Hiram College PO Box
1808 Hiram, Ohio, 44234 Phone: 330-569-3211
Website: http://www.hiram.edu
Hiram College's Hiawatha Campus "Northwoods" on Michigan's Upper Peninsula
PO Box 123 Wetmore, MI 49895 Phone: 906-387-3795
Directions to Northwoods
Some photographs from prior summers at Northwoods
Classes in theater,
communications, writing, poetry, music, photography, art, and science are often held
in the lodge. They are more often, however, held in a clearing in the woods,
on the Painted Rock National Lakeshore of Lake Superior, or on top of 500 foot
sand dunes. Hiram College encourages learning and makes it an adventure by
employing a variety of wonderful and intriguing settings outside the classroom.
Learn your coursework while getting to know yourself in this rugged and
primitive area.
Summer 2010 Course Offerings
at Northwoods
The Creative Life:
A Journey of Self Discovery
INTD 381-EO
INTERDISCIPLINARY 381-E0: The Creative Life: A Journey of Self Discovery
Summer School, 2009 at Northwoods
Times and Dates: On-Campus Meetings TBD
Dates Off-Campus at Northwoods Field Station: July 26 – August 1
Credit Hours: 4
Instructors:
Linda Bourassa, Professor of Art. B.F.A., Syracuse University; M.A.,
M.F.A., University of Iowa.
Greg Liber, Adjunct Faculty.
Chemical Dependency Counselor in private practice, Personal Growth
Instructor. M.A., Miami University of Ohio.
Course Description:
Creative energy is the source of all our inspiration, motivation,
well-being, and joy.
Our ability to connect with a vision of what we want for ourselves and the
future often determines whether or not our efforts in that direction succeed
or fail. This course is about exploring the blocks and the tools towards
the flow of creative energy in our lives and educational experience. We
will explore our relationships with each other, the community, and nature as
a way of sustaining this energy.
Borrowing concepts from Adlerian psychology, a variety of spiritual
traditions, ecology, and philosophy, this course will provide a series of
experiential exercises and discussions that will open up the student’s
ability to be in the consciousness of learning. How we perceive others in
our lives will be explored for both stereotypes and creative possibilities.
Imagination, intuition, and spontaneity will be honored as valuable
qualities of learning. Integrity in our relationships with others and
ourselves, personal discipline and social responsibility will be taught
through application.
Students will also participate by sharing feelings and experience, guided
meditation and movement exercises, role playing and team building. This
course is for students who wish to be open to creativity, personal growth,
and social interest.
Course Requirements Include:
A daily journal reflecting upon the experience of the class and the reading
will be required, an introductory personal essay, as well as a synopsis
paper and an oral presentation.
Required Text(s):
No Text
First Assignment:
Do the selected readings* and bring with you to Northwoods. Write a
personal essay (3
pages).
*The selected readings will be available at the on-campus meeting along with
syllabus and instructions for writing the personal essay.
Additional Cost above Tuition:
$450.
The additional cost includes transportation (Hiram to Northwoods to Hiram),
room and board, and any field trips. This cost does not include books,
supplies, or personal expenses.
Any student who is taking a summer class at Northwoods may apply for the
Paul David Knight Scholarship which is available to support the trip costs
there. Almost all students have gotten some support in the past five
years. For more information contact the Weekend College Office
Prerequisite:
No prerequisite.
This course will satisfy one or
more of the following:
|
General Graduation Requirement |
Interdisciplinary – Two Instructors |
|
Core Requirement for Major |
N/A |
|
Correlative, Track or Additional Coursework for Major |
Humanities and Fine Arts |
INTERDISCIPLINARY
335-EO:
Modern Aviation Principals
Summer -
Northwoods - 2010
August 8 –
15, 2010
Leaving from the Hiram College Kennedy Center at 8:00 am Sunday
morning, August 8, 2010
Returning at 8:00 pm - Sunday evening August 15
Credit Hours:
4
Instructor:
Roger F. Cram, Adjunct Faculty. B.A.,
Hiram College; M.B.A.,
Kent
State University.
Director of special projects for Hiram College,
FAA CFII, MEI, AGI (Certified flight instructor, instrument, multiengine,
advanced ground)
Course Description:
Interdisciplinary – physics and communication.
