In This Issue:

Pace’s Got Knowledge: Dr.
Sarah Blackwood

The Corner will Bill and
Dr. Ida Dupont

University’s Filmmakers
Honored at Best Shorts
Festival

Pace’s Got Knowledge: Dr.
Matthew Bolton

Poetry by Aneta Panczak
and Sarah Rzasa

Jordan Jhamb: Chasing
Ghosts

Fall 2012: Registration
Tips & Class Offerings

Submit to the Newsletter
and E-Journal!
Newsletter Staff:

Sierra Chandler

Jordan Jhamb

Julia Yeung
Contributors:

Mosammad Rahman

Sarah Rzasa

Aneta Panczak
Professor Sarah Blackwood is the Head of Pace’s American Studies program
and an Assistant Professor in the English Department. On February 1st, she talked to a
group of Honors students about her recent work analyzing visual art; particularly,
portraits from 19th Century America and its role in race, identity, and personal
expression.
We began the discussion by
identifying what it was that we believed made portraits significant using our
Facebook profile pictures as examples. We agreed that we use our profile pictures
and portraits to look good, express ourselves, and identify what we think makes us
unique. Then, Professor Blackwood posed the question: When in history did we all
come to agree that an image could represent someone?
To answer this question, we were shown a photo essay of three
photos; the “Ladies in Pink,” as Professor Blackwood named them: John Singleton
Copley’s “Mrs. George Watson” (1765), Thomas Eakin’s “Portrait of Amelia Van Buren”
(1891), and Gerhard Richter’s “Betty” (1988). Through them we saw the evolution of
the portrait in America. In “Mrs.
George Watson,” we observed that
portraits in the 18th Century served the
purpose of displaying your class, wealth,
and gender. The “self” was not a factor
yet. However, by the late 19th Century’s
“Portrait of Amelia Van Buren,” there is a clear message and emotion displayed
in the subject. Amelia is dressed nicely but is slouched away from the artist. We
can tell from her face that she is a very introspective person who appears to be
suffocated by the affluence around her. Her portrait is melancholy and clearly
displays the disconnect between Amelia and her social status.
But what does this have to do with race?
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In the 19th Century, there were
virtually no portraits of slaves made. This
goes along with the idea that a portrait can
only be made of a person and, thanks to the
bigotry of the time, slaves were not people and
therefore were not pictured. An example of how they were represented was in
newspaper ornaments: images that newspapers would provide for ads to create a visual
for whatever someone might have been selling or seeking. The most common portrait
of a black individual at this time was a newspaper ornament of an escaped slave, used
in Runaway Slave Ads. In this case, the personal image was dehumanizing.
Professor Blackwood took a few final moments to tell us about different
ways to access primary sources from many years ago that are currently being digitized
and made available online. Materials that only graduate students and scholars had
access to 20 years ago are now available online. These sites include the New York
Public Library (which is currently compiling a unique collection of historical menus from all across America’s history), the
Library of Congress’s “American Memory” collection, and the Walt Whitman Archives.
If you are interested Pace’s American Studies program as a possible major, double-major, or minor, feel free to
contact Professor Blackwood at [email protected].
Look out of any window, any morning, any
evening, any day.
Maybe the sun is shining, birds are winging,
or rain is falling from a heavy sky.
What do you want me to do, to do for you to
see you through?
For this is all a dream we dreamed one
afternoon, long ago.
Walk out of any doorway, feel your way, feel
your way like the day before.
Maybe you'll find direction, Around some
corner where it's been waiting to meet you.
What do you want me to do, to watch for you
while you are sleeping?
Then please don't be surprised when you find
me dreaming too. . . .
And it's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it
there,
Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare.
And it's just a box of rain, or a ribbon for your hair;
Such a long long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.
---Grateful Dead, “Box of Rain”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4SqDx1vi4c
Much of each day I spend answering questions. I guess that’s partly why I became a
professor—because I thought I knew something; because I thought I could answer
questions (the other reason to become a professor is never to have to live in the real world).
A long long time ago, back when the song above was new, I believed that knowing
stuff was what mattered. And so I learned stuff; lots of stuff; so much stuff that I passed
the screen test to get on Jeopardy! Lots of students now come to me for answers, for classes
to take, for solutions to problems, for direction.
Yet I find that the only answers that really matter aren’t mine to give. They are
within the questioner already, and all I can really do is ask the questions that bring out the
answers. If I get that chance (for there are more of you out there who never come with
questions), then I am just a box of rain, with a short time to be there.
Senior Thesis Deadlines for students graduating in May:

