November
21 , 2003
J-Term:
Bigger and Better Than Ever
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Photo: Todd M.
LeMieux
Associate professor of chemistry
Donald Cotter will teach a J-Term course examining the
depiction of science in horror movies, including the old
favorite Bride of Frankenstein and the recent blood-curdler
28 Days Later. |
Tired of the same old, same old?
Start the New Year by learning something new, like gumboot
dancing or feng shui. Or if you're in the mood for something
more practical, try personal-finance fundamentals or Web-page
design. This year, the College boasts a new and improved J-Term
that offers something for everyone, including more credit and
noncredit courses than ever before. Lee Bowie, dean of the
College and coordinator of this year's program, said, "I
see J-Term as a time when we all can blur artificial boundaries
between learning and fun, stretch ourselves, explore, create,
and try out for size new ways of being and learning."
Not all of J-Term will be devoted to noncredit courses. Students wishing to pick
up academic credits can study economics, geology, or a host of other academic
subjects. There are interesting interdepartmental offerings, too, including a
new course, Gods and Monsters: Science and the Horror Movie, taught by Donald
Cotter, associate professor of chemistry. "It's not for the squeamish!" Cotter
warns.
The Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts has invited a group of
notable MHC alumnae to participate in J-Term. Massachusetts State Senator Linda
Melconian '70 will offer a course titled Putting the Issues Back into Massachusetts
Politics, and Analisa Balares '99 will team teach a course on leadership
in the business world based on the Harvard Business School case-study approach.
J-Term instructors include faculty, staff, and students, as well as parents of
MHC students. Roderick McNealy, father of a Mount Holyoke senior and director
of the Johnson & Johnson Marketing and Advertising College, will teach a
course in advertising that is modeled on the program required for all J & J
marketing personnel worldwide. Kay Mercogliano, mother of another MHC senior,
will teach A Woman's Guide to Car Care as part of the new "Passport
to Reality" series, an assortment of workshops offering practical life
skills and information to facilitate the transition to life after college.
In addition to courses, J-Term offers students a chance to
relax and play on campus and around and beyond the valley.
Beth Gibney Boulden, associate director of student programs,
noted that there are lots of exciting opportunities to
travel, including trips to New York City and Boston and
visits to the Quadrangle Museums in Springfield and the
Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. Lindsey Lyons '06,
student events coordinator, said, "When else is there time for yourself
on campus with your college friends when you are not taking a full course load?
Our most important job is to make sure people have a reason to be here for
J-Term—for
the fun." The
J-Term catalogue will be distributed Friday, November 21.
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