- All About Me: Writing and Wellness

Institution:

The Evergreen State College

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Description:

Faculty: Bill Ransom (writing, advanced life-support medic), Betty Kutter (biology, human health and behavior, complementary medicine, bioethics) Major areas of study include human biology and health, developmental psychology, academic and creative writing, literature and ethics. Class Standing: This Core program is designed for freshmen. This two-quarter, interdisciplinary program explores the many aspects of nature and nurture that converge to create what we think of as Self. Science of the body, creativity of the mind and questing of the spirit form the foundation of our inquiry. Students will observe and study their own development of Self through lectures, readings, films, experiments, and guest speakers, as well as through expository writing, poetry and creative nonfiction prose. This process will require the coordination of observation, detailed note-taking, lab work, data recovery and quantitative analysis with these written genres to reach a range of audiences with the final results. Writing assignments and quizzes are designed to assess comprehension, to provide review and to prompt focused discussion in both large and small group sessions. We value careful inquiry, effective writing and statements backed with facts. Areas of study include, but are not limited to, developmental biology, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, individual and community health; writing for science and for mainstream audiences; developmental psychology, cross-cultural sociology, anthropology, folklore and ethics. Students will study themselves and will further this study through the writing of poetry, essays, memoirs and research papers to determine their direction in college and to acquire skills for future academic work. Total: 16 credits each quarter. Enrollment: 46 Special Expenses: $100 for retreat expenses to Camp Bishop. Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in the health sciences, writing, social work, anthropology and education.

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16.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.evergreen.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 867-6170

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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