Sign up in the Honors Office for a time slot for your thesis presentation
by April 16 by emailing me at [email protected]

Drafts of the thesis must be handed in to your thesis advisor AND the
Honors Office no later than April 18th

Thesis presentations will be held on April 25th or 26th from 10am-8 pm

Final bound copy due in the Honors Office by May 3rd
Learn about prestigious scholarships--Fulbright, Goldwater, Boren, Mitchell- from Pace alumni recipients on
April 12, 6-8 pm, Meeting Room A of the Student Union. A light dinner will be provided. Please RSVP to
[email protected] if you wish to attend.
Juniors!! If you want to be granted a research stipend of up to $1000, now is the time to apply for the
Pforzheimer Honors College Research Grant.
 The Pforzheimer Honors College Research Grants are designed to support and encourage Honors College
students in research for projects that will produce exemplary senior theses.
 The stipend, up to $1000, may be used on or off campus and can support study or travel abroad related to the
student’s research interest.
 This grant is open to student-faculty teams from all fields of study:

You must be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at Pace University who joined the
Honors College in Fall 2005 or later.

You must have completed at least 90 credits at the end of Spring 2012; maintained an overall grade point
average of at least 3.3; and had some prior experience either in completing a significant research or
writing project, participating in an internship, or engaging in community service or occupational
involvement relevant to the proposed research.
The deadline is April 15. You can find the application on the Honors College NYC website under ‘forms’ or pick
up the application in the Honors office.
Attend our bi-monthly Pace’s Got Knowledge lectures over lunch. Dr. Eddis Miller of the Philosophy and
Religious Studies Department will give a talk entitled, “Money and Monotheism: Religion and Economics in the
Abrahamic Tradition.” The event will take place on Wed. April 4, 12:20-1:15 in Lecture Hall North, 2nd floor of 1
Pace Plaza.
Graduating Seniors!! Enjoy dinner and drinks with Honors faculty and alumni at the Beekman on
Wednesday, May 9, 7-9pm. To attend, you must RSVP by April 23 to Andrea at [email protected].
Linda Thornton: Seeking Sustainability One Shrimp at a Time
By Julia Yeung
Last year, students in Dr. Maria Luskay’s “Producing the Documentary” course created Linda Thornton: Seeking
Sustainability One Shrimp at a Time. The documentary explores the work and life of Linda Thornton, an aquaculture
entrepreneur who shaped the standards of sustainable shrimp farming in Belize, and her transition from being an entrepreneur
to an environmental advocate. The work received the award for Best Short Documentary in the Best Shorts Film Festival.
“The film that we produced on a pioneering
effort to advance sustainable shrimp farming provided
a rare opportunity for the public to learn of an
environmental success story. The documentary
chronicled in detail the steps taken by an
environmental innovator, Linda Thornton, to breed
and raise shrimp -- a staple of middle-class diets from
Shanghai to Chicago—without antibiotics and the flows
of pollution that have given shrimp farming a bad
name in much of the world. It was produced at a time
when the aquaculture industry is considering making
such practices the new norm,” said Professor Luskay.
Shrimp farming is an aquaculture business meant for the cultivation of marine shrimp for human consumption, and it
has raised concerns on its effect on the environment. In 1996, Thornton began working at and managing Aqua Marin, the
largest shrimp farm in Belize. It is a huge establishment with over 1,000 acres and 90 ponds, raising shrimp from the time they
are eggs to full-grown crustaceans.
Thornton has worked with environmentalist Tim
Smith and with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to figure out
ways
to
create
a
more
environmentally-sustainable
production in shrimp farming. It was found that the same
practices that limit disease could also limit pollution. By
developing the bacteria system in the ponds used to breed
shrimp, the “good” bacteria could break down all of the
waste created by feed and can also act as a feed for shrimp as
well, and allows the water in the ponds to be reused many
times. There are no antibiotics or chemicals in Belize’s
shrimp, and by managing them properly, shrimp farms would not be susceptible to disease. Thornton hopes that all agricultural
systems would be able to have this method in the future.
Created 9 years ago, “Producing the Documentary” is offered to Pace University’s undergraduate and graduate students
with the goal of producing a short film each spring. They usually spend January and February reporting and planning the shoot
that would consume most of their spring break in March. Then, they would edit and produce the final product. In the past,
Professor Luskay had taken students to various locations, such as Nassau, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Tuscany to produce films.
“Students in the course gained knowledge of the shrimp farming industry as well as the understanding of how a
documentary begins with an idea that is conceived from nothing, and developed into a visual story. They also learned the
process, both positive and negative, and found out experientially how a film is produced on-location,” said Professor Luskay.
