Covers all aspects of walking, focusing on incorporating walking into a lifetime fitness regimen. Emphasis on cardiovascular fitness by use of heart rate monitoring and perceived exertion. Goals will be set for distance and time.

An interactive introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. This course emphasizes communication through extensive oral practice in class in order to provide students with an immersion experience. Covers basic grammar structures to equip students to communicate about personal information (description of self and family, routine, preferences) and carry out basic tasks (asking for directions, ordering food, making simple purchases).

This course will provide the structure and instruction to practice a healthy start to the day for the mind and body. In support of the Be Well Program, this course introduces morning habits and routines that promote daily attention to health, wellness, and empowerment. Class time will include breathing exercises, meditation, physical activity, reflection, journaling, and goal setting. Students will have an individual morning routine mapped out for daily use beyond the course to approach each day with a proactive and positive mindset.

This course will provide the structure and instruction to practice a healthy start to the day for the mind and body. In support of the Be Well Program, this course introduces morning habits and routines that promote daily attention to health, wellness, and empowerment. Class time will include breathing exercises, meditation, physical activity, reflection, journaling, and goal setting. Students will have an individual morning routine mapped out for daily use beyond the course to approach each day with a proactive and positive mindset.

This course will provide the structure and instruction to practice a healthy start to the day for the mind and body. In support of the Be Well Program, this course introduces morning habits and routines that promote daily attention to health, wellness, and empowerment. Class time will include breathing exercises, meditation, physical activity, reflection, journaling, and goal setting. Students will have an individual morning routine mapped out for daily use beyond the course to approach each day with a proactive and positive mindset.

This course will provide the structure and instruction to practice a healthy start to the day for the mind and body. In support of the Be Well Program, this course introduces morning habits and routines that promote daily attention to health, wellness, and empowerment. Class time will include breathing exercises, meditation, physical activity, reflection, journaling, and goal setting. Students will have an individual morning routine mapped out for daily use beyond the course to approach each day with a proactive and positive mindset.

Exploration of the history of Afro-Latin American populations since Independence within and outside the nation-state. We will question why and how to study those whose governments define them not as peoples of African descent but as part of a mixed-race majority of Hispanic cultural heritage, who themselves may often have supported this policy, and who may have had compelling reasons to avoid official scrutiny.

Examines the confrontation, assimilation, and transformation of Amerindian, African, and European cultures in Latin America from the sixteenth century to the present. Focuses on the processes in which distinctive self-images emerged in the region and how these images have been challenged and changed over time. Uses films, literature, and folk traditions to complement scholarly analysis of the emergence of a New World mentality.

Taught in English, the course explores comparative racial and ethnic politics in the U.S. during the 20th century. We will analyze the creation and maintenance of structural inequalities through laws and policies targeted at persons of color in the areas of healthcare, transportation, immigration, labor, racial segregation, and education. Through readings, lectures and films, we will discuss critical histories of community struggle against social inequality, registering the central impact that race, class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship have had on efforts toward social justice.

Covers basic weight-training techniques and theory. Instructs students in the use of weight machines and a variety of other modalities. Allows students to develop individualized weight-training programs.