COMM Seniors enrolled in the colloquium will take part in a community service learning project in which they will create, practice, and then implement a media literacy unit for local sixth graders. Students will work with the instructor for the first half of the semester to create readings, exercises, and activities designed to inspire local young people to develop critical thinking about our topic, media violence. Then, students will travel to local sixth grade classrooms to implement the unit, facilitating dialogue with the sixth graders on the topic.

Students interested in independent study in dance (Dance 295) must provide convincing reasons for pursuing independent work and be self motivated and directed in their work. Students are responsible for choosing and receiving approval from a faculty advisor, with whom workload expectations, meeting times, and outcomes will be mutually negotiated and set for the semester. Credit load (1-4) will reflect the workload level and outcomes of the proposed study (e.g., a 2-credit independent study requires a minimum of 2-4 hours of outside work each week.