The Best Shorts Awards recognizes the work of short filmmakers worldwide by giving talented directors, producers,
videographers, actors, and actresses the exposure they need;
promoting the award winners in press releases, media outlets, and
blog entries. Submissions for this category range from short
television, television pilots, commercials, music videos, mobile
advertising, podcasts, webcasts, and webinars: They are limited to
57 minutes or less in order to be categorized as “short.”
Thornton has turned Aqua Mar into one of the most
environmentally-sustainable shrimp farms in Belize. She
continues to be one of the best promoters for sustainable
aquaculture in Central America.
To See the Documentary, Go To:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5haEZ2OFbrY&feature=youtu.be
To See the Students’ Blog During the Course, Go To:
http://sustainableshrimp.blogspot.com/
By Mosammad Rahman
On February 15, political science professor Dr. Matthew Bolton addressed
Honors students on the influences of research, the politics surrounding it, and his
current work. Dr. Bolton stressed that the public’s general misconception of politics is
that it is a separate entity from the common man. On the contrary, politics exist
anywhere where there are “people problems.”
Dr. Bolton, whose PhD work has been predominantly about clearing landmines,
believes that the act of demining can be deeply political because it can become a matter of life and death. A present issue involving
deeply-rooted politics concerns leftover war munitions. It’s not shocking that
a high rate of failure to hit desired targets is associated with the use of
artillery; what is shocking, however, is that many of our modern-day
accommodations are set directly above all of these chemically-charged
weapons. With the growth of the suburbs, former grounds for bases have
become populated locations.
Unbeknownst to most New Yorkers, a cluster of 15,000 munitions
had been sitting right below the Verrazano Bridge for over fifty years.
Gravesend Bay, a narrow waterway, should only be crossed by the besttrained pilots. Ironically, military ships cannot pass the bay without leaving
all ammo behind. These leftover war materials serve as the basis of Dr.
Bolton’s research.
The USS Bennington at sea, October 20, 1944
According to Dr. Bolton, the story started around the end of the Korean War in 1953. The U.S.S. Bennington naval ship
was making its way to New York to be repaired after an accident, but to pass through the bay, crewmembers were required to
unload the barges. Finding the job tedious, Captain William Kirk decided to take a small break; on his way back, it had come to his
attention that a “freak wind storm” had overturned one of the barges. 14,460 rounds were floating somewhere in the water. The
news had reached the media; The New York Times stirred emotions with its strongly-worded article. The Navy was outraged by
both the news leak and the collective anxiety that it caused, conveniently forgetting that “the civilians are living right next to the
problem.”
This was where politics came into play. Technocracy is a contemporary method of
problem-solving that reflects upon the scientific way in which we believe our government is run:
“Weber’s Bureaucracy” states that ideology spurs from the parallels between science and
rationalism, and suggests that the leaders of society are those who have free reign over rational,
impartial, and interestingly enough, depoliticized thought.
The Navy had followed the silent rules of technocracy. Though irritated by the
escalating panic, they started a search, but could only find 440 rounds. With this minor success,
the Navy stopped their search and completely “[disappeared] off the radar” of the media.
Gene Ritter holds an empty shell that may
have sunk in a 1954 mishap off Brooklyn
involving the US aircraft carrier Bennington.
Photo courtesy of The NY Post
The next mention of the events came half a century later. In the early 2000s, New York
City officials began rethinking the city’s trash-handling methods. A consensus was met that
Manhattan’s trash would be shipped to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and put into barges. Unhappy
with the decision, the inhabitants looked for a way out of this legislation and came across the
articles about the munitions. Bensonhurst sued the city; the court asked the Navy to research
what had really occurred, and the U.S. Army was held liable for the events.
The news reached a certain “Aquatic Indiana Jones,” a.k.a. diver Gene Ritter. In the 1990s, he had found munitions while in
search of remnants of Fort Lafayette in the Gravesend Bay area, and believed them to be from the Civil War. Ritter decided he
would dive in again, but this time, he took with him a crew from The New York Post. Exaggerated headlines such as, “Bay Bond
Could Go Boom” found their way onto many newspapers. Politicians either tried to diffuse the matter to protect their own
reputations, or assert it to build their reputations. As such, the munitions remain somewhere in the water to this day.
The involvement of politics has done quite a bit in the way the events of Gravesend Bay panned out. The issue was
kept under wraps for years due to politics, brought back to light due to politics, and eventually used as a tool for politics. Dr.
Bolton is not wrong when he points out that politics “is deeply embedded in everything we do.”
An Inferno Burning in his Heart
The jarring screech
of the car’s tires
abruptly ceases.
The fuming, inflamed driver
gets out
