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INSIDER’S GUIDE TO HIGHLIGHTEDSPRING 2014 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

This guide highlights innovative, interesting, or new undergraduate classes being o�ered within the college this spring. Browse our course website to easily view all of the courses being o�ered in the spring.

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ANT 225: Culture, Environment and Global Issues

A fundamental part of human experience is interacting with our physical surroundings, but in the globalized ecosystem of our planet, our interactions with the physical world increasingly include distant places rather than just the surroundings we see from our doorstep. This course aims to develop students’ awareness, knowledge and ability to reflect on how human behavior (including their own) intersects with global environments, leading to informed civic engagement.

ANT 241: Origins of Old World Civilization

In this course, we will explore the rise of civilizations in the Old World through archaeology and history. We will examine state formation through case studies of some of the earliest and most complex societies on the planet, e.g., Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China and Europe. We will pay particular attention to how states are influenced by their unique social, cultural and environmental surroundings, resulting in complex and variable systems such as agriculture, writing, art, trade, mathematics, astronomy and religion.

ANT 230-001-003: Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Why are homo sapiens the only animal that habitually walks upright on two feet? Why do humans have such big brains? Why do humans create art? Why does skin color range from dark to light? These questions – and others - are the “stu�” of biological anthropology. In this course, guided by evolutionary theory and the scientific method, we will address these questions by examining how biology, the environment, society and culture come together to form the highly variable human condition in both the past and the present.

ANTHROPOLOGY

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APPALACHIAN STUDIES

APP 200 001-006Dwight Billings

This course is a multidisciplinary introduction to Appalachian culture, history, and society. It will examine how and why the central and southern Appalachian Mountains came to be viewed as a distinct region, “Appalachia,” and it will examine Appalachia’s place in American life. We will encounter: the region’s rich tradition of music and literature; its rural social life including kinship, and neighborhood institutions; coal mining history, community patterns, and labor struggles; gender; the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, and Eastern Europeans in Appalachia; inequality and poverty; community politics and grassroots struggles; and current environmental issues including mountaintop removal coal mining. This is a UK Core course in U.S. Citizenship.

A&S 500-00: NGOs and the Politics of Humanitarian Aid Sasikumar Balasundaram.

This course will use a critical approach to examine the political nature of humanitarian aid and development aid. This course will provide students with a foundation for understanding humanitarian crises, how international aid communities function, and the role of NGOs in humanitarian crises. Using cross-cultural examples, students will compare and contrast the roles, power, and politics of states and NGOs in humanitarian interventions. This course will o� er an opportunity for students to understand development discourses and international aid. In addition, we will also examine the challenges faced, and damages caused, by humanitarian regimes in the Global South and how aid-receiving communities respond to them. Requirements for undergraduates and graduate students will be di� erent. This course meets the A&S social science requirement, and requirements for the International Studies major and the new Global Studies certifi cate.

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A&S 500-002: Global AppalachiaAnn Kingsolver

In this course, we will examine the ways in which Appalachia has always had strong global connections, environmentally, economically, and culturally. Instead of seeing mountain regions as isolated, we will focus on the shared histories and concerns of communities in Appalachia and other mountain regions, including social and economic marginalization, resource extraction, low-wage industries, migration, and environmental challenges. This course will also emphasize what can be learned from global mountain regions about sustainable livelihoods, community identity and action, and social capital at a time when the nation-states that have marginalized mountain communities now face some of the same challenges. There will be di�erent requirements for graduate and undergraduate students in the course. This semester, the course will focus on water issues in Global Mountain Regions, and students will have the opportunity to communicate directly with students in Global Mountain Regions around the world. This course meets the A&S social science requirement, and requirements for the International Studies major and the new Global Studies certificate.

BIO 380: Microbiology Lab for Life Science Majors Karla Lightfield

This course includes laboratory exercises that are designed to illustrate processes central to microbiology and to familiarize students with basic skills required for working with microorganisms in a safe environment. Students will become familiar with isolating, culturing, and identifying microorganisms. The course also includes a semester long project where students will isolate an unknown bacteria from the environment and work toward identifying the bacterial species using the

techniques covered in the laboratory exercises.

BIO 580: Ecological Genetics Catherine Linnen

Ecological genetics resides at the interface of ecology, evolution and genetics. At the heart of ecological genetics lie two components of adaptive evolution: genetic variation in phenotypic traits and natural selection on phenotypes. In this course, students will explore basic concepts in population and quantitative genetics and apply these to the analysis of genetic and phenotypic data. This course provides a conceptual link between courses focused on genetics and molecular biology and courses focused on whole organisms and their ecology.