This is an in-depth study of
today’s modern ARTCC (Air Route Traffic Control System) including various
forms of air navigation (pilotage, dead reckoning, radio navigation, radar
vectors, and GPS). Aircraft and airport radio communications, approach and
departure procedures, in-flight collision avoidance, and runway incursion
incidents will be presented and with visual and instrument navigation
charts. The new aircraft security and passenger screening as prescribed by
Homeland Security and FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and NTSB
(National Transportation Safety Board) regulations will be covered. (The
mathematics required is very basic).
Course Requirements Include:
Attendance, two quizzes (20% each), one final
exam (30%), and one research paper (20%). There will be a field trip during
the last class counting (10%) of your final grade.
During the summer of 2010 this course will be taught at Northwoods.
Some of the material (videos and lectures) will be covered in the van
driving to Northwoods. It will be beneficial, not mandatory, that you can
travel to Northwoods in the College van.
Required Text(s):
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083
25A (FAA Handbooks) (Paperback)
E6-B Paper Flight Computer [ASA-E6B-P]
First Assignment:
Read Chapter 1 in Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Number of Weeks
Taught:
7 weekends
Prerequisite:
No prerequisite.
This course will satisfy one or more
of the following:
|
General Graduation Requirement
|
Interdisciplinary-One Instructor
|
|
Core Requirement for Major
|
N/A
|
|
Correlative, Track or Additional
Coursework for Major
|
|
Prior Year Courses
Summer 2009 Course Offerings at
Northwoods
MANAGEMENT 280-E0: Modeling Future Heroes
Summer School, 2009
On Campus Sessions: TBD
Dates Off-Campus at Northwoods, Aug. 9 – 15th.
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor:
Roger F. Cram, Adjunct
Faculty. B.A., Hiram College; M.B.A., Kent State
University. Director of Special Projects for Hiram College, President of
the Tuskegee Airmen North Coast Chapter, President of Modeling Future
Heroes, Inc., leadership speaker for the United States Air Force.
Course Description: During an
extensive 5-year study at Hiram College into the problem solving and
conflict resolution abilities of world heroes of peace, it was discovered
many such heroes based their critical decisions during a time of crisis on
similar value systems. Twenty-five famous heroes – Nelson Mandela, Desmond
Tutu, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mother Teresa, and Booker T. Washington to name a
few – were carefully studied. Then visits were made to poor villages of
Nicaragua and the destitute townships of South Africa looking for heroes of
peace among the underprivileged. Many were found, and they also employed the
same values system as our famous world heroes.
This is a study of magnificent
people performing magnificently during times of crises, at their finest
hour, and how these similar values and conflict-resolution techniques can be
used in our lives. The course will involve thirty-five heroes of peace.
Some are famous, some rich, some children, some political, some living in
the depths of squalor, and some just like us. We will study their unique
accomplishments and compare their conflict resolution and problem solving
techniques with their environment (war, social injustice, poverty, human
rights, and equality issues). The results of these comparisons were exciting
and revealed “eye-opening” similarities in how our heroes of peace resolved
their most critical issues.
Course
Requirements Include: This class will be presented through a series of
lectures in a story telling format reflecting the Hiram research and through
several videos. Two quizzes (25% each), class participation (10%), one
research paper (40%).
Required Text(s): The Curse of
Being Human by Jack A. Soules, published by Hiram College and available
through our bookstore. Read Chapters 1-5. All other material will be
presented from the study conducted at Hiram College and assorted videos.
First Assignment: Read Chapters 1-5 in
the Curse of Being Human. All other material will be presented from
the study conducted at Hiram College. Go to the following website and read
before leaving for Northwoods: http://home.hiram.edu/tuskegeeairmen/hiram%20high%20school%20syllabus.htm
Prerequisite: No prerequisite.
Additional
Cost: $400, which
includes transportation (Hiram to Northwoods to Hiram), room and board,
field trips. This cost does not include books, supplies, or personal
expenses.
Any student who is taking a summer class at
Northwoods may apply for the Paul David Knight Scholarship. This
scholarship is available to support the trip cost to Northwoods. For more
information contact the Weekend College Office.
