interest in harness racing and Paint horses.
Veterinary Medicine Introduction to Veterinary Medicine FRES 1010: Introduction to Veterinary Medicine (06-207)
K. Paige Carmichael, College of Veterinary Medicine
Wednesdays, 6th period (1:25-2:15 p.m.), Room TBA, College of Veterinary MedicineThis seminar will help you gain realistic and exciting insights into modern veterinary medicine. Through interactions with veterinary practitioners, professors and students, you'll discover what roles modern veterinarians play and what they find rewarding, and explore the variety of disciplines and specialties within the field of veterinary medicine, including exotic and zoo animal medicine, animal behavior, anatomy of domestic species, emergency medicine, and pathology.
Dr Paige Carmichael is a veterinary pathologist and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Social Sciences Should a Court Tell Us When We Can Pull the Plug? Baseball and American Society: 1947-2997 International Summer Camp Traditions Psychology of Women FRES 1020: "Should A Court Tell Us When We Can Pull the Plug?" (07-784)
Catherine Clutter, VPAA
Wednesdays, 7th period (2:30-3:20 p.m.), Room 202, Moore CollegeFrom Karen Ann Quinlan to Terry Schaivo, United States courts have been called upon to weigh in on the most fundamental - and intimate - decisions regarding health care and the life and death decisions of individuals utilizing that health care. This class will examine court decisions and the writings of legal bioethicists in an attempt to better define the acceptable legal line for judicial involvement in right to die / quality of life issues that we all are likely to face at some point.
Catherine Clutter is a UGA Law School honors graduate. She has spent more than eight years in private practice, focusing primarily on commercial litigation and professional liability defense. Ms. Clutter has also worked in various capacities at the University of Georgia, including legal counsel in the Office of the Vice President for Research, as the pre-law advisor, and now in the Provost's Office. She is adjunct faculty for both the pre-law learning community and for courses in natural resources law. Environmental law, professional liability, and constitutional issues, particularly in the bioethics area are her primary fields of interest.
FRES 1010: Baseball and American Society: 1947-2007 (07-588)
James J. Dowd, Sociology
Wednesdays, 7th period (2:30-3:20 p.m.), Room 227, Student Learning CenterJackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in the Spring of 1947, a year before President Truman ordered the desegregation of the armed forces, seven years before the Supreme Court decided the Brown v. Board of Education case, and 17 years before the Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Baseball, then and now, can be read as a sign of the social and cultural condition of American society. Westward expansion, unionization, strikes, free agency, racism, agents and lawyers, the appearance and gradual dominance of Latino players, drug use, increasing role specialization, and the overall rationalization of the system that is baseball are all indicators of social and cultural shifts in the wider society. The course will examine these shifts both within baseball and the wider society. The course begins with Jackie Robinson’s Rookie-of-the-Year season of 1947 and ends with Barry Bonds efforts to overtake Hank Aaron’s record for most career home runs.
James J. Dowd studied sociology at St. Peter’s College, the University of Maryland, and the University of Southern California. I regularly teach the Introduction to Sociology course, as well as courses on culture, film, social theory, travel and tourism, and the military. My current research is on the topic of aging and desire. My favorite memory as a child is sitting in the bleachers in center field in the old Polo Grounds, watching the young Willie Mays redefine the way that outfielders play the game.
FRES 1010: Social and Behavioral Science Research: The Greatest Hits (57-949)
Jerold Hale, Speech Communication
Tuesdays, 2nd Period (9:30-10:45 a.m.), Room 116, Terrell HallOver the past 60 years social science research has revealed or uncovered knowledge about human nature and human behavior. This class will focus on classic social science studies and their implications for human relations, influence processes, and group dynamics. It is a study of the Greatest Hits from social science research.
Dr. Hale is Professor and Head of the Department of Speech Communication. He studies relational communication and communication and social influence processes. He teaches persuasion, small group communication, and interpersonal communication.
FRES 1010: International Summer Camp Traditions (66-521)
Gwynn Powell, Counseling and Human Development Services
Mondays, 9th and 10th periods (4:40-6:35 p.m.), Room 205 Ramsey Student CenterThis seminar will meet only until the midpoint of the semester.
Explore the world by examining international-camp traditions. Did you know that in recent history 90% of Russian children attended camp? How do traditions in camp represent the values of larger cultures? We'll start with an overview of North American traditions (sharing your camp experiences) and then broaden our horizons globally.
Dr. Gwynn Powell is a leader in American Camp Association and International Camping Fellowship. In 2005, she started a study abroad program where UGA students served as international camp counselors in Russia. She is a Recreation and Leisure Studies faculty member in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services.
FRES 1020: Psychology of Women (17-589)
Karen Webber Bauer, Institute of Higher Education
Tuesdays, 5th period, (2:00 – 3:15 p.m.), Room 101, Meigs HallThis seminar will help you develop a better appreciation of the similarities and differences between males and females and how those differences affect your life. Through a psycho-social perspective, it will examine the causes and consequences of women's perceptions and behavior that account for their actions, beliefs, and feelings.