and marches with a resolute expression
on his face.
He halts in front of the church
an inferno burning in his heart.
He is unable to moderate his temper.
His face is crimson,
his whole body quivers with rage.
He knew it,
the whole way there
he was too late.
He had no chance
she was gone!
Untitled
He is just a dream
so far away
I wish he knew
how much he means to me.
His eyes are intense
they draw me in.
His smile is irresistible
it captivates me.
When I talk about him
my eyes sparkle
and I have an inerasable smile.
How lucky am I
to have found someone,
who makes me feel this way.
even though he doesn’t know
me.
I have this blanket of
faith.
And it has to do with white sheets
and quiet music. Whispering sisters.
Sort of.
What if,
Like Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol.
Married with three kids
today.
Instead of
alone and dead.
It’s like the blackened wick of a
candle relit. I’ll take my glasses off
so it looks like the flame is writing
the music breathing through my speakers.
I’ll sit here, for thirteen hours probably.
That smell
of melting
nothing.
And how
I can’t eat broccoli any way but
Cold, not raw though. Tylenol kills
Me.
That’s what I’m like. I make scrambled
Eggs everyday for breakfast. Even when
It’s over easy that I want. I read books I
don’t like and talk to people I hate.
See all of those holes?
I’m not much of a storyteller. Mostly
Because I couldn’t tell you all of this is
Even truth.
--Sarah Rzasa
The Honest Man
The Gunslinger's Goal
Shadows Lengthen
First, BE SURE NOT TO REGISTER FOR PLEASANTVILLE CLASSES. The on-line Course
Schedule shows all courses for a subject unless you click on a campus—be sure the class you want is
listed for New York. However, you should also check for other sites (if you just click on New York
City as the campus, you miss lots of things in Dance, Theater, and courses at our Midtown campus).
However, I repeat: before you touch that computer to register, BE SURE THE CLASSES YOU
WANT ARE IN NEW YORK, NOT PLEASANTVILLE.
Second, be sure you are ready to register at your first opportunity, which will be on April 9th or 10th
depending on the number of credits you have. To be ready, you should know:
1. What you need to do for Core, and what you need to do for your major. Everyone should be
keeping up a worksheet with the courses they’ve finished; Charissa and I can tell you what
counts for what if you’re not sure of where things go. All who have declared a major should
have a major worksheet as well; if you don’t, go to your department and get one, NOW.
2. The Honors courses available, and the number of Honors courses you have completed. To find
a list of all Honors courses, check your e-mail (and maybe this newsletter); if you’re looking at
Schedule Explorer, choose All Subjects, then New York City for the campus, and then, under
Attribute, highlight Honors. But that list is not complete because other courses that count as
Honors courses that aren’t listed; the full list is included in the e-mailing of our course list. I
strongly suggest at least one Honors course per semester, but you may take more than one.
3. If you have a hold—and all Lubin students do, and all freshmen do, plus some have holds for
other reasons like not paying bills—get it taken care of now. We can check in the office if
you’re not sure if you have a hold. Apparently, I can sign Lubin students class lists as your
advisor, then you take them to the 4th floor Lubin advising offices to get the hold removed.
4. The professors you want to take. Ask other students, ask me, ask other professors for
recommendations, and then there’s always the on-line sources (not that I’d know anything
about that).
5. The topics that interest you. Read the course titles, especially of LC’s (listed in the Attribute
choice under L for Learning Communities) and INT courses—which means look through the
whole schedule. Don’t limit yourself, at least not at first, by requirements.
Third, once you know all that, build your schedule around 2 or 3 courses that have professors and/or
subjects that you really want, that really interest you. Each semester, I expect 1-2 of those courses to
be in Honors (remember INT/LC’s in Honors count as two courses). Your wants should be based on
content and professor quality, and not on Core or times at this point. Then, work into your schedule
those things that you have to take, either for Core or major. Look for those to be fit in around the
courses you really want in terms of times.
Fourth, if you have any questions, come to our general advising session, MONDAY APRIL 2, 12:20 in
W614, or come see me or Charissa in the office, or e-mail me at [email protected]
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NEW YORK HONORS—FALL 2012
General Learning Communities—worth 2 Honors courses
Bridging the Divide: Traditional Media meets Digital Technology
Attributes: Area of Knowledge IV, Exploratory Courses, Honors, Learning Community
6 crs
ART 145, Painting, crn 72127
W 9:05 am – 11:50 am
Gottesfeld
3 crs
ART 186, Digital Design, crn 72129 M 9:05 am - 11:50 am
McDonald
3 crs
Students must register for both.
Learning Community Description: This learning community examines the traditional medium of
painting along with new technologies of digital design. Student work will reflect a hybridization of
techniques, new and traditional, in image making. Imagery generated digitally, using Photoshop or
Flash, for example, will serve as a source for painting; similarly, a painting may be scanned into one