This course will satisfy one or more of the
following:
|
General Graduation Requirement |
Social Sciences |
|
Core Requirement for Major |
N/A |
|
Correlative, Track or Additional Coursework for Major |
Business Management, Social Sciences |
BIOLOGY 105-E0: Beginning Field Botany
Summer School, 2009 at Northwoods
DATES AND TIMES: (On campus) Sundays, May 17, June 7 & 28, 9:00 am – 3:00
pm
Dates at Northwoods: August 2 - 8
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor: Matt Hils, Professor
of Biology. B.A., Thomas More College; M.S., Miami University; Ph.D.,
University of Florida.
Course
Description: This course is an introduction to the methods of recognizing,
identifying and classifying plants, the organisms that dominate our
landscape and are the foundation of civilization as we utilize them for
food, fiber, fuel, and pharmaceuticals. Plants also provide food and
habitat for many kinds of wildlife (from butterflies to bears). We will
work on observation, identification, and collection of flowering plants. We
will also learn some basic principles of ecology, evolution, and
conservation as we study the green organisms that surround us. Edible and
poisonous plants will be discussed where appropriate. By the end of the
course, students will be able to recognize many plants on sight and be able
to identify many unknown plants using the field identification manuals. The
format is flexible to allow for diversity of backgrounds among those
interested in the course.
Course
Requirements Include: Attendance, quizzes, field notebook, plant collection,
and two take-home essays.
Required Text:
Newcomb, (1977).
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Little Brown & Company.
Optional Text (s):
Barnes, B.V. &
Wagner, Jr.,W.H.(200 Michigan Trees. Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan Press. AND/OR…
Braun. (1989). Woody Plants of
Ohio. Ohio University Press.
Photocopied Handout (provided to
students at cost of reproduction only; estimate $5.00 as of 2 March 2009):
Beginners Key to
Woody Plants of Ohio and Michigan by M.H. Hils and J. Amick.
(Photocopy), Hiram, Ohio.
First Assignment: Read pages
V-XVIII in Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, then attempt to interpret two
wildflowers in
your area, using the key system
to identify the specimens. This may be difficult at first, but that’s why
we’ll work
on these together and why you’re
enrolled in the course.
Additional Cost above Tuition:
$450. The additional cost includes transportation (Hiram to Northwoods
to Hiram), room and board, and field trips. This cost does not include
books, supplies, or personal expenses.
Any student who is taking a summer class at Northwoods may apply for the
Paul David Knight Scholarship which is available to support the trip costs
there. Almost all students have gotten some support in the past 5 years.
For more information contact the Weekend College Office.
Prerequisite: No prerequisite.
Most of our time will be outdoors
observing and interpreting the plants we encounter in nature. Everyone who
has visited our Northwoods Campus in Hiawatha National Forest has been
struck by the beauty and tranquility of the setting. This is an opportunity
to live in the wilderness for a week in relative comfort. Learning and
living intertwine at a wonderful place with the natural rhythms of each
day. We take plenty of time to smell the roses and everything else we
find.
Hiawatha Campus:
[Note: This sequence of sites at Northwoods may change due to the
weather.]
Su Travel to
Hiawatha (Van departs Hiram at 7:00 AM; Orientation in evening) 10 Specimens
Due (40 pts.)
Mo Habitats and
plants around camp; Fish Lake ‑ Aquatic plants; Evening review
Tu Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore route: Roadsides vs National Park‑ Quiz 2 (50 pts.)
We Day Off -
Optional Trip(s) TBA (e.g., canoeing, Marquette, MI)
Th Southern
Route: Big Springs ("Kitch‑iti‑ki‑pi"), Garden Corners, Fayette Historic
State Park,
Fayette
SP Beach (swimming), Cookout and sunset at Fayette SP
Fr Seney
National Wildlife Refuge, Grand Sable Dunes, Log Slide, etc. ‑ Quiz 4 (80
pts.)
Sa Travel to
Hiram - Van departs for Hiram 8:00 AM (or whenever you are packed and ready
to go)
This course will satisfy one or
more of the following:
|
General Graduation Requirement |
Natural Science (lab) |
|
Core Requirement for Major |
N/A |
|
Correlative, Track or Additional Coursework for Major |
Environmental Studies |
Call or email Hiram Weekend College to
register for summer 2010 Northwood's classes - 330-569-5161