BIOLOGY

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A&S 300: Section 001 Forensic Science on Television

Forensic Science on Television will introduce students to the basic chemical and biochemical principles of FORENSIC SCIENCE used on popular science/science fiction television shows. The course will use episodes of CSI, the X-Files and Fringe to study the application of techniques from instrumental chemistry and molecular biology to analyze evidence collected from crime scenes. By using popular television shows to introduce specific techniques students should gain a basic understanding of the capabilities and limitations of forensic science and decide for themselves if

television forensic science gets it right.

CHEMISTRY

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BIO 580: Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Ed Rucker and Dr. Ashley Seifert

The course will provide students with knowledge from a broad range of topics related to stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. This course will explore topics such as a historical perspective of these fields, contemporary use of stem cells in medicine, introduction to di�erent concepts in regenerative medicine, research in tissue engineering and biomaterials, and societal

issues surrounding stem cells and regenerative medicine.

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ENGLISH

ENG 107: Introduction to Creative Writing

This UK Core Arts & Creativity course gives an introduction to creative writing to students who are interested or curious to explore how poetry and prose can express their ideas. In this class, we practice a range of written creative expression and also learn how to “talk craft.” Students learn literary and craft elements pertinent to the creative writing genres and also how writers use these

elements to put forth a work that captures readers’ imaginations.

ENG 130 (Literary Encounters): Women Behaving Badly

Sometimes being good isn’t much fun. In Women Behaving Badly, we’ll explore films, short stories, poems, and short novels about women who don’t follow social scripts but veer o� into di�erent forms of “badness”: sexual misconduct, maternal negligence, social non-conformity, emotional excess, even crime. What motivates them? What do they gain and lose? What can we learn about gender conventions by studying stories that transgress them?

EES 110: Environmental Geology

Environmental Geology covers important topics such as climate change, major environmental disasters like the BP oil spill, hurricanes and landslides. This course is a must for any student with an interest in the scientific basis for environmental studies.

EES 150: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes are probably the most dynamic and exciting evidence of how our planet works! Major WOW factor!

EES 170: Introduction to Oceanography

We know less about our own oceans than we do about the Moon and Mars. Take this class and learn what we DO know about the ocean from Dr. Rebecca Freeman.

EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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GWS 200: Sex and PowerMultiple Times/Sections Available

GWS 200 serves as an introduction to issues that involve individuals and groups within the dynamics of sexual culture. This course is interdisciplinary and transnational in scope. We will look especially at body image, gendered violence, sexualities, reproductive rights, definitions of family, women in the workplace, and political and economic disparities as they bear on disenfranchised groups including, but not limited to women.

GWS 201: Gender and Popular CultureMultiple Times/Sections Available

Do we play with gender or does it play us? Culture is ordinary. High culture is symphonies and Shakespeare. Popular culture is all around us: movies, memes, memories of playing with action figures, dancing Gangnam style, listening to Rihanna, and liking Grumpy Cat. We will examine popular culture through the production, consumption, and representation of masculinity and femininity to better understand how gender shapes the world.

GWS 301: Crossroads of Gender, Race, and Class: Representations of Girlhood TR 12:30-1:45

This course examines the changing construction of girlhood in popular discourse on a global scale and from within an interdisciplinary and multi-racial framework. The course will examine the forces that have shaped the lives of girls and explore the role that girls have in shaping in their own lives and culture in general. Using fiction (novels and short stories), historical case studies, film, social media, and theoretical analysis the course will examine the diverse representations of the adolescent girl across historical time periods, contemporary geographies and cultures with a particular focus on the political economy of girlhood and the ways in which what it means to be a girl is contingent and contested. Finally, the course will examine girlhood as a site for imagining positive social change.

GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES

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ENG 191: Literature and the Arts of Citizenship

This UK Core course introduces students to the concept of citizenship through the study of literature and film. Since this is an English class, we place special emphasis on the role of language, stories, symbols, and myths in the creation of citizens. Along the way, we will discover some unexpected sites for our conversation about citizenship--from boots, blue jeans, and automobiles to

social media, shopping, and television.

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Geo 130: Earth’s Physical Environment

This course explores the fundamental characteristics of earth’s physical environment. Emphasis is placed on identifying interrelationships between atmospheric processes involving energy, pressure, and moisture, weather and climate, and terrestrial processes of vegetative biomes, soils, and landscape formation and change. Fulfills General Education requirements for Inquiry in Natural Sciences, and elementary certification requirements in education.

GEO 162: Introduction to Global Environmental Issues

This course explores environmental questions of global importance, looking at both problems and solutions. Concerns include political economy of resource consumption, environmental degradation, biodiversity conservation, toxic contamination and environmental justice. Fulfills Gen Ed Global Dynamics requirement.