of these programs and then manipulated.
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BHP 201 Building and Sustaining Relationships Through Communication
6 crs
Eng 201, Writing Disciplines 72181 T 9:05-10:55, R 9:05-10:00am
Keough
3 crs
Mar 250, Marketing
72108 T 11:15-1:05, R 11:15-12:10
Ray, I.
3 crs
Students must register for both.
Learning Community Description: Communication skills are essential to creating customer
relationships and value. Students will learn how to develop a marketing plan using research and
writing skills. In addition, business communication including an executive summary format and
business letter writing will be incorporated.
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INT 299C Notions of Self in Philosophy and Social Theory
6 crs
Area of Knowledge IV (3 credits) and 3 credits Inquiry and Exploration
This course contains components of PHI 215 and SOC 323.
73247
LEC
TR
01:25 -03:15 pm
Salerno, R/Safit, I.
Learning Community Description: The ancient Greeks commanded, Know thyself! Three
millennia later we are still struggling to do so. But what is the self? Where do we find it? How are
we to understand this notion and how are we to understand our-selves? Furthermore, how do we
approach the being which is not myself, namely, the other? What kind of relationships separate and
bind self and other? Is it possible to view the world through the eyes of and other? In this course,
we will be looking for ways to better understand these questions as they are presented in the
disciplines of philosophy and social thought. We will also explore representations of self and other
as constructed in psychoanalysis, literature, and film. The course is intended to help the student
gain a deeper understanding of the different perspectives of human identity in society.
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EXCLUSIVE HONORS COURSES – FALL 2011
Note: students must receive a B- or above in Honors classes in order to receive Honors credit.
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BIO
101 General Biology I
Exploratory Course, Foundation Course, Inquiry and Exploration
70431
LAB
F
09:05 am 11:50 am **
Open to students with the approval of the Director of Honors College.<br>
This is a LAB section. Students must also register for the following LECTURE section: CRN 70047
3 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours per week. For Biology Majors and students in the Clinical
Laboratory Science and Allied Health tracks. For New York City sections only, students must
register for one of the BIO 101A discussion sections.
Course Description: This is the first half of a one-year course designed to give the science major
an understanding of general biological principles. Topics include: cell structure and function,
mitosis, meiosis, molecular processes in cells (enzyme functions, photosynthesis, cellular
respiration, DNA structure protein synthesis) and basic concepts of development, and genetics.
Students are required to attend all departmental seminars
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CHE 111 General Chemistry I
Exploratory Course, Foundation Course, Inquiry and Exploration
Prerequisite: College Preparatory Mathematics
4 crs
70718
LAB
F
01:25 pm 04:10 pm
**
This is a LAB section. Students must also register for the following LECTURE section: CRN 72297
Course Description: An introduction for science majors to atomic and molecular structure. Topics
include matter and energy, gaseous state, chemical calculations, atoms, sub-atomic particles,
electronic structure of atoms, bonding theory, and thermodynamics. Laboratory coordinated with
lecture includes quantitative procedures
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COM 200 Public Speaking
Sophomore Standing, Foundation Course
3 crs
70634
T 11:15-1:05, R 12:20-1:15
Kolluri, S.
Course Description: The course is devoted to instruction in the mechanics of writing and
presenting one's own material. This will include such things as the following: outlining, addressing
varied audiences, style, and appropriate techniques of delivery, as well as the use of technology to
enhance one's presentation. It is a pragmatic, skills-oriented course designed to provide a context
for practicing the construction and presentation of well-reasoned public messages.
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ENG
201 Writing in the Disciplines
Sophomore Standing, Foundation Course
Pre-Requisite of ENG 120
71825
3 crs
LEC
M 11:15 am - 12:10 pm; W 10:10 am-12:00 pm
E. Richie
LEC
M 11:15 am - 12:10 pm; W 10:10 am-12:00 pm
A. Morlan
Course Description: This course is an upper-level writing requirement. Its focus will be on writing
effective essays and research papers in disciplinary modes and in students' field of interest. It may
include interviews, analysis of journal articles, and appropriate documentation style formats.
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HIS 218
History of Non-Violent Activism in Modern Asia
Area of Knowledge III
Satisfies 3 credits toward East Asian Studies Minor.
3crs
72947
M 1:25 - 4:10 p.m
Lee, J.
Course Description: Non-violence has been used by political leaders in 20th-century Asia to
oppose Western colonialism, pursue democracy and justice, and resolve domestic and international
conflicts. Mohandas Gandhi (India), Dalai Lama (Tibet), Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma), and civilians in
Tiananmen Square (China) are the best examples. This course explores the history of non-violent