Karen Webber Bauer is Director Associate Professor in the Institute of Higher Education at UGA. She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Psychology/Women's Studies, Counseling, and Higher Education for over a decade.Learning Communities Pre-Law Service-Learning Project Global Engagement Service-Learning Project Life Sciences A Service-Learning Project Film and Stage Service-Learning Project Music Service-Learning Project Life Sciences B Service-Learning Project Business Service-Learning Project FRES 1020: Pre-Law Service-Learning Project (07-812)
Teresa Angle, Pre-Law Advising
Wednesdays, 8th period (3:35-4:25 p.m.), Room 367, Student Learning Center[NOTE: This section is open only to students admitted to this residential learning community.]
Participants in the Pre-Law Learning Community will explore service-learning as an approach to transform academic learning into community action.
Teresa A. Angle is the Pre-law Advisor and Program Coordinator for the University of Georgia. She received the Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law. She served as Assistant Attorney General for the state of Missouri and as Assistant State’s Attorney in Baltimore County, Maryland, prior to opening a private practice specializing in criminal defense and child custody issues.
FRES 1020: Global Engagement Service-Learning Project (27-813)
Pratt Cassity, College of Environmental Design
Tuesdays, 2nd period (9:30-10:45 p.m.), Founders Garden House Ballroom[NOTE: This section is open only to students admitted to this residential learning community.]
Participants in the Global Engagement Learning Community will explore service-learning as an approach to transform academic learning into community action.
Pratt Cassity is Director of the Center for Community Design and Preservation in the School of Environmental Design. His expertise encompasses both Historic Preservation and Landscape Architecture and his office provides assistance to state agencies in a variety of these areas. With an interest in global service-learning, he works extensively on public service programs in preservation and community planning in the United States, Eastern Europe and West Africa.
FRES 1020: Life Sciences Service-Learning Project (67-815)
Marcus Fechheimer, Cellular Biology
Tuesday's 2nd period (9:30-10:45 a.m.) Room 723, Biologiical Sciences Building[NOTE: This section is open only to students admitted to this residential learning community.]
Participants in Dr. Fechheimer’s Life Sciences Learning Community will explore service-learning as an approach to transform academic learning into community action.
Marcus Fechheimer studies cell structure and movement, and changes in cell structure associated with neurodegenerative diseases. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association, and he is a member of UGA Teaching Academy Class of 2002.
FRES 1020: Film and Stage Service-Learning Project (07-817)
Fran Teague, English
Fridays, 5th period (12:20-1:10 p.m.), Room 100, Old College[NOTE: This section is open only to students admitted to this residential learning community.]
Participants in the Film and Stage Learning Community will explore service-learning as an approach to transform academic learning into community action.
Fran Teague is an English professor who has published a number of books and many articles about performance history and theory in Renaissance drama. She maintains an active involvement in community theater, as a director and "dramaturg."
FRES 1020: Music Service-Learning Project (17-818)
Stephanie Tingler, School of Music
Wednesdays, 7th period (2:30-3:20 p.m.), Room 210, Music BuildingParticipants in the Music Learning Community will explore service-learning as an approach to transform academic learning into community action.
[NOTE: This section is open only to students admitted to this residential learning community.]
Stephanie Tingler is Associate Professor and Chair of the Voice Area in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. She has performed in opera, oratorio, recital and musical theater throughout the Midwest and Southeast, Brazil, Great Britain, and Japan.
FRES 1020: Life Sciences Service-Learning Project (37-819)
Silvia Giraudo, Foods and Nutrition
Tuesdays, 6th period (3:30-4:45 p.m.), Room 723, Biological Sciences[NOTE: This section is open only to students admitted to this residential learning community.]
Participants in Dr. Giraudo’s Life Sciences Learning Community will explore service-learning as an approach to transform academic learning into community action.
Silvia Giraudo is originally from Argentina. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and her post-doctoral studies from the University of Minnesota. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Foods and Nutrition in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences where she teaches courses in Human Nutrition and Nutrition and Health. Her research program is in the area of Food Intake Regulation and Obesity.
FRES 1020: Business Service-Learning Project (07-820)
Dale Gauthreaux and Mark Huber
Tuesdays, 1st period (8:00-9:15 a.m.), Room 207 Student Learning Center[NOTE: This section is open only to students admitted to this residential learning community.]
Participants in the Business Learning Community will explore service-learning as an approach to transform academic learning into community action.
Dale Gauthreaux is Director of the Institute for Leadership Advancement in the Terry College of Business. Dr. Gauthreaux studies issues in human resources and organizational effectiveness. He also currently serves as a Certificate Program Instructor and a Mentor in the Leadership Scholars Program within the Institute for Leadership Advancement. Mark Huber is a Senior Lecturer of Management Information Systems in the Terry College of Business and the former Director of the L.E.A.D. Certificate in Leadership Program in the Institute for Leadership Advancement. Dr. Huber's teaching focuses on project management, information systems and leadership and team development. He also currently serves as a Mentor in the Leonard Leadership Scholars Program and as an Executive Coach within the Institute for Leadership Advancement. Dr. Huber successfully completed a 21-year Air Force and Air Force Reserve Career including tours at the Pentagon and as a Combat Communications Squadron Commander.