GEO 172: Human Geography

This course is an introduction to geographic perspectives covering human political, economic, social, and cultural activities (trade, economic development, empire, colonialism and nation building, agriculture, pollution, urbanization, and population dynamics). Emphasis is on spatiality (including concepts of location, scale, globalization, maps, migration, and di�usion), place making and regions (including concepts of the cultural landscape, place meaning, race, class and gender identities, and territoriality), and nature/society relations (including concepts of environmental adaptation and modification, climate change, and sustainability). Fulfills Gen Ed Intellectual Inquiry – Social Science and elementary certification requirement for education.

GEOGRAPHY

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HISPANIC STUDIES

A&S 103: Beginning Portuguese (*New Course*)Fabricio Da Silva, fabricio.silva@uky.edu, MWF 12 – 1 PM.

Portuguese 103 is a practical introduction to the Portuguese language. Spoken by more than 200 million people, Portuguese is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages, a major lingua franca in Africa, and an o¨cial language in eight countries. Brazil is one of the five BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) or countries at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development. The course is designed for speakers of English; no knowledge or another Romance language is necessary or assumed. The course will introduce you to basic communicative functions, vocabulary and structures of the Portuguese language. The course emphasizes the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, and cultural awareness of the Portuguese-speaking world. Students will acquire the language through a range of activities including written exercises, oral practices, role-play in small groups and listening comprehension activities. Taught by a native speaker language instructor, Fabricio Da Silva.

SPA 332: SPANISH & LATIN AMERICAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS (*Requirement for FLIE majors)Pre-requisites: SPA 310 completed (no concurrent enrollment), and other 300 level Spanish courseRuth Brown, 1145 P.O.T., ruth.brown@uky.edu

Becoming acquainted with the contemporary political economy of Spain and Latin America should help us better understand these important parts of the Spanish-speaking world. SPA 332 presents a balanced analysis of the economic, social, and political events in the past years that have shaped the business and investment climate in these regions.The course objectives are:(1) Identify general historical, economic, and political trends related to the international business environments of Spain and Latin America,(2) Become familiar with Spanish and Latin American business environments at a micro level by focusing on key business sectors,(3) Acquire solid knowledge and tools that will allow students to analyze case studies on international business related to Spain and Latin America. This course will be conducted entirely in Spanish.

SPA 480: Hispanic Kentucky (Service Learning Course)Prerequisite: SPA 310 or consent of the instructor.Carmen Moreno-Nuño. 1125 P.O.T., morenonuno@uky.edu

As students of Spanish, you have studied the language and cultures of Hispanic countries and begun to feel comfortable communicating your own interests and observations. As you look forward to becoming bilingual professionals, you are no doubt aware of the rise in population of Hispanic Americans in the United States. It is inevitable that you will have direct contact with members of the growing Latino population not only in your daily lives, but also in your future careers. This course studies U.S. Latino history and culture, with an emphasis on the evolution of the politics of immigration and Spanish in the U.S. These broader issues will be studied with the express intent of determining what they mean to Central Kentucky, which is at present undergoing a major demographic shift with the influx of Spanish speakers from all over the Spanish-speaking word. This course meets three times a week and requires a service-learning component that will be finalized by the second week of the semester. Many of the readings are in English, but this course will be conducted entirely in Spanish.

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HIS 122: War and Society since 1945Awet WeldemichaelMW 1-1:50

HIS 122 surveys the second half of the most violent century in human history. It examines the intersection of war and human society in the years after 1945 by focusing on two monumental and intertwined historical processes: Decolonization and the Cold War. Among other themes, the course will explore piracy, terrorism, and insurgency.

HIS 130: Drugs and Alcohol in Western CivilizationScott TaylorMW 11-11:50

HIS 130 reviews the history of drugs and alcohol and the problems that surround their use. The course begins when stimulants like co�ee, tea, tobacco, chocolate, sugar, and distilled spirits joined beer and wine as European consumer goods. We will then go on to explore the more modern problems of increasingly potent drugs like heroin, cocaine, and cigarettes, and responses to them such as regulation, taxation, Prohibition, Alcoholics Anonymous, and the “War on Drugs.”

HIS 191: World Religions: History of ChristianityBruce HolleMW 2-2:50pm

History 191 explores the development of Christianity from its origins in the first century to its fragmentation during the Reformations in the 16th century. Major themes include: the Greco-Roman influence on early Christianity; the conflict between Catholic Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, and Islam during the Crusades; the Medieval and Renaissance papacy and the Reformations.

