Gabriel Row

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Primary Title:  
Custodian
Institution:  
Mount Holyoke College
Department:  
FM-Custodial Svcs Academic
Email Address:  
grow@mtholyoke.edu

The Science of Thriving

This course focuses on the twin goals of doing well in college and being well in life. Learn practical tools to reduce stress, boost resilience and thrive in the presence of challenge and adversity. Learning activities in class engage participating students in experiences of mindful relaxation, personal growth, regulating emotions, positivity, and sharing stories of struggle and strength with peers. Self-reflection, self-expression and self-compassion are balanced with uplifting interactions and deepening connections in an inclusive and affirming group environment.

Intermediate Korean II

This course is the second part of the intermediate Korean, which is designed for students who have taken Intermediate Korean I or proven to be at the equivalent proficiency. This course aims at the acquisition of Korean language skills to speak, listen, read and write at the intermediate level. Students will make a paragraph level discourse, narratives and reports. In addition to the classroom instruction, there will be an hour of conversation session with the tutors, which students have to attend every week to practice speaking.

Intro Oceanography

The natural processes of the ocean, including earthquakes and volcanoes, the hydrologic cycle and weather, ocean circulation and the global energy balance, the carbon cycle and productivity, biodi-versity and marine food webs, coastal dynamics. Also, global warming, sea-level rise, environmental degradation and the ocean system response to human activity and global change. Interactive class sessions, with considerable participation by students in problem solving, discussions, and demonstrations. Exams and grades based on teamwork as well as on individual performance.

Neurobiology

(Offered as BIOL 214 and NEUR 214) An introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system, this course explores the basic functions of neurons and synapses as well as neural mechanisms of sensation at molecular, cellular, circuit and system levels. Basic topics in neurobiology and neurophysiology will be covered with emphasis on neuroscience history and understanding how neuroscientists approach the study of the nervous system. Three class hours per week.

Requisite: BIOL 191. Limited to 45 students. Spring semester. Professor Roche.

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