activism across Asia from historical and comparative perspectives
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HON 499
Senior Seminar in Research Methods
Prerequisite: Senior standing in Honors College.
71611
Dyson students and non-Business Honors students
71610
Business Honors Program/Lubin students
1 cr.
Dupont
Kessler
Course Description: This course is designed to assist Honors seniors with the formulation of a
thesis project by preparing them in the research methods needed to successfully produce a
completed project. Students will be expected to produce a thesis proposal as well as a significant
portion of the project itself. A grade of Pass/Fail will be given in the course.
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LIT
211D The Individual and Society: The Pleasures of Poetry
Area of Knowledge II or Area of Knowledge IV
Writing Enhanced
3 crs
70629
M
02:30 pm 04:20 pm
North, C.
W
03:30 pm 04:25 pm
Course Description: This literature course’s premise is that good poetry is accessible, pleasurable,
and stimulating in many ways and on many levels—as long as it is approached with appropriate
(and flexible) expectations. In addition to reading poems in English and in translation, we will write
some poems ourselves, as a way to grasp poetry ―from the inside. Students need not have written
any poetry beforehand.
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MGT 490 (BHP 401) Business Strategy
Writing Enhanced
70189
T 10:10 am - 12:00 pm; R 11:15 am - 12:10 pm
3crs
Rahman, N.
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Course Description: This is an advanced course in management and should be taken during the
student's senior year. Utilizing the case approach and an Internet-based business simulation, the
student will be required to apply all the concepts of management, accounting, production,
marketing, economics, and finance. The course covers a large number of companies engaged in a
wide variety of strategic activities. Emphasis is placed on policy formulation, top management
decision-making, and the integration of corporate, business-unit and department strategy
programs.
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PJS
101 Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies
Area of Knowledge I or Area of Knowledge V, Service Learning Component
3 crs
73371
LEC
R
02:30 pm 05:15 pm
Welty, E.
Course Description: This course is designed as an introduction to peace and justice studies. It
will equip the student with nonviolent and democratic strategies for creating and maintaining
"cultures of peace" at home, in the school, in the community and in the world at large.
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POL 114 Introduction to International Relation
Area of Knowledge III
3 crs
70698
MW
04:30 pm 05:55 pm
Nayak, M.
Course Description: In this course, we will explore power relationships between the major
political entities in the world, including both nation-states and non-state actors. We explore how
major schools of thought interpret how the world works. Topics we will discuss among others
include the processes of globalization, global and regional security, terrorism, global environmental
crises, transnational social movements, war, peacemaking/keeping, trade, diplomacy, colonialism,
and human rights. Particular attention will be paid to the United Nations, the effect of
systems/institutions on real people, and the phenomena of civil society producing changes in a
global context. Anyone who expects to be working in a global context should consider taking this
course
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WS 215C
Introduction to Women’s Studies
Area of Knowledge I, Service Learning Component
3 crs
20645
W
3:30pm – 5:20pm
Brownmiller, S.
Course Description: This course introduces students to women's and gender studies, with an
emphasis on sociological readings, and on social welfare and policies that affect women and the
family. Students will complete up to 20 hours of community service in an organization that serves
women and / or children over the course of the semester.
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WS
296Q
Women in the Arthurian Legends: Medieval to Modern
Area of Knowledge II or Area of Knowledge IV
Writing Enhanced
73379
LEC
T 02:30 pm -03:25 pm, R 2:30 pm - 4:20 pm
3crs
Driver, M.
Course Description: The legends of King Arthur, Guinevere, Morgan le Fay and the Holy Grail have
held our imaginations for more than eight centuries. From brief mention in chronicles and old
songs, poets and writers have fashioned one of the greatest epics in all literature, stories so real that
we still wonder whether Arthur's court actually existed. This course will examine a range of
writings about the women of King Arthur's court from the earliest chronicles to the twelfth-century
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romances of Chrétien de Troyes and the later stories told by Chaucer and Malory. Modern
interpretations of the legends will be explored through several films including: Ladyhawke (1985),
Tristan & Isolde (2006), Excalibur (1981), The Sword of Lancelot and King Arthur, (2004),with clips
from Camelot.
NON-EXCLUSIVE HONORS COURSES – FALL 2011
**Note: these courses are open to Honors and non-Honors students; Honors students
automatically receive Honors credit for the class provided they receive a B- or above.
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AMS 202
Introduction to American Studies
6 crs
Area of Knowledge II