HIS 360: Race and Sports in America Gerald SmithW 3:30-6pm

HIS 360 examines race and sports in America since the 19th century from an African American perspective. We will explore cultural, historical, political, scientific, and ideological issues and debates surrounding race and sport. After setting the historical context, we will go on to examine the images, attitudes and experiences of black athletes and the challenges they face in the 21st century(Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, continued)

HISTORY

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HIS 467: Modern America, 1941-1974Tracy CampbellTR 9:30-10:45

HIS 467 traces the historical foundations of modern America from the entrance of the United States into the Second World War to Watergate. Major themes include: World War II at home and abroad; the Cold War; the Civil Rights movement; the Vietnam War and the counterculture; the rise of the conservative movement; and the events surrounding the Watergate scandal.

MODERN & CLASSICAL LANGUAGES,LITERATURES, AND CULTURES

CHI 322: Self and Society in Chinese CultureMatt WellsMWF 10:00-10:50

The idea that Chinese culture values society at the expense of the individual has become cliché, particularly in the West, where Chinese “collectivism” is almost always seen to contrast with Western “individualism.” However, traditional Chinese writers and artists have always admired a person’s ability to remain true to their own nature and convey their individuality to others. For these poets, painters, and philosophers, the self was a category with important philosophical, social, and political meaning that required constant redefinition and a¨rmation. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the concept of the self and its relationship to larger social categories such as family and society in Chinese culture. We will also discuss critical approaches of topics such as: self-expression in art and literature over time and across genres; religious self-cultivation; gender; consciousness; modernity; and transnational identity. Course readings will include philosophical and religious texts as well as literature, historical writing, and material culture in its various forms. Taught in English.

CLA 450G: Individual, Society, and State in Greece and Rome J. FrancisTR 2:00-3:15

What is democracy? What does freedom mean? Are all people really equal? These are some of the questions that will be considered in this wide-ranging exploration of what the ancient Greeks and Romans thought about the place of the individual in society. We will be reading (in English) works of ancient literature, history, and political philosophy and will use them to engage and refine our own views of these continuously important questions in our own time.

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JPN/ANT 321: Introduction to Japanese Culture: Meiji (1868) to PresentMarro InoueMWF 12-12:50

In this course, students will be introduced to various threads in the general fabric of modern (from the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the present) Japanese “culture,” defined here broadly as changing systems of meaning and power. Students will explore thoughts, behaviors, material objects, visual arts, literature, movies, sports, and anime, among other things, present in modern Japan and examine how these cultural practices have been expressed within changing political, economic, and social contexts. Special attention will be paid to the multitude of lived realities of the Japanese in changing historical contexts, as well as the transnational relations of power and history – for instance, Japanese colonialism in Asia since the Meiji period, and Japan under U.S. occupation between 1945 and 1952 – in which such realities were articulated. The multitude of lived realities, in turn, will be placed in critical conversation with some of the basic theoretical questions of contemporary cultural studies concerning power, culture, and history.

MCL 270: Introduction to Folklore and MythologyJeanmarie Rouhier-WilloughbyTR 2-3:15

Introduces the forms and functions of folklore and mythology, with particular emphasis on the Americas. Folklore opens up questions about the relationship of tradition to modernization, individualism, and community. The course explains how folklore is fundamental to human lives and relates these cultural traditions to identities and values in contemporary society. We give attention particularly to methods of ethnography and field collection to uncover symbols, structures, and functions in expressive culture, from food to clothes, from song to art, from story to belief. Satisfies the UK Core Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities requirement or UK Core Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences Requirement.

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PHILOSOPHY

PHI300: Special Topics in Philosophy: The Philosophy of Ecology

This course concerns the methods of, and metaphysics underlying, the science of ecology. Some questions the course is likely to take up include the following: Are there general laws in ecology? Is the proper method of ecology reductionistic or holistic? Do communities or species really exist? What is a disturbed natural area, and what possible role might humans have in the restoration of such an area? How does the science of ecology delineate the human place in nature? Can the science of ecology act as a ground for ethics or even politics? PHI 315: Philosophy and Science Fiction

This course examines philosophical issues through selected venues of science fiction, including short stories, books, movies, TV shows, and video games. Possible topics include knowledge and skepticism (e.g., how do I know that I am not in the Matrix?), the possibility of time travel, free will and determinism, and the nature of necessity and possibility (e.g., what does it mean to talk about alternate universes or possible worlds?). The course will examine science fiction sources in light of philosophical works.

