NRES 103: The Great Lakes - Freshwater Wonder at Risk
3 credit hours | CRN: 70214
Meets Online
FULLFILLS GEN ED: NAT SCI & TECH - LIFE SCIENCE
TE 401: Design Thinking for Women's Health & Well-begin
2 credit hours | CRN: 67795
Thursdays, 10:00am - 11:50am
ACES 199: Learning How to Learn Boot Camp
1 credit hour | CRN: 62294
Meets October 21st to December 11th
Mondays and Wednesdays 3:00pm to 3:50pm
AHS 199: Career Development for Military Connected Students
2 credit hour | CRN: 68462
Starts October 21st
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00am to 12:20pm
If you are a freshman or sophomore, please come learn about an academic program that lies at the intersection of Gies Business and Grainger Engineering. With The Hoeft Technology & Management Program, you’ll earn a 22-hour university minor, and you’ll gain additional development experiences that can set you apart: international business trips, professional development workshops, and corporate and alumni networking opportunities. Join us for a social event on October 15 in the BIF Courtyard from 1:30 to 3:00 pm to meet current students in the program and to learn how the T&M Program has impacted their career paths. Snacks will be provided. Learn more and register on Gies Groups: http://cglink.me/r606332
LER 100, 110, AND 120 | Begins October 21st
3 credit hours each
For questions, please email LER undergraduate program coordinator Prof. Steven Ashby at skashby@illinois.edu
LER 100 “Introduction to Labor Studies”
LER 100 looks at economic, political, and workplace issues facing working people. The course looks at who is “working class” versus “middle class” in America, and images of work and workers. It analyzes employment relations at the country’s largest employer, Wal-Mart. The class studies unions and theories of labor relations. The course includes an overview of U.S. working class and labor history, an analysis of U.S. employment laws and contemporary workers’ issues, issues of racial and sexual harassment in the workplace, and a discussion of a recent labor conflict involving Chicago public school teachers.
LER 110 “Labor and Social Movements”
LER 110 explores the role of workers’ rights social movements in America. The class looks especially at low-wage workers in America. Case studies include the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike, a recent hotel workers’ and a recent janitors’ organizing campaign, immigrant workers’ protests, the Fight for Fifteen fast food workers organizing drive, and the 2011 Wisconsin public sector workers’ protests against an anti-labor bill.
LER 120 “Contemporary Labor Problems”
LER 120 focuses on major problems facing working people in the United States today, including: The “gig” economy and disposable workers, young workers, older workers, health care, and the state of U.S. workers today.
NRES 103 - The Great Lakes - Freshwater Wonder at Risk
Faculty instructor: Prof. Jim Miller | CRN 70214
The course satisfies Natural Sciences & Technology - Life Sciences
Description: Introduction to the ecology of freshwater systems, viewed through the lens of the Great Lakes and associated tributaries. The Great Lakes hold 20% of the world's freshwater and 95% of the freshwater in North America. They have sustained human and wildlife populations for at least 10,000 years. Now, the integrity of this unique and priceless resource is threatened as never before. This eight-week online course will enhance student understanding of the ecology of this imperiled system, as well as the historical events and policies that have led to the present crisis, and the men and women who have played key roles in this unfolding story.
EPSY 203 Dialogues on Social Issues courses
1 credit hour
These experiential classes are highly interactive, and help students develop various skills. These skills include critical thinking, listening, perspective taking, and communicating. Students are also challenged to develop awareness and understanding of critical intergroup relations issues affecting individuals, organizations and communities.
We are offering the following EPSY 203 Dialogue course topics:
- Exploring Disability; Tuesdays, 6:00-7:50 pm
- Being White in a Multicultural Society; Tuesdays, 5:00-6:50pm
- Race/Ethnicity dialogue; Tuesdays, 2:00-3:50pm
- Liberal/Conservative dialogue; Mondays, 3:00-4:50pm
- Resisting Marginalization, Tuesdays, 1:00-2:50
- Exploring Social Class; Wednesdays, 12:00-1:50pm
- Resisting Marginalization, Wednesdays, 3:00-4:50
- Race/Ethnicity dialogue; Mondays, 1:00-2:50pm
Our EPSY 203 sections on Resisting Marginalization are geared toward helping learners explore ways to address marginalization and improve intergroup relations and social justice. Open to anyone, these sections explore both the nature of social problems as well as ways to promote greater fairness in interpersonal interactions, within groups and organizations, as well as in society.