Area of Knowledge IV
Learning Community (but will count as only 1 Honors course)
71801
TR 4:30 pm – 5:55 pm
Blackwood, S./Iacullo, M.
Course Description: This team-taught course will serve as an overview of American Studies, a
discipline that focuses on the interdisciplinary exploration of American culture, history, and
identity. In this course, students will read and write about a variety of texts, focusing on the
intersections between disciplines that serve to illuminate ideas about American narratives, dreams,
and realities.
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ANT 296Z
Topic: Economic Anthropology
Area of Knowledge III or Area of Knowledge V
3 crs.
Pajo, J.
73446
M 2:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Course Description: Economic anthropology is the comparative study of economic institutions
and behaviors across cultures and through time. The course examines the subsistence strategies of
and economic arrangements in hunting and gathering, pastoral, horticultural, and peasant societies,
to gain a comparative perspective on agriculture in industrial societies. Topics include market and
non-market societies, division of labor, gender, social organization, gifts and commodities, and
common property management. The course investigates the cultural bases of economic values and
traces economic change in various communities. History of and current theories in economic
anthropology will be discussed and an ethnographic case study will be read in depth to show the
holism: how the economy is embedded in society. Students will work on a mini-ethnographic
project, describing and analyzing economic activities, as well as their underlying cultural values, of
individuals living in contemporary households in New York City.
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ECO 381
Applied Game Theory
Inquiry and Exploration
3 crs.
72747
M 6 - 8:45 PM
Weinstock, M.
Course Description: Applications of game theory to business, economics, finance, and political
science. The course is an overall study of how to model strategic choices in cooperative and noncooperative settings. Coverage includes: simultaneous and sequential games, solution concepts,
mixed strategies in military and sports games, brinksmanship, and auction theory.
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LAT 101
Elementary Latin I
Inquiry and Exploration; fulfills language requirement if combined with LAT 102
3 crs
71484
TR 4:30-5:55pm
Korn, E.
Course Description: An introduction to the fundamentals of classical Latin, including introductory
readings.
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POL 219
International Political Economy and Globalization
Writing Enhanced
3 crs
Bolton, M.
71056
T 12:20pm – 3:05pm
Course Description: This course examines the politics of international financial institutions,
regional economic organizations, and globalization. Case studies of the International Monetary
Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization as well as the effects of other major
economic actors will be discussed. The effects of and responses to globalization by people around
the world will be a central focus throughout the course.
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POL 247
International Law and Human Rights
Pre-requisite: POL 114 or Model UN
72223
W 1:25-4:10 p.m
3 crs
Nayak, M.
Course Description: This course is intended for advanced students eager to explore the topic of
international law and human rights. We will use novels/theoretical pieces to explore the political
philosophy underlining international law, particularly in the context of human rights. How did this
context develop? What power relationships & disciplining methods are involved? We will examine
torture, gender violence, international criminal law, sovereignty and refugees. Students will explore
case studies and independent research projects.
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POL 297K
Reconciliation and Justice in Post-Conflict Societies
Area of Knowledge III or Area of Knowledge V
3 crs
72804
MW 4:30pm – 5:55pm
Welty, E.
Course Description: Questions of reconciliation and justice are at the heart of peacebuilding in
divided societies and post-conflict settings. This course exposes students to the complexities of
reconciliation processes and helps students think analytically about the challenges that balancing
the need for justice and peace in societies which have been devastated by violence. Throughout the
course we will explore how societies go about resolving the tension between reconciliation and
justice in post-conflict settings.
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RES 231
The Bible: Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
Area of Knowledge II
3 crs
71235
T 11:15-1:05, R 12:20 pm – 1:15 pm
Brown, H.
Course Description: An introduction to the history, literature, and religion of the Ancient Hebrews
as it grew in the cultural frame-work of the ancient Near East. Attention will be given to the
formation, development, and major themes of the Pentateuch, as well as the historical, prophetic,
poetical and wisdom books of the Bible.
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RUS 154H
The Russian Soul Through Film
Area of Knowledge II or Area of Knowledge IV
Writing Enhanced
3 crs
73571
TR 4:30 pm – 5:55pm
Danylenko, A.
Course Description: The course will investigate Russian culture through the most significant
trends and periods in the development of Russian cinema. Screening award-winning films by major