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PS 391:003 – Special Topics in Political Science: Cheating, Corruption, & CrimeEmily Beaulieu

What do athletic recruiting scandal and congressional bribes have to do with the Mafia? Come find out in this class that teaches students about foundational political science concepts using examples from across the spectrum of cheating, corruption, and crime.

PS 391-401 - Special Topics in Political Science: Scandal & Corruption in U.S. Politics Austin Trantham What do sexting, gambling, a blue dress, and a midnight break-in have in common? Both intriguing and entertaining, this class will examine the misbehavior of presidents and politicians on a national scale. Scandal and corruption are the star performers in the longest-running reality show in America. Sign up and see who survives—and who gets voted o� the political island!

PS 492-001: Seminar in Political Science: Global InequalityAbby Cordova

Economic inequality is a chief feature of today’s world. About sixty percent of one’s lifetime income is determined at birth or simply by where one was born. The main source of economic inequality steams from income disparities among countries. In this course, students will travel around the world, without leaving the classroom, to understand the sources of economic inequality and its consequences for democratic consolidation.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

PSY 223: Developmental Psychology

Want to know more about how you became who you are? You need to know the di�erent factors that influenced you as a child and how that has developed over time. Take PSY 223 and this course will give you insight into your past, present, and future development as a person.

A&S 300-003: Disaster – The Human FactorCatherine M. CarswellTR 3 – 4:30 p.m.

Titanic. Amelia Earhart. Challenger. Chernobyl. Deepwater Horizon. Each name is associated with disaster . . . and “human error.” Through psychological accident analysis of these and other historic disasters, students will learn how principles of cognitive psychology can be used to reduce both extraordinary and everyday errors.

PSYCHOLOGY

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SOCIOLOGY

SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology: Protest!

This course introduces basic concepts of Sociology by examining the rich repertoire of collective action that constitutes protest and social movements. While there are many sociological definitions of social movements, most include some sense that participants are acting, at least partly, outside of basic channels of institutional politics. Hence, protest tactics are a significant aspect of social movements, perhaps especially in conditions where normal channels of participation are restricted. However, protest itself is usually only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of a deeper and broader social movement intended to advance, or resist, social change and distributions of power. The significance of social movements as an agent of social change has even led some sociologists to refer to modern society as a “social movement society”. This course will examine a wide range of contemporary and highly influential social movements in both the U.S. and abroad with a particular focus on these movements in relation to processes of democratization. We will also examine some regional movements focused on issues facing Kentucky. Students will have opportunities to conduct research on a social movement in which they have a personal interest.

Soc 350 - Building Resilient CommunitiesJohn Johnson

Is your community resilient? Is your community adapting to our new reality of global economic instability, ecological disasters and changes? How would you evaluate community resilience? In Building Community Resilience, we will examine these issues in the multidisciplinary context of social-ecological resilience. We will examine the Transition Town movement and how the idea of “transition” might help us to understand community development that moves beyond growth coalition style development. I’m planning to conduct the course with a problem-solving, “flipped” classroom approach and I’d love to see you there.

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PSY 459: Drugs and Behavior

Psychopharmacology: Drugs, Brain, & BehaviorThe principles of pharmacology, neurophysiology, and cell signaling provide the foundation for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of psychoactive drugs, with a focus on drugs of abuse. Main topics include the major neurotransmitter systems, common substances of abuse, theories of drug addiction, as well as neuropsychiatric disorders and the drugs used to treat these disorders.

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WRD 130: Multimedia Sandbox

Multimedia Sandbox is an eight-week studio class focusing on creative production using word and image combinations. Students use high-tech multimedia communication tools such as photography, Photoshop, video and video editing, as well as low-tech multimedia tools such as drawing storyboards and comics. Students leave the class with multimedia skills and creativity exercises that they will be able to apply to classes within their own major and to their future careers.

WRD 405: Editing English Prose (cross-listed with ENG 405*)

You can spot all the awkward passages in your roommate’s history paper, but can you fix them? Build upon your knowledge of the elements of writing and style by learning the basics of editing and publishing. The course includes a broad introduction to best editing practices, as applied in literary, academic, business, and online writing.

WRITING, RHETORIC ANDDIGITAL STUDIES

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SOC 360/CLD 360/APP 300: Environmental Sociology Shaunna Scott

Do local and global environmental problems seem overwhelming? Do you want to contribute to positive change in the world? Then join this class and help the Appalachian Kentucky communities along the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River attain their goal of sustainability by implementing an adventure tourism plan based on hiking and biking trails, world-class kayaking waters, local food and gardening, and the Breaks Interstate Park. Students will also have the opportunity to enroll in a 1-credit independent study that involves an Alternative Spring Break field experience to engage in “hands-on” work with the Pike County community.

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