Russian directors such as Tarkovskii, Mikhalkov, and others will examine the impact cinema
continues to have on Russian society and culture today. The presentation of films (in Russian with
English subtitles) will be thematic and supplemented by a variety of texts. NOTE: The course is
conducted in English.
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SOC 231
Critical Criminology: Explorations of Political, Corporate, White-Collar and
Environmental Crimes
3crs
Dupont, I.
73613
W 6:00pm – 8:45pm
Course Description: Most criminology courses attempt to answer the question, ‘What causes
crime?’ However, such courses generally define the term narrowly by focusing almost
exclusively on ‘street’ crime (i.e. robbery, burglary, rape, drug offenses). While these crimes are
clearly harmful, we do not pay nearly enough attention to crimes committed by powerful groups
and institutions. This course will focus exclusively on crimes of the powerful: political crime
(war crimes; state terrorism; torture; police brutality); corporate crime (harmful working
conditions and the production and sale of dangerous products); white-collar crime (fraud,
bribery, corruption); and environmental crime (harms against environments and animals).
Alternative theoretical approaches will be used to explore these types of crime including Green
Criminology; Marxist Criminology; Left Realism; Postmodern Criminology; Feminist Theory;
and Restorative Justice. We will explore the harms associated with these behaviors/crimes and
critically analyze laws and public policies meant to confront them.
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WS 288 Women and Film: Past and Present
Area of Knowledge IV
3 crs
72168
T 6:00-8:45 p.m.
Zimmer, C.
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the variety of issues involved in study
of women in film. The class focuses both on representations of women in film and films made by
women. Each two-week segment of the course will pair two films from different historical eras:
these films will be discussed in relationship to changing issues in feminist film theory and the
changes in representation over time. Themes to be discussed include: the fetishization of the female
image, female directors in the Hollywood industry, the relationship between representations of
race and gender, the female action hero, and the “femme fatale”.
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Business Honors Program For more information, contact Dr. Eric Kessler, [email protected]:
200 Level - Learning Community: Building and Sustaining Business Relationships (see LC’s above)
300 Level - International Field Study (Travel 5-15 January 2012)
BHP 301 – International Field Studies
 FIN 360: Argentina and Chile– Ismailescu & Szenberg
73538
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MAR 356: London and Brussels– Sandler & Long
MAR 356E:
Mumbai and Bangalore– Gopalakrishna & Ray
71798
73549
400 Level - Senior Capstone
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70189 - MGT 490-H: Business Strategy (Rahman) T 10:10-12:00 / R 11:15-12:10
This is an advanced course in management and should be taken during the student's senior year.
Utilizing the case approach and an Internet-based business simulation, the student will be required
to apply all the concepts of management, accounting, production, marketing, economics, and
finance. The course covers a large number of companies engaged in a wide variety of strategic
activities. Emphasis is placed on policy formulation, top management decision-making, and the
integration of corporate, business-unit and department strategy programs.
400 Level - Senior Methods (1 Credit) – BHP students should take this class the semester before
your thesis is written
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- HON 499: Senior Seminar in Research Methods (Kessler) 71610
400 Level - Senior Thesis –
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ACC 495: BHP Senior Thesis in Accounting
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FIN 495: BHP Senior Thesis in Finance
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MGT 495: BHP Senior Thesis in Management
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MAR 495: BHP Senior Thesis in Marketing
The Honors Newsletter is a monthly online publication that features work
by Honors students ranging from art work, to Op/Ed pieces, to essays, to news
stories. Additionally, each Newsletter will cover some special Honors and NonHonors events that took place that month. If you are interested in submitting art,
poetry, photography, music, commentary on important social/political issues, or
any topic you feel strongly about—or, if you simply plan on attending any of our
future events and reporting on them—this may be the outlet for you!
The Pforzheimer Honors College E-Journal is an interdisciplinary
publication produced online each semester, and includes a selection of both
literary and academic works. You are encouraged to submit a piece of work that
you have completed during your undergraduate years. Works published in the EJournal may cover a wide range of subjects, including poetry, memoirs, theater
arts, women and gender studies, biology, politics, and history.
If you are interested in submitting to The Honors Newsletter and/or The Honors
E-Journal, please email me at [email protected].
I look forward to perusing your work!
Charissa Che
Advisor
Editor of Honors Newsletter and E-Journal